This year is special year -- the first Christmas in our new house! With that came buying a lot of new stuff and a lot more DIYing. Other than ornaments that did not fit our color schemes this year and a garland made for a long stair banister (which we no longer have), we used everything we already owned!
Den (the one day Game Room)
Kitchen
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| Epson Salt, glitter, double-sided tape are a theme throughout. Can you spot them all? |
Living Room (where we spend most of our time) Our large tree and our huge new mantel. You can see & read more on our one and only mantle (versus the 5 we had in The Old House) here which I linked up to a couple of parties.
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| DIYed Mercury glass candle holders using pieces from Dollar Tree glued together. |
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| Living Room Looking into Den. |
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| Love the spinning disco balls |
Dining Room
Going upstairs (window is where the 1921 house ended. an addition was added in 2006-7 we think.)
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| Master Bedroom |
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| First year our 3 year old Christmas cactus has bloomed! |
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| Got this table on Craigslist for $5. Planning on doing a chalk paint finish on it. |
Outside
The topiaries are DIYed because I just couldn't pay $70 or more each at Lowes. I bought the trees at Big Lots for $14.88 each, the urns from Lowes for $11 each, liquid nailed the trees into the urns and added $6 worth of marble chips from Lowes for weight. Total worth the extra effort.
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| DIYed wreath |
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| Got this at a thrift store for $4. It is gianormous. |
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| Add Dollar store picks and HobLob ornaments |
See previous Christmas Tours here:
I'm linking up; there's some BEAUTIFUL stuff out there:
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I love all of the colors on your tree! It looks so beautiful and happy!
ReplyDeleteI was thinking the same thing as Ashley! I LOVE your big tree!!! :)
ReplyDeleteYour colorful tree is so pretty! Thanks for linking up with me for our Christmas Cheer party (:
ReplyDeleteAll your decor is so pretty! I love love love the diy mercury glass with the dollars store stuff glued on, so cute! Your trees are fabulous, you are so good at decorating them! Love your blog :) I am your newest follower!
ReplyDeleteLove your topiaries! I may have to steal your idea for next year, since I'm never willing to spend a lot on outdoor decorations. Thanks for the tour. I quite enjoyed it!
ReplyDeleteI just love your living room tree, all your decorations are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the sweet comments Ladies! You're so kind. Merry Christmas!!
ReplyDeletewow! What a beautiful way to decorate for the holidays! Love the Christmas trees!
ReplyDeleteOH and I thought youd be interested in my "cashmere-soft" throw giveaway!!!
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xoxo
Aarean
colorissue.blogspot.com
I love all the sparkle! Well done, Vonda, especially the way you carried it throughout the house. Your dining room decor is my ultimate favorite... so classy. Merry Christmas!!!
ReplyDeleteCarol
antiquetexan.blogspot.com
Such beautiful decor but the dining room centerpiece is my favorite. So pretty.
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