Dec

A katie kind of Christmas

By Katie

Happy Holidays everyone! At our house, we celebrate Christmas BIG time. I usually start decorating the first couple of weeks of November, but since we hosted Thanksgiving this year I had to wait until everyone else who celebrates Christmas started pulling out their storage boxes. Boo. But Once I got started there was no stopping me…I got it all done in one day!

Sometimes I think I’m going to get creative and decorate with unconventional colors and textures, but then I realize that requires my buying ALL new decorations. And I have a lot of decorations. So red and gold are my Christmas bread and butter…gold has gained more and more of a foothold every year. My obsession just keeps growing. The mantle features a length of unlit garland, gold mercury glass candlesticks with red glitter candles, gold beaded trees and some extra little accoutrements (trumpet, snowmen, vintage Santa and red metal star.) The vase is the same textured cream vase I had on the mantle for fall decor only its wrapped with ruby red fabric that is secured at the top back with a chip clip and then tucked at the bottom! The vase is filled with evergreen greenery, gilded leaves and crystal vines.

Our main Christmas tree is absolutely covered in white lights, all different sizes. I usually use ONLY gold, silver, bronze and red ball ornaments but this year, after moving to Colorado, my mom and dad kindly gave us (unloaded their basement) all my childhood ornaments and the tree features old clay unicorns, angels and preschool apples from 1985. I couldn’t be happier about it.

Pillow covers were changed from fall florals and browns to large scale buffalo check and red/gray plaid. A bowl of pinecones took its place on the end table and a christmas JOY plate sits with a cloche covering a bunch of candy canes. Our second Christmas tree lives on the kitchen counter now…I can’t believe it took me this long to put a giant evergreen behind the kitchen sink!

A silver sparkle tablecloth is topped with a gold tone beaded runner, a trio of emerald feathered trees and gold tapers.

The family room.

My old buddy, the Santa Baby painting, holds court in the foyer. The floral lamps were replaced by small brass lamps and the glass apothocary jars from the mantle were filled with pinecones, ornaments and candy canes to decorate the table top. A snowman candle adds a little whimsy.

The Christmas floral ball I made last year found its way to hang from the dining room chandelier. A berry wreath anchors the poinsettias and is flanked by glass vessels filled with gold glitter pillars and pinecones. Round candles remind me of snowballs so they earned a place at the table as well. Cute little buggers.