Whimsical Christmas Kitchen ...

I like to keep things fun and whimsical in the kitchen each year!  So, feel free to take a peek around:

I've added this tree to our island for the past few years ... I always love adding a bit of the unexpected ... too bad the middle section of lights *just* went out ... bummer!

I dressed the tree in lots of gingerbread ornaments, cookie cutters, Christmas note cards and other whimsical ornaments:

Little elves are scattered about ... this little cutie climbed up on the ladder and helped me decorate the tree:

This little elf is perched on top of a canister filled with snow and ornaments!  The other canisters hold inexpensive candy canes and sweet treats!

And, *this* little Elf is taking a bath in more sweet treats!

I LOVED being able to add Christmas whimsy to the shelves that I made this past Fall!

I'm big on adding things in kitchen canisters OTHER than sugar and flour! Adding inexpensive cookie cutters is a fun way to add Christmas color to any kitchen!

This simple vignette sits on the counter below:

On the other side of the kitchen, I added red trees, garland, oversized snowflakes and a chalkboard to the soffit:

And, down below, I have one of my most favorite pictures ... Jax (when he was 3) taking a walk with Santa.  Still makes me tear up when I pull it out of the box every year.



I hope all of you are enjoying a wonderful holiday season! 

As always, thank you so much for stopping by!

I'm linking up with:

Savvy Southern Style/WUW
At the Picket Fence/Inspiration Friday

Christmas Sitting Room

Looks like I have a lot of Christmas catching up to do ... so, my apologies in advance that I'm going to be *smothering* you with festive picstures this last week (eek!) before the big day!

Today, it's the sitting room ... come on in!

I wanted to keep this simple in here this year, with a palette of red, white and gold.

This tree used to be in our kitchen  during the Fall ... it was our Fall Family Tree.  My sweet husband and I carefully dragged it to its new spot ... removed the Fall leaves and brown ornaments and replaced them with Chistmas pretties!

Don't you just love these sweet churches from Wal-Mart!  I also added our 12 Days of Christmas ornaments that I found at Kirkland's a few years ago:

Family photos bring stories and laughter from years past ... like that little chubster in the background (a/k/a yours truly)!

Next to the tree, I just *had* to add a splash of red to the mirror ... the feather wreath is from Michael's:

Down below is a sweet nativity from Kirkland's, along with two gold fininals from Lowes (a few years ago).  I placed one of the finials in a glass hurricane and then added snow and a sweet picture of my 97 year old grandmother and Jax:

I love the reflection of the tree in the mirrored accent table:

The bookcase has Christmas embellishments, as well.  I tucked three small trees (Michael's) into leftover burlap and placed them in my IKEA pots.  As for the "JOY" ... they came from Wal-Mart ... it was one ornament that I simply broke apart so that I'd have seperate letters ... easy peasy!

Santa and the reindeer sit on the shelf perched under the glittery snowflakes.  Of course, I had to place them all on a small pile of snow:

Another sweet church from Wal-Mart:

A simple Christmas sprig sits in front of our family picture, along with a sweet saying:

Over on the sofa, I had leftover burlap and a Christmas spray, so I wrapped the pillow and tucked the spray into it:

I just had to include this shot of our wooden bowl filled with ornaments on the ottoman.  If you look into the gold ball, you can see a fun, circular reflection of the room ... love the gold ceiling's reflection!

Ahhh ... the nighttime glow of Christmas lights is my favorite!



Have a fabulous day and, as always, thanks so much for stopping by!

I'm linking up with:

Dittle Dattle/Amaze Me Monday

My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia/Tuesday's Treasures

Savvy Southern Style/WUW

At the Picket Fence/Inspiration Friday

Christmas Great Room

Me ... again !! 

Who is feeling the rush of Christmas ?!  I know I am ... I have SOOO much shopping yet to do ... somehow, it all gets done.  I love this season, however, admittedly, I'm a bit relieved when it's over ... am I alone ?!

I've shared snippets of our great room, and now wanted to share the "rest of the story."

I'll keep my commentary to a minimum and just flood you with pictures instead.

So, come on in!

Christmas pillows from Pottery Barn (on sale!).  Our vintage tool box is filled with greenery, balls, pinecones and battery operated  lights ... love the soft glow:

 

"Peace" pillow from Wal-Mart (last year):

Just *had* to share our Santa mantel one.more.time.

There's our other red feather tree ... love how the glittered "JOY" sparkles in the reflection of the mirrored table: 

One last overall view ... "Seasons Greetings!"

 

As always, thanks for stopping by!

Christmas Buffet

It's me again ... just trying to catch up sharing our Christmas home! 

Some of you may remember that I painted the dark stained buffet in our great room Old White chalk paint this past Spring.  I can't tell you how much I'm still enjoying the new color, especially during the holidays ... the red accents truly pop!

The view from our foyer:

I love mixing different elements together:

Isn't this a fun red feather tree?  I bought two of them (and matching wreath) at Michael's a few years ago.  They keep making their way back into my holiday decor!

I filled my silver vase with winter florals, along with a few lit branches:

And, lastly, I hung a bit of "JOY" from the mirror ... I love seeing Santa's reflection!  He's always watching, isn't he?



I'm off to take more pics of our splashes of Christmas ... back soon!

Thanks for stopping by,