I'm a little late getting my Christmas Tour of Homes post up for
The Nester and
Kelly's Korner, but things just haven't slowed down yet! I have over 2,000 unread blog posts in my google reader now, and countless emails to respond to. I promise I will get to them eventually! This is such a busy time of year and I'm looking forward to some down time - hopefully soon. :)
As I've previously mentioned, this year our house was part of our community's Parade of Homes. That being the case, I made an effort to do some sort of decorating in every room in our house. No, I didn't have a tree up in every single room, but they said that'd be okay. I don't know how some people do 5+ trees - that'd be exhausting! So here's the tour of our home for Christmas 2010...prepare for picture overload. :) And I must start by saying I couldn't have done it without my wonderful mother - thank you SO SO much mom for all of your help and amazing ideas....you are the best and I love you to pieces! :)
For the front entry & veranda, we used lots of live greenery & ribbon to give it a simple yet festive touch. I also cut out "Merry Christmas" using my Cricut to put on the front door. We had the chiminea burning as well as the fountain running .
We put some fresh greenery in the chandelier in the entryway, though you can't see it very well in this picture.
We decorated the dining room in turquoise and red because I'm totally obsessed with those colors, and I love how it turned out!
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DIY glitter ornaments hanging in the wine racks.
The next few pictures are of the kitchen, laundry room, and garage entry. Again we just did a few decorative touches in each of these areas.
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And here is our tree! You can read all about it
here if you'd like.
Well unfortunately it's taking forever to upload pictures, so I'm going to stop here for now. Tomorrow I'll be sharing our Christmas card for
Faith's Christmas Card Carousel, and Thursday I will finish up our Christmas Home Tour with the bedrooms, bathrooms, and back veranda, so please stop back by. Merry Christmas! :)
If you're not careful, they may ask you to do it again :). It Looks great!
ReplyDeleteOh Sarah.. I want to come over & curl up on your couch & drink hot chocolate with a movie!!!! =))) BEAUTIFUL!!!!
ReplyDeleteYour home is gorgeous! It looks so festive and cozy! You did a great job!
ReplyDeletei'm kinda, sorta, obsessed with your house!! i LOVE it!!!
ReplyDeleteall your decor looks beautiful hun!! you did an amazing job!!
I seriously wish you could come decorate my house...yours is just gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty Sarah!! Thanks for sharing. I can't wait to see the rest.
ReplyDeleteSo, so pretty Sarah! LOVE the place-settings.
ReplyDeleteJust gorgeous! Like something out of a magazine! You have done a beautiful job at making your house a home!!!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful, S! LOVE your HUGE family room tree! wow!
ReplyDeleteYou have such a beautiful home!! I want you to come over and help me decorate!!
ReplyDeleteWow! How beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe you did all of that! It looks amazing and beautiful. I really like those glittery birds.
ReplyDeleteGORGEOUS!!!! What a beautiful home you have!
ReplyDeleteYour home is stunning Sarah! I have to agree, I am late with all of my Home Tour posts this year so far. You are not the only one! I hope it slows down for you soon, I miss all of your sweet comments on my blog! :)
ReplyDeleteWow Sarah, You should quit whatever job you are doing (except going back to teaching! I'm a 3rd grade teacher and loved loved all your cute ideas when you taught!) and become a interior designer! Your home is gorgeous..I fell in love with the entry outside before we ever got inside! Can't wait to see more more more! :0)
ReplyDeleteCan I hire you?
Tanya
L.O.V.E!!! Your house is gorgeous and you decorate it so well!! I love those stockings so much! I think I'm gonna try to make some, without the leopard because Lee nixed that part :(
ReplyDeleteI love your house...it looks like a resort. You are an amazing decorator...come help me :)
ReplyDeletewow, your home is beautiful!! I love the uppercase living too! I have several UCL things in my house and love your laundry room one. amazing tree and decorations. your front porch is so welcoming and festive! your little guy is adorable!! such a blessing! i have 2 miracle babies! :)thanks for stopping by my blog! have a great week!
ReplyDeleteI love EVERYTHING! I love seeing what everyone does with their decorations! Beautiful home!
ReplyDeleteYour house is gorgeous! Love all your details!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
Your house is AMAZING!! You did such a great job and all the details look great! So warm and cozy!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! and your tree is HUGE! Love it!
ReplyDeletefirst off, completely jeals of your stockings. they look amazing!
ReplyDeleteyour tree looks great. I can't even imagine putting up a tree that big! you go! love the combo of blue in your dining room.
and please give me a mesh tutorial. i finally put up my tree this weekend and me and my mom could not figure out the mesh.