Tour: My house at Christmas

Welcome! I'm happy to be part of the Hooked on Holiday House Tour hosted by Hooked on Houses. Come on in and stay awhile...

Above is my living room-not the most Christmasey colors so my only decor is a pre-lit tree (below left) inherited from my in-laws. I went with icy branches and my funkier ornaments.

The other inherited tree (below right) is in my office that's open to the living room. My office is painted a very pale mint green so I was happy to find these green glitter snowflakes...20 for $4.

I love anything with a vintage feel at the holidays. This antique piece above is by my kitchen table-great for rotating displays. I filled this big ol' stoneware tub below with extra ornaments and fake snow.

LEFT: My sister just gave me this pretty snow globe and my mom found the mirrored picks that I used on all of my garland this year. RIGHT: I love this glitter tree in my powder room-it's about 4 feet tall. If you touch it, you'll have glitter on you for days!

 

My eat-in kitchen is open to my family room so I try to keep everything uniform. I went with all of my silver decorations and mercury glass and glitter with white lights this year.

The star of the show! I don't do any themes with my main tree other than some silver sequined picks and ornaments we've collected over the years. Favorites include clothespin characters that Jim's Mom handmade when he was little, a funny Santa that my mom gave us after our Christmastime engagement five years ago (he's naked-she thought he was wearing long johns!) and anything with a photo. There's Chewie below!

 

 

I couldn't find a good place for this pillow so it ended up on the built-ins around the fireplace!

Decorating the mantle is a little awkward when you're competing with a TV. I grabbed some oversized vases and extra apothecary jars and started playing. I used mirrored star drink coasters to reflect the lights along with some mini disco balls.

 

Have a wonderful holiday! Don't forget to check out all of the other lovely homes on the Hooked on Houses tour!

Comments

[nancy]

Just beautiful! I love that Santa! Thank you for the tour of your home!

[desiree]

Very nice. Thanks so much for sharing.I really enjoyed your home.

[mishelle]

nICE HOME. lOVE THE DOG PICTURE ORNAMENT.

[Jerri]

Beautiful trees!

[Laura B.]

I'm obviously biased - I LOVE the vintage camera display! Yay! Everything looks gorgeous.

[Laura B.]

I'm obviously biased - I LOVE the vintage camera display! Yay! Everything looks gorgeous.

[wanderluster]

You have a beautiful home. I love all the vintage items! Thanks for the tour.

[seleta]

Oh I love it! Thank you for sharing such loveliness. Can't decide which part is my favorite. Hmmmmm.....

[Catherine at Design Editor]

Thank you for all of the lovely comments!

Love, Catherine

[mz.warminsky]

Can you come to my house and help me decorate?? You'd think I would be good at it. Not so much. :(

[Linda@Lime in the Coconut]

Love all your pix! Especially love your camera collection!
Have a merry, Merry!!

[Lisa]

Cath,
I knew it would be as gorgeous as the little lady that lives there!
Thanks for the tour, chicklet..
Merry Merry Christmas to you and yours!
xoxoxo
from the beach!
Lisa
coastal nest

[Amy @ Living Locurto]

I love your style! Gorgeous:-)

[Laura B.]

I'm back for a second time. I love this tour!!

[Karena]

Love your home and love your art. Beautiful images. Thank you so much for sharing for the holidays. It is so fun to get inspirations! I hope you will visit my art and inspiration site.