I sincerely doubt many of you will read past the second or third edition of these 'tour' posts...but I LOVED the way our house turned out this year and I need to remember exactly what I did. This way, when I pull everything out next year, I won't spend five days wandering around with a berry wreath wondering where in the heck to put it (ask Jamie...this is how 90% of my Christmas decorating goes).
Our kitchen is pretty small, so this won't be a long post...but you'll get the idea. I like to keep our counters CLEAR of clutter and crap (ie: toaster, coffee maker, mixers are all put AWAY)...and mix useful stuff with pretty stuff in the corners. Enjoy. ;)
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| This picture has already been 'featured' on the blog this season, but I absolutely love this little nook. It's the first thing people see when they walk in our house and it's a perfect mix of everything I love. |
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| This is a panorama pic I snapped right before we hosted a party...the island is moved closer to the sink than it normally is to help with traffic flow...but you get a better look at the decorations and their context. |
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| I don't have room for a beautiful village collection, so I've started collecting little house ornaments to put in jars. Then I can pop them wherever they fit. I gave these away as gifts this year also (but used them to decorate my house for the majority of the season first!). |
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| Another little corner of the kitchen that is usually much simpler...but at Christmas it gets special attention. |
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My garland recipe is the same throughout the house so even though we have a LOT, it looks less busy because it's all consistent.
Step 1: Garland
Step 2: Lights
Step 3: Beads
Step 4: Magnolia Leaves
Step 5: Hymnals
Step 6: Berries |
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| Here's a peek at the cabinet we found in Galena! It's such a hard spot in the house to snap a decent picture. But it's PERFECT for this space...holds Christmas dishes and my cute ugly old china on the first two shelves...and baskets with shoes, hats, and mittens in the bottom. :) |
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| I'm so obsessed with our Christmas dishes...and this year my parents added bowls to my collection! |
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| The greenery I stuff all over the house has just come from garlands when they 'shed'...I gather and keep all the pieces in a plastic bag from year to year and it really comes in handy for little spots like this. |
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| I found this sign for 90% off at Kohl's last April. #winning It sort of just said 'Josh' to me. ;) |
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| This is probably a spot in our house that usually goes unnoticed...but I love adding Christmas cheer here anyway. :) |
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| I can't take credit for this because I saw Josh's mom do it first...but I ran out of ornaments to fill this jar and just started throwing in other random Christmas stuff...pink icicles, a nativity, post cards work too...mounted it on a cake plate for a little height and ta-da! :) Some fridge-top beauty. |
When the kitchen is in hosting-mode, it looks something like this...
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| That butcher block really comes in handy for adding counter space in our kitchen. I'd never done this before this Christmas and I LOVED the extra counter space it gave me. |
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| I also used it as 'decor' a time or two...haha...who would have known that a dirty hunk of wood Josh found in the shed would be THIS awesome to use in the house?! |
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| Note this galvanized bucket throughout the post. It came with my big glass beverage dispenser (we have two) and it has soooooo many amazing uses. I would highly recommend nabbing one the next time they're at Sam's Club. |
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| This 'spread' was reinvented no less than four times this season. It was easy to remember what my 'menu' was, what I needed to grab at the grocery store the next time I went, and what I still had from the last party. Coupled with red plastic plates, cups, and silverware...our events this season were a breeze. |
And there's the kitchen! I'm hoping to post the Dining Room tomorrow. ;)
MmB
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