Christmas Mantel 2015

I finally got my Christmas decorating done!  Better late than never, right?   For those of you who have it done the week of Thanksgiving-I don’t know how you do it!  I switched things up slightly from last year.  I still have my no-sew Christmas stockings hanging on the mantel, but I added some gold bell garland that I found at Home Goods this year behind them.

 

Here’s a closer look at the garland, isn’t it cute?

 

For the first time ever, we put our tree in the family room this year.  I had to rearrange some of the furniture to accommodate it as we do every year.  We always  get a real one although this year I tried talking my husband into getting an artificial tree but he really didn’t want that.  So we ended up getting a Douglas Fir, which are a little smaller than some of the other types of Christmas trees.  I am loving how this one fits our space much better than our trees in years past.  It seems to drop less pine needles also.

 

I decorated the tree with white and natural colored ornaments this year for a rustic vibe.   I made the ruffled burlap ornaments you see, they were the easiest DIY ever!

 

In order to fit the tree in the family room, I moved one of my wing back chairs into the living room for now.  I am loving how it looks with my new area rug.  This room feels so much more inviting now.  I plan to make some changes in here once the kitchen makeover is complete.

 

I have a giant container of ornaments we picked up at Sams club years ago.  They’re all gold, green and brown with glitter.   They go a long way in decorating the house.  I used them on the tree and also scattered throughout the house.

 

I updated the bar cart with a few gold accents as well.  I’m obsessed with my moose head wine stopper I got this year at Peddler’s Village, PA. I wish I had gotten more of those!

 

This wreath* is from Pier 1 (it’s on sale now too) and usually lives on my front door.  I added it here for the photos, I don’t think my husband would approve of it there permanently.

 

This will be my only post this week, I need to take a break to celebrate all thing Christmas with my family and friends.  I’ll be back next Monday.  May you all have a very blessed Christmas!

 

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