Well, I’m almost done decorating my living room and dining room, including the trees, but in the meantime, I wanted to show a little of how I extend the Christmas spirit throughout my home!
This is actually my bedroom dresser – for December, I remove almost everything that’s usually on it and put up this cute little tree. The snowflakes have been used all over the room at one time or another – they’ve been on the tree, hanging from drawer handles, and strung over the curtains, but this year, I decided to simply scatter them on the dresser, and I like it!
The blue vase usually holds silk hydrangeas, but I swap them out for blue and pink pinecones.
I love the quilt my mom made me, so I don’t bother changing it, but I did swap out the pillows that are usually there for a few Christmas-themed ones. I also have two little needlepoint stockings (also gifts from my mom) hanging above the bed – JP likes lighthouses and I like penguins, so these are perfect for us!
Now that I work at home, I had to decorate the office too! Most of these are actually decorations I had in the office, and I’m even going to tell you how to make one of them! I had the green tree and nativity in the office and bought the pink one (bright pink is the company color, so I had to get it) and the white one this year.
(It’s hard to see, but the stocking has my name on it – I used to sit in a “pod” of four women, and I gave us each a personalized stocking one year).
This garland is made from prosecco corks! A while ago, I worked in an office where we drank prosecco fairly often, and for some reason, I started saving the corks. If you’re planning a New Year’s party or just enjoy sparkling wine, you can make an easy and cute garland from the corks. Simply paint them with craft paint (I used white and gold, but you could do whatever colors you like – they don’t have to be a holiday decoration, so you might want to use your favorite team’s colors – especially if you’re celebrating a championship, for instance). Once the paint dries, apply glue to the wide end and dip in glitter. Dry upright and then tie them together with ribbon. The only word of warning is that the garland is pretty heavy, so plan how you’ll hang it accordingly (or plan to use it as a flat decoration like I did here). You can also use the loose corks as a decoration on their own, as you can see from these two here by the penguins.
Hope you’ve enjoyed a little more of the holiday house tour and I hope you’re feeling inspired to carry the holiday spirit throughout your house!