Deck The Halls!

I had wanted to share my Christmas decorations with y'all last week, but time got away- doesn't it always? So, here we are today, sharing how I decorated my house this year!

I just love decorating for Christmas! I typically decorate in November during the last away football game of the season. That way, DJ is gone and he doesn't have to endure the mess! The girls and I have a pajama day and we get it all done.

So, come on in, and enjoy taking a peek around our home. 

I decorate with an old-world style in my entry way. My mom gave me these Santa's and I have loved pulling them out every year. I have a mini chalkboard, and a few pictures of the girls from Christmas.

This is in our 2nd little entry area. The tall cabinets hold the girls shoes, socks, and gloves. Above are their newborn pictures, and on the top of the cabinets, I placed a little metal snowman that Gretchen's first babysitter gave us, "Snow" figures, and then Adalyn's mistletoes that she made us last year at daycare.

Next stop is the girls' bathroom. I put their little Christmas tree in here. and then I decorated the shelves above the potty.

I use to keep their tree in the playroom, but once Adalyn arrived, the playroom became Gretchen's bedroom, so now their bathroom is their only shared space.

I kept their bathroom happy and playful. I put Santa pictures from previous years on the shelves, a plush snowman, and some fun metal signs, and Christmas towels.

Next stop, the dining room.

I use to overdecorate my table. Now, I like to keep it as simple as possible so it makes clean up a breeze.

I placed greenery in a red urn that I had, and then added stems of berries. 

The girls also have a fun little sideboard in the kitchen. That's where I put their advent, gingerbread plates, a gingerbread plush, a fun little metal elf, a few decks of cards, and crayons.

Above the kid table is this metal gingerbread.

On the other side of the dining room, I hung pictures we made last year with their hand and foot prints. We'll be making more this year!

And, on to the kitchen:

Most of my kitchen is decorated with Spode, with a few other pieces thrown in. 

The Spode Christmas pattern is my favorite. I love how it's a classic design. 

I had a Christmas themed wedding shower before we got married, and many of my Christmas decorations came from my wedding shower. I also have Spode dishes and glasses, that I love getting to use this time of year!

I decorated the ledge behind my kitchen sink with greenery, silver pinecone candlestick holders, and added lots of red sparkles in my stands and in a glass urn. 

The greenery with the fruit was used at our wedding. Many of the fruit pieces are beginning to fade, but I love looking and remember the memory of that day.

I kept the decorations minimal in the living room, except for the fireplace. I just love an overly decorated mantle at Christmas time!

I used holly bushes, sparkly ornaments, berries, and red feathers. 

On our end table, I put pictures from the girls First Christmas'. 

I decorated the banister with greenery and deco-mesh.

I love deco mesh, and feel like it makes a huge statement and it is so easy! I use floral wire, and just tie it into place!

And, our Christmas tree this year:

I used the same red and lime green mesh to decorate the tree, and I bought a new lime green and red tree skirt for us. 

Gretchen has been making letters and drawing pictures to give as Christmas gifts, so she's been putting them under our tree. 

Every year, I tell DJ that we are going to get a new tree, and for the past 9 years, we've used the same one that we bought for our first Christmas together. 

Our tree holds a hodge lodge of ornaments. I love that it doesn't have a theme, but that it has memories. Isn't that what it's all about anyway?

My mom buys the girls an ornament every year. Last year, they all received a princess. We also have hand painted ornaments from each of the universities DJ has worked for. 

We have Fontini's and Radko's mixed in with handmade ornaments from the kids!

My tree topper is nothing more than floral pics. I have everything from a holly bush, sparkling green twirly things, sparkling holly, red feathers, and more red sparkles. After our tree is decorated, I add just shove everything into the top in a hodge podge manner, and it always looks fabulous. 

I decided to put our nativity in our master bedroom. I honestly didn't have the tablespace for it this year, and I was afraid if it was too low, that Adalyn would get into it. I actually love having it in my bedroom, and may decide to put it here every year. My mom gave us our nativity as a wedding present. 

I think it's beautiful because all of the figures have sparkles and shimmer. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you enjoyed your Christmas tour!

Have a great weekend!

XOXO