Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Deck the Halls



I had originally planned to post this a week or two ago, but life has been non-stop since Thanksgiving and it totally slipped my mind until this week! If you remember my other decor posts (Halloween & Thanksgiving), then you can probably guess that Christmas is my big she-bang when it comes to holiday decorating. I don't even think I have a gazillion decorations or even that my stuff is super amazing, but it lights my face up every single year when it is all set up. I'm like a kid in candy store when it comes to Christmas :)


So we will start with the outside - this is mostly the handiwork of my husband!



Our front door - you can also see the net lights for our hedge & the icicle lights from the roof


These candy canes line our walkway & they were a new addition this year...so cute!


This mini tree stands to the left of our front door - I added a few decorations to spice it up


This wreath is the best part of our outdoor decorations. For one thing, it's huge & rocks my socks. But most importantly, my aunt made it & she is the queen when it comes to decorating wreaths (or really anything). I asked her a few years ago to help my naked wreath, we went shopping for supplies & then she put it together. Amazing-ness, I tell you!


Now onto the inside!



Our living room table - pretty simple with red candles, snowflake candle holders, a giant etched vase & some cranberries, acorns & glitter mini ornaments as fillers


We have a double sliding glass door that takes up one wall of our living room so I threw on two lighted garlands & added extra lights (in red, white & green) & a bow on either side.


On one side of our bar counter, I have some candle holders featuring Santa, gingerbread men & red scrolls (all from PartyLite) & more acorn/mini ornament filler.


The other side features more candle love in the form of trees & a gingerbread house!


On one side of our tv - Mrs. Claus & a crystal Christmas tree


And on the other side you will find Santa & a crystal angel


And finally, our tree! This year we got a real one (which smells amazing, by the way!) & our theme is red, green & white. Whimsical & fun. Growing up, my mom always decorated our trees in a glamorous, chic way & I loved it! But the Hubs & I decided to keep it more traditional in regards to our colors...even the wrapping paper matches!

A special decoration gets added every year in the form of a Mickey ornament to commemorate how many Christmases the Hubs & I have shared together since getting married. It's a tradition we started year one & since the family goes to Disney right before Christmas every year (check my post tomorrow!), it makes it convenient to get an ornament personalized for that year & try to alternate between red, white & green ornaments.




Can you find any of the Mickey ornaments in the tree photo above?



So that's it! The Kelly household in all it's Christmas glory! Isn't it pretty?! :)

If you are a blogger & you have a post with your Christmas decor, I would love to see it! Leave your link in the comments below!

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13 comments:

Unknown said...

love the candy cane lined walkway, so cute!

Grace said...

love your pretty twinkly lights! super festive and cute

Elle Sees said...

ive always wanted lights on the outside!! so pretty

palmandpineblog said...

Love the decor! Cute blog ;)

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Ambyr said...

I love all of the candles and the wreath! Such a cute, festive house.

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Anonymous said...

Your house looks so lovely decorated for the holidays!

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Kassi said...

Gorgeous decorations. I am so in love with this time of year. Your aunt is amazing - that wreath is incredible!

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Haus of Style said...

How festive! You guys always have the best decorations. Happy holidays!

Bravoe Runway said...

Your house is so beautifully decorated both inside and outside. Love the candycane lights :)

Unknown said...

I just love it!!!

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Megan, TfDiaries.com said...

love!

Monica said...

Wow gorgeous decorations!

Heather said...

I love the lighting! And your candycane lane is the cutest ever!!!!

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