Christmas House Tour: Living Room

You've already seen the mantle, but I added some snowflakes

hanging from the ceiling.

So, let's see the rest of the room!

(You see the empty table under the window? Still need the tree!)

This Amish goose sits on the coffee table on a blue and green quilt!

I hung stars from the light fixture.

I really like how this looks and I will probably keep it this way for a while!

 

I count the entry as part of the living room.

I love these paper angel wings!

A friend made some last year and I copied hers!

I'm going to show you how to do it soon!

On the entry table, I brought in a little garden element,
sitting in front of my sign with the names of God.

 Added greens, candles and pine cones.

Pretty happy with the results, but I gotta go get that tree!

Christmas House Tour: Dining Room

This year I decided to go with black and white for the dining room
in honor of my new black light fixture and newly painted black chairs.

White quilt, black tray with white cyclamen flowers, black and white napkins.

White candles in hurricanes, tied with black and white fabric and stars.

And little wreaths tied onto the head chairs with black and white ribbon.






On the Welsh dresser, I went with a simple nativity inside a cloche
and silver vases with white candles.





The other side of the room also gets a little Christmas flair.

Once I started to set the table for Christmas dinner, I decided to change 

the white quilt and traded it out for a black and white tablecloth:

 More food-friendly!

I also decided to add a bit of color with the red napkins.

And this was the first year we did a kid's table:

Links this week:

Spring!

I have been super busy getting ready for a show and a wedding all taking place on the same weekend!

But, I found a little time this week to get some spring looks together.

 On the dining table, I put out a bright flower quilt, birdhouse, 

a nest-basket of eggs, little white birds and a potted freesia. 

 The entrance table just got a small potted English Daisy and pretty clock.

 This clock is a favorite of the grandkids because the ladybug 

and carrot go around and the frog comes out of the top! Oh, it plays music too!

 For the mantle, I just did a quick redo of things already there,

like the window and sign,

 then added some spring touches like...

 English Daisies under glass

a ceramic bunny

 tiny English pots and pretty blue tin piece

Spring details also include a bunny pillow

and flowers in a birdcage.

 Happy Spring!

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Spring Mantel

I needed a new spring mantle.

 I knew I wanted to use the yellow quilt that someone gave me recently,

and that green piece of tin that I love,

 as well as the leaded window,

so I just layered them and began adding other things like the little pots and the "Rejoice" banner from last year.

I pretty much always use this white pitcher, I just love its shape, 

and I wanted to keep the lantern, it balances the pitcher nicely.

 

But that's when I needed my camera,

to help me decide on the center detail.

That's the one.