I was originally going to start this post by saying “my favorite part of Christmas, is the food”…. but then I realized that it’s absolutely impossible to pick just one thing to like about Christmas. But I do love the food and the family getting together, which usually involves the dining room table. This year, I decided to officially decorate the dining room table, it’s a little simple for now but I’m in love with how everything plays off and compliments each other.
On a normal day, I’m not a DIY person; I’d much rather buy something than make it. However, there are times, and they happen frequently, that I’m looking for something so specific that I have to accept the fact that I have to make something for myself. And the white books that you see in every home decor Instagram is the look that I’m going for and it’s been impossible to find!!! Seriously, I don’t know where they find these white spine books, so we’re making them ourselves.
When we moved into our town home I was so excited to finally have an entry way. I had my heart set on getting a really long and thin table and decorating it with mirrors and vases. But that dream slowly died when I found out that my entry way was incredibly narrow! I couldn’t find anything that would fit so I just decided to decorate the wall. When it comes to large paintings, and really colors in general, it’s too hard to pick something that I can commit to. But mirrors I can do! They are such a great way to bring in gold, silver, or wood accents that can add in a modern flare. Also, it’s possible that I have a ‘small’ mirror obsession so having a mirror wall sounded like the perfect amount of structured chaos.
I absolutely love decorating for the holidays, who doesn’t. But I have to live with my everyday decor year round, so I can be pretty picky. This is also why it’s taken me over a year to decorate the dining room, there are just too many decisions. But it’s FINALLY DONE… for now…. until I change my mind.
Aside form my fireplace, the loft has become one of my favorite places in the house. It has the perfect amount of light during the day and is perfectly small, so decorating it should be a breeze. It’s also the one room in the house that I could start from scratch, so I need a good plan. Unfortunately, that plan required new furniture, which is always expensive. So this will really just be something that I can look forward to until I get the urge to buy. But I have a plan this time so I’m not just out randomly buying everything in site.
In Texas, January is really our last chance for snow and everyone is outside doing their snow-dances. So in the spirit of winter, I’ve decorated my door as a snow themed! Because, truth be told, we can only dream.
Congrats! You made it through the holidays! Hopefully you’re like me and you didn’t go over budget, too much. But, then again, I like to do most of my shopping after Christmas because the after Christmas sales are awesome! Most people spend all their money on Christmas decor before Christmas, so when it comes time for the sales, stores just want to clear everything out and the discounts are insane! I like to take this opportunity to get my decor for next year ready…. good luck !
With a rambunctious puppy running around, I didn’t want to deal with the stress of decorating my first adult Christmas tree. Also as an excuse to save money, I opted for a ‘naked’ Christmas tree. By ‘naked’ tree, I just mean that I’m not putting up ornaments this year… ‘naked’ sounds better right?
One of my favorite things about the holidays is getting to decorate. Sadly, I hate Halloween, I hate being scared and death and skeletons, so I try to avoid it. So, this year, I’ve limited my decorating to just the entry way. And it pains me to admit it but I do like Halloween a little bit more after I’ve started decorating for it 🙂
I’m obsessed with my Halloween door, so much so that I’m about to nail everything down so it’ll never move! I’ve said it before but I can’t stress it enough, I love front porch/door decorating , if I could make it into a job I would. I love the limited amount of space, it’s much less stressful than decorating your own home. 🙂
