Good morning, my dears! I’m so excited to share a Christmas house tour with you this morning. It usually takes me forever in a day to get things the way I want them. I’ll be fiddling around until Christmas and then it will be time to take it all down! Yesterday, Mr. Keller took the boys for a few hours so I could take some photos. Those of you who have followed us for a while know that I used to do a lot more personal decorating posts, but I swear to you, there isn’t enough time in the day anymore. As my boys grow older, we’re so much more busy than we used to be. I do still have a huge passion for decorating, though. I promise! My goal is to post more consistently in the upcoming year. I’m glad I had the chance to take a few (or a million) photos yesterday to share with you.
Let’s start off in our front room; my ‘special room’ (as my boys call it). I know there are some really pretty artificial trees these days, but in my house, our tree will always and forever be a live tree. I get so attached to them over the few weeks they are in our home. I’m a tree girl, anyway. I love the individuality and personality trees have. This one ended up being a lot bigger than I thought! The tree is always the hardest to decorate, in my opinion. This year, I finally realized why. I have this need to keep them simple and I get all caught up with the idea the craft store Christmas tree. Really, trees are beautiful all on their own. I decorated this one at least five times, and ended up with a few simple ornaments and some thin ribbon. Simple is best for me.
As far as sources go, I won’t have time to touch on each source today. If you have any questions, feel free to email me at fromthevintagefarm@yahoo.com, though I’m really terrible at replying to email. I will try! I would say 75% of my home is decorated in secondhand finds. TJ Maxx is my next go-to store, along with Ross and Tuesday Morning.
Here we go:
Do I like those red pillows? Still trying to decide!
{Entryway }
{Family Room}
Our sweet little wild Christmas tree. I love her shape!
This mirror is a recent find from Farm House Furniture in Old Town (Pocatello) and I am so smitten by it! It’s beveled and scalloped!
I cannot even tell you guys how much I love this mirror!
Pillows: TJ Maxx and Hobby Lobby
And a project I haven’t shared yet: our painted fireplace! My best friend had been encouraging me to paint that sucker for a while now and I’m so glad I took the plunge.
It has made a huge difference in the look and feel of our home.
Wrapping paper I bought with intention to use this Christmas, but they look so cute in this bucket, I may have to save them for next Christmas to decorate with like I have done this Christmas. I’m not sure if I can part with them!
{Kitchen Hot Cocoa Station}
We’ve been very conscious about eating non-gmo foods this year, and Nesquik was one of the first things we threw out.
This homemade recipe is simple:
1/3 cup cocoa powder, 2/3 cup organic evaporated cane sugar, a pinch of salt
I love buying pomegranates this time of year! They are truly such a beautiful fruit.
{Our dining room}
