A lil bit of this and a lil bit of that.... :)

So I finally got my decoratin' on.

Just a little.

Having been so overwhelmed by messes for so long,

putting out a bunch of Christmas stuff was the last thing

I wanted to do!

So I put out my skinny leg people....  

 

 

Got suuuper crafty with some twine and a kerr jar...

 



 

Put out some pillows....

 

 

Put the tree up!! I was looking at all my boxes of ornaments and getting hives.

I simplified. I used this adorable pom pom garland from Design Lab,

sweater poinsettias from Cracker Barrel, and some random acorn and squirrel ornaments.

Done and done.

I had to shoot the tree from this angle because....

 

The dining table is where I'm getting my sewing on.

Yep. I'm going to TRY and actually make some Christmas

presents this year!! 

 

 

I went to a little pop up boutique this weekend and found the JOY sign

and the painted deer guy. Cute huh?? The sign was $20 and the deer was $25

Score!

The stockings are from Cracker Barrel too.

(okay, it looks like I eat there every day! I don't. every other day. hee hee hee)

 

 

I moved my buffet to this wall. I liked the warmth of it over here.

I just put out my favorite things.

The snowman I've had for like 15 years.

The tiny angel lady on top of the books was my hubby's

grandma's:)

 



 

And since I said I would show you upstairs...

lets head up there now!

 

(upon closer inspection of this pic, I'm noticing I've never removed

the brass hardware on the door that held the ugly curtain on there!

what in the world Dorie.....)

 

 

This is the little reading nook at the top of the stairs.

Similar to our last house, but on a much smaller scale.

This is where the hubby spends countless hours reading. He can have

like a million books going at once.

This room still needs curtains and decorative touches, but

he's happy here:)

 

 

Here's the other side of the nook.

My side:) ya know, where I read People magazine, Pinterest and watch

Netflix:)

I've watched sooo many good movies lately!

The Woodlanders, Augustine, A Royal Affair, North and South,

Mansfield Park, and Ethan Frome  just to name a few.

 



 

Here's the master bath.

The trim was just finished this last weekend.

Cabinet doors and towel hooks still need to be done.

I mean, while it's a super genius idea- hanging towels

from the window cranks is gettin' kinda old.

 

 

My blackout curtains came! But I forgot to order the drapery rings...

and they're on back order till Jan. 26th..
Gaaaaa!!! (shakes fists in air, collapses on bed, screams into pillow)
 

So reveal of the Master bedroom is going to have to wait....until, well..
sometime after that:(

 

 

So for now I'm going to take a breather from this house and enjoy

this time before Christmas. I want to cook, bake and hang out,

and love on my friends and family.

Because really? that's what it's all about right?!