A Christmas Kitchen "Reveal"

What better place to start the Christmas decorating

than in my "new" kitchen!

I feel like I'm in a totally new house.

And it's so bright in here that I need to wear sunglasses!

I'll have a post out soon with a few "before" photos

 and I'll be answering some of your "how-to" questions,

with some of the technical stuff

 and a "wish I knew then" list.

(ouch!)

But for now I just want to share a little of my Christmas fun. 

The splashes of red really say Christmas to me.

and for my Victoria Magazine Inspiration

the current Christmas issue inspired me

 to pack a little Christmas picnic basket

with hot cider and Walker shortbread.

(one of my favorite cookies)!

The kitchen re-do was every bit of the job that I knew it would be...

and then some!!

But I jumped right in to getting my Holiday decorating done

because I want to relax and enjoy these next few weeks

I hope that's possible!

I'm joining in with these great Holiday Parties

A Delightsome Life

Between Naps on the Porch

House in the Roses

A Stroll Thru Life

Coastal Charm

Bobbypins Boardwalk

Savvy Southern Style

All Things Heart and Home

Faded Charm

The Shabby Chic Cottage

Funky Junk Interiors

Hope you're having a wonderful week

full of Christmas fun!

Be sure and join in this Thursday-Sunday

love,

Debra

Vintage Inspiration Friday #14 Join the Christmas Fun!

I honestly cannot believe it's December!

This year has just flown by,

and speaking of flying...

my turkeys have finally left the building!

Today is the first day of

Vintage Inspiration Friday

for Christmas

Hope you'll join in with some of your

vintage and vintage inspired Christmas goodies.

Grab the button and please link back in your post

so others can join the Holiday fun!

Since I'm still working on the kitchen redo,

(I'll have some photos next post!)

I needed to take a break and change out the sunroom.

I found these adorable bottle brush trees with baby Shiny Brites

at Leola's Christmas Open House.

And this year I tried bleaching some old bottle brush trees and wreaths.

So a few of them are dressing up my little house for the Holidays.

Looooove the little zinc garden marker

from Inspirational Home!

 I'm getting a start on decorating for Christmas,

it's turning out to be so much fun in the "new" kitchen.

Hope you'll join the party,

and share your Christmas!

love,

Debra

I'm joining in with these other great Holiday Parties

French Country Cottage

My Romantic Home

Southern Hospitality

I have a good excuse...

My house is a wreck,
there are still turkeys running around,
the laundry is piled high.,
not one Christmas box or tub has been opened...

"What?"
you might be asking.
Moi, who has been chomping at the bit
to get started with the Christmas decorating...?

Well, let's say the Christmas decor train
got rerouted to Home Depot last Saturday
and the result is something that
I just couldn't put off...

Plus I had the help of my handsome hubby
who was repaying me for days away for deer hunting.
Sometimes payback can be...
a good thing!

I've been terribly whiny
about wanting to paint my kitchen cabinets
and lighten things up with a new wall color,
so I had to make a decision,
decorate for Christmas...
or have a whole new look for the kitchen.
I guess you can tell what won out!
I still have a ways to go.
So hopefully soon I'll have it "blog worthy"!

Just a few pics to show you I'm still alive,

and then I want to apologize for being a lousy blogger friend.

I'm too far behind to ever catch up

so please know that I love you all,

appreciate your joining in for

Vintage Inspiration Friday,

and always leaving such wonderful comments.

I'm not ignoring you all

but I know the world doesn't stop

just because I can't come and visit all you great peeps.

Now, having said that with a humble attitude,

I'm closing in on that 1000 follower mark

and I'm not going to let it go unnoticed,

so hopefully,

when I can get myself and my house together...

and take care of the personal hygiene,

I'll put together a Give Away to celebrate!!

Also, remember that this week starts the

Vintage Inspiration Christmas Party

Please grab the button and plan to join in with the vintage fun!

Today, I'm linking up with Kathleen for White Wednesday

be sure and visit all the wonderful whites!

Now, back to the paint can!

lots of love,

Debra

Vintage Inspiration Friday # 13 What's inspiring my decor this Christmas

I hope you're having a wonderful

Thanksgiving!

I'm sneaking off from all the family to post for

Vintage Inspiration Friday

(psssst...don't tell them I'm gone!)

My Christmas boxes are on alert,

and I'm so ready to dig in.

I have lots of different styles that I love for Christmas decor,

but the one I always rely on and find that is the basis

 for whatever else I might use is "nature";

Paperwhites, natural greens, holly and berries.

Here are a few magazine images

 that I love and use for inspiration.

A rusty urn with a little glitz, glitter, and sparkle fit right in.

This year I'm being drawn to more

 neutrals and naturals with decorations

Burlap ribbon on the Living Room tree

(no ornaments yet)

My two smaller trees are up for the Thanksgiving weekend.

They're a little easier for me to handle.

I love a large tree, and do have one,

but since I'm the one that does the work,

I've opted for "less stress" and scaled down this year.

"My favorite number" 3 on an ornament I found at

 the Seed Box Open House. 

Brown velvet ribbon is what's happening in the Dining Room.

What's inspiring your Christmas decorating this year?

Hope you'll join in for

 Vintage Inspiration Friday.

Please visit The French Cupboard's

Extravagant Affair

for Cyber Black Friday

And the Freckled Laundry's Vintage Market

and I'm running a 15% Off sale

this weekend at the Etsy Store

Just type in thanks1125 as the promo code at checkout.

Hope you have a wonderful and blessed

Thanksgiving Weekend!

love,

Debra