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Saturday, December 3, 2016

What's Your Favorite Christmas "Style"?

Today I'm sharing a post from back in 2016 that is one of my all-time most read posts. I thought I might "refurbish" the content, but instead just added to it a bit to include "Cottage" which has emerged this last few years. If it feels a little dated, decor trends have shifted and redefined themselves this last couple of years. I thought it would be fun just to take a quick look at some of the different "Styles of Christmas".

Farmhouse

Fixer Upper

I believe in letting your home dictate (maybe "nudge") your style. As I've wandered through Pinterest, I thought I'd share some inspiration from a few of the trends we have in decor, now. Farmhouse is such a big trend right now; this style depends heavily on functional furniture, accessories, and usually neutrals with limited amount of color.

Little Farmstead

Most of the Coastal decorating is found in homes close to the Coast, but a few people decorate with this vibe that just love all things "Beach" and appreciate the lighter colors of sand and sea. Seaside colors of pale blues and watery greens predominate in Coastal Decor.

Coastal

Sand and Sisal

Another trend in decorating which started with "Shabby Chic" and overlaps into Farmhouse and an aesthetic from the Scandinavian bloggers. Whites, neutrals and vintage pieces again form the base for this style.

French Nordic / Shabby Chic
/ White Farmhouse

Dreamy Whites

French Country Cottage

Live Love DIY

Nelly Vintage Home

French Larkspur

Laughing With Angels

Gwen Moss

Vintage Cottage

A Cozy Little Cottage Christmas Tour

I guess I would have to say I fall into this next category somewhat. I love an English Cottage feel to my home, and even though I love vintage, French Country, white, and farmhouse elements, (with a little "Shabby" thrown in) I like and appreciate some color and diversity in my decor. I think each room should have some dark and light, different woods (some painted), paint palette, and fabrics. If you're basically traditional you can mix other trends more easily to have a result that's unique and all your own. The use of red and green is a hallmark of the Traditional Christmas Style

Traditional

Craftberry Bush

Beaux Reves

For Christmas this is my go-to style.

I love the traditional colors and style that Tartan Plaid lends itself to.

I like English Cottage, Vintage, and a little Woodsy/ Rustic for a mix.

Plaid Traditional

The Polohouse

Celebrating Everyday Life.

Far Above Rubies

Common Ground

Roots North and South

And another take on Plaid
that's always fun for Christmas.

Woodsy Cabin Plaid

Sweet Something Design

The Wicker House

Another one of my favorite styles...

French Country

Evi's Country Snippets

French Country Cottage

Of course, any style can pull from a different color palette, but I think Pastels really lend themselves to the lighter feel of a feminine take on French Country, and Shabby.

Vintage Pastel

Nelly Vintage Home

Shabby Fufu

So what's your favorite style

or style mix for the Holidays?

I know I've left out so many styles,

but these are my favorites in decorating for Christmas.

I've tried to give credit if a watermark was shown, if not

they all can be found in my Pinterest Boards for Christmas.

Thursday, December 1, 2016

Kitchen China Cupboard for Christmas

I think most of us are pretty well into the decorating.

As I've mentioned, the bigger things are finished,

now it's time to "play".

One of the areas that's fun for me is in the Kitchen.

I can go a little crazy with the vintage Putz Houses and Churches.

Since I didn't put up a big tree,

I'm using a few vintage Shiny Brites here and there.

The Transferware misfits were begging for some "sprucing up".

(I guess that qualifies for a Christmas pun, tehe)

Tartan Plaid Lunchbox with a Little Christmas Kitch...

Hi Everyone, have you made a big dent in the Christmas Decorating,

or are you still recovering from Thanksgiving?

I've reached the place where the big things are done,

and now I get to "play" with the vignettes and details.

I've seen several fun boxes, lunchboxes, sewing drawers etc.

filled with Christmas "kitch" and odds and ends on Pinterest.

Those pics got me excited to do a little project on my own.

If you're like me you have lots of small vintage minutia

that floats around at Christmas.

So I decided to put a few of them together for a little

display on my Baker's Rack.

The light wasn't the best when I took these pics.

(Typical November here: gray and cloudy, and misty rain)

so I came into the Dining Room for a better photo op.

"Home For Christmas" Blogger's Link Party

Hi Everyone,

so, raise your hand if you've been snacking on leftovers

while simultaneously decorating for Christmas.

I just wanted to let you all know that Brenda and I will again be co-hosting

a Linky Get-Together to celebrate with all of you, our homes for the Christmas Season.

We'd love to have you join in by coming by our blogs December 13, early morning,

and link up your Christmas and Holiday decor, recipes, crafts, traditions...

anything that "says" Christmas!

Just a Little Christmas...

I'm working in the Kitchen China Cupboard this afternoon;

Changing out the Transferware from Brown to Red.

But I can't seem to finish that little project,

because I keep seeing things that I want to add to another spot.

Nothing is finished around here,

so I thought I'd just share some snippets

of what and who are celebrating with us this year..

Gathered #3

Hi Friends,

I mentioned a few weeks ago, that I was starting a new weekly (or so) post where I had a place to bring together random ideas, pics and inspiration from the Blogging World. I also want to have a place to share with you some things I'm doing and thinking about. I've said before, that I'll never turn into a fashion blogger, (for many reasons) but I like to share a new piece of clothing and how I'm wearing it. Sometimes I get stuck in a rut and I like to see how others are putting themselves together. That being said, I'm in the Over 55 Crowd, so I don't want to look inappropriate, but I do like trendy clothes.