Our Christmas Decor 2020

I figured I'd share some of the parts of our Christmas schtuff that changed from years past.  I don't really consider it a home "tour" but that's what people who blog call them so here I am pretending I'm a blogger.

The first spot to get any kind of Christmas cheer this year was the kitchen.

I got some cedar faux garland back in July and a month or two ago, I got these wreaths from Etsy.  The vintage red spice tins are from an antique store and the gravy boat from another shop.  I love the way it looks in there.

I just added a few candy canes to Santa's bag from the last pic I shared of the shelf over the fridge.

I haven't been able to focus on how I want it but it'll do with this "ain't no one seeing the house but us" Christmas this year.

I do like that I'm able to see it from the space I share a blood supply with the couch while I type to y'all.

I likes mah view.

Another view I quite like is the dining room looking into the kitchen when I'm walking that way.

Lots of greenery and some dried oranges and lemons on the chandelier and I swoon every time I see that bit of brick.

This year I added a gold antler and a little greenery to the birch logs in the vintage milk crate from Billings Farm in Woodstock, Vermont.

Simple but a nice little pop of somethin'.

I got this scroll from Zo and Jordan for a change in that spot.  

(Don't worry, the candle isn't as close as it looks in the pic.)

I do like the way it looks in that space.  I will say shipping took a while and that was probably a month ago so I wouldn't depend on anything arriving before Christmas but maybe they'll have a good sale afterward.  I know I plan on looking!

We shook up the mantel a bit this year.  I had my heart set on a sign that just wasn't going to arrive in time so that will have to be for next Christmas.  When we went to the Norman Rockwell museum a little over a year ago, I almost bought the Christmas in Stockbridge print but we didn't want to risk the glass breaking as we traveled.  I decided to go ahead and order it and I knew it was going to be small but it will have a better suited home next year.  I was not ready to put away the vintage sconces from the other wall so I wanted to see if they'd fit beside the print and we really liked it.  Then you add the Victorian carolers I've had forever and it seemed to work:

I also put up some swags on the mantel with dried fruit, some gold bells I got from Amazon and ribbon leftover from the kitchen wreaths.  I decided to leave the red, white and green lights off the tree this year.  I just couldn't deal with the overload of colors but we still like it with the rice lights.

Of course the vintage skis went back up.  This year I snatched up these pieces from Decor Steals when I saw them in July.  "May you never be too grown up to search the skies on Christmas Eve."

I assure you, I'm not.  😉  The pics we usually had there are just too small so they'll probably get donated along with a few bigger ones that need to vacate the premises.

I didn't take a pic of the armoire because honestly, it's kind of a hodge podge of stuff and looks kind of junky.  I need to get something more cohesive going for next year so I'll be keeping my eye on IG accounts that I like since I suck at Christmas vignettes.  The most important thing is Grandma's gumdrop tree is up.

I hope you've got some cozy holiday decorations going to lift your spirits as well!

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