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Gifts are wrapped. Shopping is done. The last of my Christmas decorating is complete.

The dining room lighting and arrangement has made pictures a challenge, but here it is. As you can see, some pictures are a little different. I’ve been snapping pictures almost every day for a weeks to try to get it right and during that time, a little rearranging happened. Does that happen to you too?

View from the kitchen…

I love this view.

What do you think of the new area rug? I love adding in a modern element. But hey, hounds-tooth is classic. Someone loves it…

A little shabby. A little rustic. A little country. A little natural. A touch of vintage…our cozy farmhouse.

Clean dishes within easy reach for entertaining…

Christmas chalkboard…

A big coincidence with other blog friends, but I added vinyl lettering to my big mirror too, along with a thrift store sunburst mirror.

The tree is decorated with burlap ribbon, thrift store finds including a sweet bird cage, eating utensils with wooden handles, pine cones, gold and brown ornaments and topped with a grapevine star…

nestled in an old crate, atop an old steamer trunk to give it some height.

Christmas centerpiece this year is a winter wonderland terrarium. A little Christmas-y greenhouse…

{photographing glass is not easy!}

Right off of the dining room is the sitting room…

I love the flow from the dining room into the sitting room…all neutral, warm, full of charm. More seating for entertaining too. 🙂

By now, our homes are probably all decorated and ready, right? Time to show it off!

And if not – why not?! Maybe you’re like me and decided that spending 10 days lazing in a tropical environment sounded like a better plan so if your Christmas tree this year is all decked out with lights only (and a few that aren’t working)…it’s okay. Rationalize it. There’s only 4 more days until Christmas. Christmas is peaceful and about family. You know that going to the dark spidery recesses of the basement, messing up the semi-organization to find ornaments will induce stress. So let it be. Rejoice. Bellow out a Christmas tune and admire what you’ve done. Christmas memories aren’t made from perfection. Years from now, we’ll be laughing and joking…”remember that year our poor tree only had lights because you were too sun-baked to trek down a light of stairs, battle cobwebs and destroy the basement looking for our collection of meaningful ornaments only to pack it all back up a week later?” More likely: No one will notice or remember. So, if you’ve had other things going on, you’ve been working hard or different priorities…it’s okay. It’s Christmas. I’m just thankful that you’re here.

Our Christmas decorating was toned down a bit this year all around. More natural, more DIY, less commercial. What is commercial…is from my collection purchased in past years or recent from thrift stores. I’d offer you a cup of cocoa and some Christmas cookies if I could. Let’s take a tour of a home that’s ‘just good enough’ for the holidays. Looks festive. And if you squint, it might even look clean. It might even look completed. Here we go…

Decorating a Light Fixture

DIY Farmhouse/Rustic Christmas Centerpieces

Wood Chip Tree tutorial

Sitting Room

I‘d love to see your home all dressed up for the holidays! Ready or not – be real. And if you are ready and your home looks like a Better Home and Gardens holiday article – all the more reason to share! Go ahead, brag. You’re super woman and I want you to get some recognition for all of your had work! Then take a few minutes (or hours) to visit the links to drool over celebrate beautiful holiday homes…

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