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Our 2013 Christmas House

December 22, 2013 By: Leslie2 Comments

Christmas House Collage with text - Puddy's House

Welcome to our 2013 Christmas House!  I know it is late in the season for a house tour, but it is my reality.  I could blame the weather (bad photo conditions), but truthfully, I was still tweaking my decorations yesterday!  🙂  And, since I know it’s probably too late for you to do much with my decorating ideas, you should probably  just Pin It for next year – when you hover over any picture, the Pin It button appears to make it simple to Pin.

I did start decorating right after Thanksgiving, but I just did it slowly.  Plus, my real tree has had 3 evolutions…I wasn’t happy with the first two versions.  My Christmas décor is pretty simple this year.  I didn’t go crazy, but put touches of Christmas in most rooms so that it feels all warm and Christmasy at our house.  So, on with the tour…few words, many pictures.

Starting the tour with the front porch.  I used real greenery in the urns.  One of my DIY Christmas Wreaths is on the door.  I may have modified the wreath again yesterday, so it doesn’t even look like this anymore. 🙂

Our 2013 Christmas House - front porch wreath andd urns with greenery

The urns were a combination of greens I bought, free ones from our tree, and other branches that were from centerpieces that we had at my work Christmas party.

Our 2013 Christmas House - greenery in porch urns

Just inside the front door is our simple foyer table.

Our 2013 Christmas House - foyer decorations

I tucked more live greens in the apothecary jar and added a few glass ornaments.

Our 2013 Christmas House - apothecary jar with greens and red ornaments

On the other side, a new-to-me mini tree from the thrift shop is beside a Santa that I won a few years ago.

Our 2013 Christmas House - santa with mini tree

The living room is full of Christmas.  First, we have the mantle with more fresh greens.  It’s pretty much like last year except I didn’t use lights and I tucked in a few magnolia leaves.

Our 2013 Christmas House - mantle with fresh greenery and handmade stockings

Our 2013 Christmas House - homemade stockings and mantle greenery

We put the tree to the right of the fireplace this year, also known as the odd corner in the living room.  Our tree is fatter than usual, so this was a better spot for it.  My issue with the tree was that our pretty green cluster lights died, and I had used them more as our garland in the past.  So, without them it felt like the tree was missing something.  I tried the popcorn and cranberry only to be eaten by Puddy.  Then, I tried another garland from Lowe’s and it didn’t do it for me either. I finally got the clear iridescent garland at Kmart for less than $2 a strand.  I like what it adds to the tree…it made it finally feel complete.

Our 2013 Christmas House - real tree in living room

The side tables got decked out for Christmas too.

Our 2013 Christmas House - living room shelves with simple christmas additions

I added some red and white balls inside the top dish.  The basket always sits on the middle shelf, but it got some greens, leaves and pinecones to make it more festive.

Our 2013 Christmas House - basket with pinecones greens and magnolia leaves

The other side table got another Santa, this one was from a thrift shop, more greens and more ornaments.  I also added some Christmas books.

Our 2013 Christmas House - side table vignette

Our 2013 Christmas House - ornaments in glassware on stack of christmas books

The shelves in my craft room got their Christmas touches pretty early.  I already showed my burlap tree and my other embellished wreath.

Our 2013 Christmas House - wreath and shelves in craft room

The jute wrapped cookie cutter was a popular DIY Decoration from last year.

Our 2013 Christmas House - jute wrapped cookie cutter and candle

The last decorated area on our main floor is the breakfast room.  I added some cream, gold and glass to the buffet.  It’s very difficult to get a picture of the buffet without me in the mirror, so this is the best I can do with my amateur photography.

Our 2013 Christmas House - gold and whites on buffet

The angels were a new addition to my décor.  I got them at the monthly church thrift shop for $1 each, which was a great deal considering they are heavy lead crystal, and oh so pretty.

Our 2013 Christmas House - thrift shop crystal angels on buffet

Our basement is home to the rest of the Christmas décor, including the second tree.  This is the artificial one, so it was one of the first decorations and will probably be the last to get put away too.

Our 2013 Christmas House - basement family room tree

The built-in shelves for the entertainment center were completely taken over with Christmas décor.  I just took a picture of each side separately, because you don’t need to see whatever football game that Bob had on TV while I was trying to take pictures.

Our 2013 Christmas House - basement built-ins decorated - left side

Our 2013 Christmas House - basement built-ins decorated - right side

I kept the other Christmas party centerpiece in tack and sat it on a little table for some fresh greenery in the basement.

Our 2013 Christmas House - greens in basement pot

Of course, I had to decorate my spraypainted branches for Christmas too.  They are on a little side table with the reminder of the Reason for the Season.

Our 2013 Christmas House - branches with snowflakes and mary and jesus

I hoped you enjoy the Christmas tour, and more importantly, I hope you have a Merry Christmas!

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    Kim (TheKimSixFix) says

    December 24, 2013 at 9:20 pm

    I love your trees.. especially the red one! Beautiful! I hope you have a wonderful Christmas!

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      Leslie says

      December 24, 2013 at 9:22 pm

      Thanks Kim!!! Have a Merry Christmas! Enjoy your time home with your family. 🙂

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Hello! I'm Leslie Wireback and the owner and creator of Puddy's House. Puddy is our cute little dog. I love to yard sale and thrift shop, paint just about anything, use my creative energy on projects, all while trying to enjoy life.

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