Anyway, I was going to wait until tomorrow to put this post up, but then we got a call for a house showing tomorrow at 11am, so I guess I'll be spending the morning cleaning! Needless to say, trying to sell your house during the holiday season is far from ideal :/
In fact, I'm desperately trying to finish a batch of cookies that I have to have done for a cookie exchange tomorrow night as I type up this post since I can't do it tomorrow....multi-tasking at it's best! And of course our schedule tonight is crazy with basketball practice for some, rehearsal for others, and a Christmas concert for more!!
So, without further ado, here are my decorations for the holidays *yes, I did decorate much to the deep chagrin of my real estate agent I'm sure!
Caleb was having a complete fit that I went outside!
The formal dining room
The chandelier above the dining table....if you look closely, you can see the Elf on the Shelf hiding in the garland :D
The front entryway...
I have garland EVERYWHERE I can stuff it :D
The stockings on the stairs.....all 10 of them are up there!
The formal living room....
If you're wondering, the answer is YES, I do have a terrible time keeping the boys away from those candles ;D
We have a fresh tree in our formal living room this year that we found at a tree farm an hour away! In hindsight, we probably could have gotten a very nice tree from the local grocery store, but I do love this one and it was worth the hours of travel and the gas it took to drive two cars all that way!
The mantle in the hearth room....
When I decorate for the holidays, I like to replace things in the house with holiday deco, so I end up with lots of my non-seasonal stuff in the storage room. The picture below is replacing another picture I normally have over the mantle.
And here's the room I like to call our sunroom....
The Christmas quilt on the couch was made by my mom!
I have a basket of Fisher Price Christmas toys for the boys and we get it out each season- they love it!
We also have a wooden nativity set the kids can play with....
And finally, a basket of Christmas books that we only bring out over the holidays....
Here's the area in the hearth room where I keep my computer....
I have some fun little cookie-cutter decorations hanging from the knobs on the cupboards....
I always have these bottles on the counter, but they usually have dried flowers in them....
Our kitchen table is adorned with a red table cloth and the chandelier is covered in garland....
The kitchen jars have been replaced by several Santas.....
Here's the window above the kitchen sink....
As you can see, I like to decorate with a country Christmas theme :D
Hope you enjoyed the tour!
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8 Notes to Jenny!:
What a gorgeous home!! Aren't you going to hate leaving it?? It seems to have just oodles of room and rooms also. I love the Hearth Room!! Your decorations are wonderful. I wish I could just have a tour of your home. I love fine things!!
I think your decorating may well sell the house. What says"welcome" more than Christmas decorating.
I've bought and sold many homes and have always left everything as I keep it, despite the sales peoples objections. My thought was that there are plenty of people who have no imagination about decorating and if they see something they can do with the home it often inspires a sale.
I've been checking daily about word about the job--hopefully you will hear something concrete soon.
Enjoy your lovely home during these last days with it. What a wonderful home for a large family. You are blessed.
Beautiful decorating!!! Please come and decorate my house!
Best of luck with the job hunting. Your faith has been such an inspiration to me. I think I would have already fallen apart! Ha! First time commenting but have spoken with you thru email in the past!
That's gorgeous! You're decorations are very tasteful-it can only help with the sale.
You amaze me. And inspire me!
Oh, and I want...no, no, I NEED one of those quilts! Does your mom sell them? Or, *would* she?
beautiful!! i cant beleive that your kids dont destroy everything. I have a 5yr old, 4yr old and 18mo and i still dont really decorate cuz they are into EVERYTHING!!! they would totally destory my decotations, your kids must be good :)
Your home is beautiful!! Thank you so much for sharing it. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas!
You have such a beautiful home! I love your decorating style and your blog!
Merry Christmas!!
Your home is gorgeous! I love it all, you do a great job putting it all together perfectly!
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