Holiday Snippet #2 Living Room

Christmas cards went out today and only two more presents to buy.  A sense of holiday calm is flooding over me (finally). 

Here are a few more shots of some of my holiday home.

I hang a garland between our living room and dining room each year. I hang it with small nails and fishing line from the ceiling trim.  I love the pop of color that the old ornaments give. 

To the right of the picture above you can get a glimpse of my chandelier.  I hung a collection of old mercury bead danglers and foil bells from it.

I don't do a themed tree.  It has a mishmash of collected ornaments as well as all the ornaments my kids made when they were young.

Over our fireplace hangs a stuffed moose head wearing a vintage netting wreath. He is totally goofy, but part of our holiday tradition.

This cabinet has my collection of vintage cardboard Santa figures on top. I hang one of my wreaths from it as well as a collection of floral mercury picks and some other shiny holiday arrangements.

Short living room tour. Dining room tomorrow.

Happy Day.

 

 

Comments

[Lisa W.]

It all looks perfectly merry and bright ! Thanks for all of your wonderful posts this year - I have so enjoyed them . Merry Christmas Laurie to you and yours !!

[Janis]

Laurie, I love those foil bells!!
I remember my Grandparents and
parents having them. I managed
to get one of them and I treasure
it. Tis the Season at your house.
Love it all.
Hugs,
Janis

[Into Vintage]

Sorry if this is off topic but love your curtains. :-)

Glad to hear a flood of calm is happening for you. I'm lucky enough to be a guest Christmas eve and day this year...so much less stressful than hosting. Bring on the dining room!

[April]

Lovely and original, as usual! Can't wait for the next post. Merry Christmas!

[Nancy Jane York]

Oh your rooms and decorations look wonderful so bright and colorful. I like your drapes too, of course they would be vintage looking. Have a Merry Christmas Laurie.
Love Nan

[barbara]

Glad you're feeling the calm ... the house looks lovely, and I now know why I have been saving my tiny stand-up cardboard Santa that I never put out all these years (he was waiting for you!)

[sandy]

Ilove the ornaments you hang between your romms, what a neat idea. I'm feeling the calm too. Ain't it great?

[Danielle]

You have such fun collections! Love the Santas, especially.

-Danielle

[Kathy Uhrig]

The cardboard Santas are wonderful and I am envious of all the ornaments on the garland over the door. I am a newbie to vintage ornament collecting this year and just posted about what I have managed to "pick" this season. I mentioned how inspiring you and Into Vintage and Oodles and Oodles are and Amy over at Into Vintage said "welcome to the dark side" - LOL! Thanks for all the inspiration and Merry Christmas to you and yours!

[elma riedstra]

Love the garland with all the ornamaents. You sure know how to do decorate:) Love the picks in the vintage trophy? Wish I could find those here. Can't wait to see more.

[Lynn]

A flood of calm - now that's what I want for Christmas!! So far, I have no tree up - plan on getting that done today before we have our open house.

[Lynne]

I love the garland/ornaments between the living room and dining room. We have a similar space. We used to do real evergreens there with white doves and red berries etc. Maybe we'll try your idea next.Merry Christmas to you and yours!

[Julie Boyer]

Gorgeous garland and ornaments between the rooms. The white really brings out the shiny briteness;)
Merry Christmas
(~~)
Julie