BLUE AND WHITE FOR CHRISTMAS

 I love decorating for the holidays, but it seems that every year I try to streamline what I do.  I try not to get carried away and add magnolia to every piece of art and every chandelier.  I’ve convinced myself that minimal holiday decor is the way to go.  It makes the January after-holiday packing up and storing so much easier.   

I have blue and white in my sunroom.  Instead of changing too much, I removed some items from the mantel and added some holiday decor.

I never thought I would use faux greenery, but these faux cedar garlands and wreath have become part of my new holiday style.

I kept the large ginger jar on the mantel.  The bookshelves on either side of the mantel have more blue and white.

I found the blue and white pagoda trees on Facebook Marketplace.

The woven trees are a Homegoods find from last year.  They tie in with the seagrass furniture already in the room.

As I get older my decor choices have changed.  

How do you approach holiday decor?   Do you go all out or are you on the road to minimalism?

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CHINOISERIE MANTEL

 It’s another year that I decided to not have a tree for Christmas.  Instead, I’m enjoying adding a garland to the stairway and holiday decor to the mantel.  I never understood why my Mom didn’t want to have a tree for Christmas.  Now that I’m her age, I really get it.

There’s a mantel in my sunroom.  A few months ago I found some seagrass trees.  I thought they’d be perfect in a room that already has seagrass furniture.  The faux bamboo Chinoiserie mirror that’s always on the mantel set the tone for me.  The pagodas and the ginger jars are meant to be table place card holders.  I added a ribbon and pretended they were ornaments.  Another change in my “mature” holiday decor is the use of faux greenery.  The Norfolk Pine garland is from Kirklands and the cedar wreath is from TJMaxx.   I really had fun with the mantel.

Have you changed the way you decorate for the holidays?

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