CHRISTMAS INDOORS AND OUT

No Christmas tree again this year.  Instead, I’ve just added touches of Christmas both indoors and out.  For long-time followers, you know that every year I did a tree with a different theme.  It was so much fun and I loved every one of the trees.  I still  have the ornaments from each one stored away in case I ever want to repeat.  If you'd like to see the trees over the years, just click on the highlighted link at the end of this post.

Let’s start indoors with the foyer.

FOYER SANS CHRISTMAS TREE

SANTOS WITH PEAL ORNAMENT NECKLACE

GOLD NUTCRACKER 

FOYER TABLE WITH ANOTHER NUTCRACKER

BOXWOOD WREATH LAYERED OVER KITCHEN WINDOW

I ADDED THREE TREES TO THE BOWL ON THE MIRRORED TABLE

BLUE AND WHITE SUN ROOM MANTEL

SNIPPET OF THE FAMILY ROOM MANTEL

LET’S STEP OUTSIDE

GLITTER DEER ON THE FRONT PORCH BENCH

CEDAR WRESTHS AND NANDINA CUTTINGS AND BERRIES ON THE GARAGE

MORE NANDINA CUTTINGS ON THE LAMP POST

NANDINA CUTTINGS ON THE OBELISK NEAR THE FRONT PORCH

I wrote a post a few years ago featuring my trees over the years (2012-2020).  If you’d like to view that post, go here.  

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HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE @ BUCKEYSTOWN DESIGN CO-OP

It's November, so it's time for us to begin the holiday season.  We've been busy these last few days transforming the store for the season.  We'll have holiday decor, of course, but also gifts, stocking stuffers, and hostess gifts.  Mixed in with all of that is our large selection of furniture, lighting, art work, and much more.  So, if you live in the DC metro area please start the season with us.

My space was inspired by a vintage caned day bed.  I only put one of the side rails on so I could fill it with a decorated tree, a vintage champagne crate, and some wonderful velvet pillows.

Love the pillows, but the leopard print pompom garland is my favorite.

Anything caned works for me.  The day bed is so curvy and perfectly chippy.

Nutcrackers are definitely not my thing.  I have a rule that I don't buy anything I don't like for the store.  Well, I broke my rule and the nutcrackers are popping up everywhere.  I'll let you know if rule breaking works or not.

Anything mercury glass works for the holidays.  I have containers, trays, vases,  lamps, and mercury glass ornaments.

The gold sunburst mirrors add another metallic and break up all the silver.  My Santos bust is under a cloche, resting on a stack of books with glitter spines.

I created a whole area with a nod to the characteristic holiday colors:  red and green.

You'd never think of the banana leaf pattern as working for the holidays, but you have to agree that it's the perfect green.

More red and green.  I spy another nutcracker.

Who likes pink?  I do.  Don't miss the goat pillow in the background.

Lately I've been using blue in my decor.  How unique are these ginger jar ornaments with matching Staffordshire dogs!   I'm lazy about decorating trees so I put most of them into a vintage European dough bowl.

I have bottle racks with five or nine bottles.  You can fill them with greenery or just hang a wreath or an ornament from the neck of the bottle.

We just can't skip over Thanksgiving.  Don't miss the gold turkey salt and pepper shakers.

I look forward to seeing everyone soon.

Come share some food and drinks with us while you shop.

BTW, do you like nutcrackers??