Christmas home tour 2014

I am happy to be a part of the "Christmas in the Country" Home Tour and Link Party 2014!  I am one of over 40 decorated homes participating in this two week event from November 28th till December 12th.  Please visit Creative Country Mom's to see all the new stops on the tour each day.  There is also a Holiday themed link party for the event where everyone can add thier posts!  Let's enjoy a homespun, Country Christmas at www.creativecountrymom.blogspot.com!

Welcome to my home.  The first area that you are greeted by is my front porch.  I did a little woodland/plaid theme this year.  To me nothing says Christmas like plaid.

As you walk in the door the next thing to see is my grandmother's hall tree.  I love to decorate it for the seasons however we use it everyday so it only stays decorated for a short time.

To the left of the foyer is a small area by the powder room that I decorated with my little nutcracker collection that I have started.

Now onto the dining room.  I decided to decorate it this year with what I call a rustic glam theme.  I put together some glitter and some natural elements.

The next stop is my kitchen.  Right now the table is decorated with poinsettias and plaid.  I will be changing it out every few days.

To the left of kitchen is the family room.  I did  a little bit more of a whimsical theme here.

Last but not least is the sitting room that is on the other side of the fireplace wall.  I love having a two sided fireplace.  It is decorated with a woodland theme.

Well that's it for my house this Christmas.  I hope that you enjoyed seeing it and please  make sure to visit all the other homes on this tour.

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!!

Linking with
The Style Sisters, April's Homemaking, Anderson & Grant, Dwellings The Heart of Your Home
I Should be Mopping the Floor, Le Chateau des Fleurs, Elizabeth Joan Designs, Huckleberry Love
Between Naps on the Porch, Coastal Charm, My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia, A Stroll Thru Life
Cozy Little House, Worthington Court, Our Home Away From Home, Simple Details
The Winthrop Chronicles, Elizabeth and Co, Green Willow Pond, Savvy Southern Style
DIY by Design, Ivy and Elephants, The Honeycomb Home, The Happy Housie
A Delightsome Life, Have a Daily Cup of Mrs Olson, From My Front Porch To Yours
Katherines Corner, Posed Perfection, Anderson & Grant, Embracing Change, Live Laugh Rowe
Imparting Grace, Rooted In Thyme

Rustic glam dining room

I was trying to think of what to do in the dining room this year.  I wanted to try something different that I have never done before.  So this year I decided to combine glitter and natural decor.  I have to take a picture from this end as the tuscan mural just doesn't blend too well with Christmas decor.  This is how it turned out.

Please ignore the mural's reflection in the mirror.  It is so hard to decorate for Christmas in here.

Linking with
Creative Country Mom, Savvy Southern Style, DIY by Design,  A Delightsome Life
The Style Sisters, Ivy and Elephants, The Happy Housie, From My Front Porch To Yours
Posed Perfection , Katherines Corner,  Rooted In Thyme, Anderson & Grant, Live Laugh Rowe
Between Naps on the Porch, All Things With Purpose, Embracing Change, Imparting Grace 
Shabby Art Boutique, French Country Cottage, The Charm of Home, Nancherrow, Just Us Four
Serenity Now, The Shabby Nest, My Romantic Home, I'm Not a Trophy Wife, DIY Vintage Chic
Natasha In Oz, Pieced Pastimes, 3 Little Greenwoods, Scrapality, Be Different Act Normal
Life on Lakeshore Drive, Thoughts From Alice, The Big Reveal, Rustic & Refined
Finding Silver Pennies, Chic on a Shoestring

Nutcracker corner

I have a small collection of nutcrackers and thought that I would group them together on the foyer table.  The tallest ones are 3 feet but I would still like to have a couple of the 6 foot ones that Sam's Club is selling. I kept the decor simple here with a tablecloth, greenery and ornaments.  You only notice this area if you are heading to the powder room as it is to the left of the foyer.

Poinsettias and plaid kitchen Christmas decor

So today after work I got the rest of the kitchen decorated.  I will still be doing a few different kitchen tablescapes so be sure to check back for those posts.  I am keeping it simple in here as I still have the dining room, family room, foyer and the basement room to finish this weekend.  I will be working on the dining room tonight.

Now for the pictures.

I only added two santas and some greenery for the shelves.  Here is the close up.  I had to use a flash to get a better picture so the color is a little off.

I was concentrating more on the top of the island instead of the shelves today.  I even dressed up the utensil holder with an extra plaid napkin to tie in.

I had a bunch of tiny cookie cutters that I used in my crafting so I put them on the tree.  I used my red colander to put the tree in.  It is a little bit hard to see in the pictures.  If you look close you can see it.

Just a few touches for the counter top.

The topiaries by the sink got dressed up a bit too.

And of course the kitchen table still looks like this for the moment.  I will be changing it out in the next few days.

Linking with

Dwellings The Heart of Your Home , Huckleberry Love, Le Chateau Des Fleurs, Elizabeth Joan Designs, I Should Be Mopping The Floor, Coastal Charm,   Between Naps on the Porch, Cozy Little House, My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia, A Stroll Thru Life, Worthington Court, Our Home Away From Home,Elizabeth and Co, The Winthrop Chronicles, Savvy Southern Style, DIY by Design 
The Style Sisters, Ivy and Elephants, Maison de Pax, The Happy Housie, A Delightsome Life
From My Front Porch To Yours, Posed Perfection, Katherines Corner, Rooted In Thyme
Anderson & Grant, All Things With Purpose, Live Laugh Rowe, Embracing Change, Imparting Grace, Shabby Art Boutique, French Country Cottage, The Charm of Home, Nancherrow,  
Serenity Now, Just Us Four, The Shabby Nest, My Romantic Home, Bacon Time With The Hungry Hypo, Simple Nature Decor, Art and Sand, I'm Not a Trophy Wife, DIY Vintage Chic
Natasha In Oz, Pieced Pastimes, 3 Little Greenwoods, Scrapality, Be Different Act Normal
Life on Lakeshore Drive, Thoughts From Alice, The Big Reveal, Rustic & Refined
Finding Silver Pennies, DIY Show Off, It's Overflowing, Chic on a Shoestring
Boogieboard Cottage

Poinsettias and plaid kitchen tablescape

Here is the first of my kitchen tablescapes that I will be doing this season.  Here are my new poinsettia plates that I purchased recently. 

I bought two different sets of poinsettia plates and have used them together.  I started out with a wooden white charger, one of the square poinsettia dinner plate, a green plate and finally one of the round poinsettia salad plates. 

This is what the square plate looks like that is underneath the green plate.  You can't see much of it with these layers so I will be another place setting with the square salad plate.

I will be doing a Christmas Home Tour and the 8th so please be sure to check back to see the rest of my home.

Linking with
Between Naps on the Porch

Christmas plaids on the front porch

Welcome to my front porch.  Can you  believe that it only took me two hours to get this done.  It probably took so long since it was 20 degrees out when I decided to tackle the porch.  What can I say, call me crazy but I only have Sundays to work outside and of course it had to be cold.
I love plaids so I thought that I would continue with the woodland theme for the front porch as I did in the sitting room.  I love this pillow that I got at Home Goods.   I wish they had more than one.

I also got these pillow there (at least they had more than one).

I always have a hard time decorating around my front door.  No one can see it from the street since you enter the porch from the side and of course it is difficult to take good pictures as the railing is in my way.

So here is what you see when you walk up to the porch.

I  thought I would try and get some night time pictures with the lanterns and some candle light.

Linking with

Savvy Southern Style , The Style Sisters, DIY by Design, Green Willow Pond, The Happy Housie
Have a Daily Cup of Mrs Olson, From My Front Porch To Yours, Ivy and Elephants, Katherines Corner, Posed Perfection, Anderson & Grant, All Things With Purpose, Embracing Change,   A Delightsome Life, Between Naps on The Porch, Rooted In Thyme, Live Laugh Rowe, Imparting Grace, The Charm of Home, Shabby Art Boutique, French Country Cottage, Redoux Interiors, Craftberry Bush, Bacon Time With The Hungry Hypo, My Romantic Home, The Shabby Nest
I'm Not a Trophy Wife, Serenity Now, Nancherrow, DIY Vintage Chic, Just Us Four, Chic on a Shoestring, Natasha In Oz, Six Sisters Stuff, Scrapality,   Pieced Pastimes, House of Hipsters, Be Different Act Normal, 3 Little Greenwoods, Rustic & Refined, My Salvaged Treasures, Life on Lakeshore Dr, Thoughts From Alice, Finding Silver Pennies,  Huckleberry Love
Dwellings The Heart of Your Home, Le Chateau Des Fleurs, Elizabeth Joan Designs, Creative Country Mom, Mod Vintage Life, I Should Be Mopping The Floor,   Coastal Charm, Between Naps on the Porch, Cozy Little House, My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia, A Stroll Thru Life
Worthington Court, Our Home Away From Home, Elizabeth and Co, The Winthrop Chronicles
Thoughts From Alice, April's Homemaking, Maison de Pax, Home Stories A to Z
My Thrift Store Addiction, The Honeycomb Home, Have a Daily Cup of Mrs Olson
Simple Nature Decor, Art and Sand, DIY Show Off, It's Overflowing, Tabler Party of Two
Beyond the Picket Fence