I was especially excited about decorating for Christmas this year.
Why this year?, you may ask.
Because Ron painted the living room, dining room, and hallway this past autumn, and I thought that our new paint color (Copley Gray by Benjamin Moore) would be the perfect background for Christmas decorations. I was not disappointed! The greenery and fruits and pops of red seemed to love the grayish green woodwork.
So, although I missed last year's Christmas home tour for the first time since I started blogging in 2009, I am resuming the tour this year and you're all invited!
We'll begin in the living room. Much is the same as in other years - the della Robbia-style mantel arrangement, the olive wood nativity figure that Ryan brought from a trip to Israel, the tabletop tree with dried oranges (real) and cranberries (faux).
My gift wrap plan was simple this year. I wrapped all of my women and girls' gifts in this pretty Laura Ashley print that I found at Marshall's and I wrapped all of the men and boys' gifts in plaid.
Next, we'll walk out to the sunroom where we'll sit and watch the snow fall. Honestly, we can't do that often because we don't get a lot of snow here in the Mid-Atlantic, but on a recent morning, I enjoyed the snowfall while I sipped my morning coffee and it was a treat.
Ron hung the Moravian star in the sunroom and we can see it as we drive up the street to our house.
I filled a pewter bowl with some lovely potpourri Mom gave me last Christmas.
Here are a few glimpses of the Pineapple House dining room.
We have had this corner cupboard almost as long. It, too, was made by Ron from plans ordered from Country Living. Its simple design is timeless.
We'll finish our tour in the kitchen where the theme of fruit and greenery continues.
And coffee, of course. :)
I have been collecting stone fruit for several years. (I doubled my collection a few years ago when I bought six pieces in a thrift shop for 5o-cents each!) Last year, someone I follow on Instagram suggested that adding a black piece to your collection made everything else look better. So when I saw this cluster of stone grapes in a favorite antique store this past spring, I reached into my birthday money and made the purchase! They were not 50 cents. But it was good advice and I am glad that I bought them.
And now we have arrived at the back door. Thank you so much for joining me in my Christmas home!
I will leave you with a little gift. This is the iPhone wallpaper with the verse that our ladies' Sunday School class has been memorizing. Feel free to save the photo and add it to your phone.
What an amazing truth:
that the WORD became flesh and dwelt among us!
God Himself became a man and came to save us from our sin,
to pay the penalty for it that we could never pay.
That, my friends, is why we celebrate!
May your celebrations be merry as you rejoice in His coming!
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