Christmas Home Tour 2019

We always decorate the whole house the day after Thanksgiving.  It's a whole family affair where my husband and boys cart all the boxes and totes upstairs for me and I get to decorate everything but the tree.  This year I was feeling pretty tired and wiped out and just not in the mood to decorate.  But I did my best and thought I'd take you on a little tour of what I did manage to get done.

I was a pretty good little blogger and even remembered to take some photos at night with everything lit up too.


I put up my candy cane wreath on our front door and set out a new holiday themed welcome mat.



In the foyer, I wrapped the railing with lit garland and put our little welcome reindeer out.  My girlfriend and her husband made this for my husband and I our very first Christmas in our very first home... which was just over 20 years ago!


I hung my little bears from the floor lamp and propped up this wooden sleigh that my grandmother hand painted.  Wasn't she talented?!


We propped one of our stuffed Santa's near the house plants on a cute little holiday stool.


In the more formal living & dining room I added a few touches too.






(truth be told; this is last year's photo as we currently have a puzzle spread out on the dining table!)


In our great room we put up our new tree and hung the stockings on the mantle.









I tucked a couple little metal reindeer in between garland and stocking holders too



Comments

  1. JenDecember 4, 2019 at 5:45 AM

    Love all of your decorations! The stocking holders are so cute!!

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    1. Joanne December 4, 2019 at 6:28 AM

      Thank you! My husband actually made them out of a nice heavy duty metal so they truly hold our stockings in place.

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  2. LauraDecember 4, 2019 at 7:55 AM

    All your decor looks AMAZING! I absolutely love it! Merry Christmas! I feel like I can start saying that now that it's "officially" three weeks away!

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    1. Joanne December 4, 2019 at 4:07 PM

      Thank you! Merry Christmas to you too. I think it's totally acceptable once the month of December hits.

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  3. Claire JustineDecember 4, 2019 at 12:43 PM

    Oh wow, love all of your Christmas decorations :) I can not wait to put mine up now. Thanks for sharing at The Weekly Link Up, I hope you can join us today for The Wednesday Link Up :)

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    1. Joanne December 4, 2019 at 4:11 PM

      I'll head over there right now!

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    2. Claire JustineDecember 5, 2019 at 3:56 AM


      Thanks so much for sharing your post with us at The Wednesday Link Up. Hope to see you tomorrow for The Weekend Link Up. Have a lovely Thursday :)

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    3. Joanne December 5, 2019 at 5:40 AM

      I'll mark it on my linky list right now.

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  4. Shelly @ The Queen in BetweenDecember 4, 2019 at 1:27 PM

    Looks warm and inviting! I'm jealous becuase I'm nowhere near being done and my house is a disaster right now! I just keep turning on the tree lights and trying to block it all out

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    1. Joanne December 4, 2019 at 4:12 PM

      Oh there are areas of the house that are a mess; just mostly my room where all the gifts are piled..

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  5. Sparkles and LattesDecember 4, 2019 at 6:02 PM

    I want to make that candy cane wreath. It is sooo cute. I love your tree. So beautiful. I love Christmas tours. So festive!

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    1. Joanne December 4, 2019 at 7:03 PM

      Thank you! I found almost all of the supplies at the Dollar Store; I honestly did not expect it to turn out that well.

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  6. Carol @Comfort Spring StationDecember 5, 2019 at 7:55 AM

    You have such a beautiful home for Christmas!

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  7. kitty@ Kitty's Kozy KitchenDecember 5, 2019 at 8:42 AM

    It all looks so festive! Yes, your grandmother’s talent show through in that treasured sled that she painted.

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    1. Joanne December 5, 2019 at 4:35 PM

      She really was an amazing artist and I am so thankful to have inherited a few of her pieces.

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  8. DawnDecember 5, 2019 at 8:44 AM

    It all looks wonderful. I think I love the little village the best.
    Blessings, Dawn

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    1. Joanne December 5, 2019 at 4:35 PM

      Isn't it so cute? Alec sets it all up for me each year.

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  9. Linda at Apron Strings & other thingsDecember 5, 2019 at 3:54 PM

    that stairway is perfect!

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    1. Joanne December 5, 2019 at 4:35 PM

      Thank you! To me nothing says Christmas quite like garland and lights.

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  10. Karen Del TattoDecember 5, 2019 at 3:56 PM

    Everything looks very festive and cozy! Thanks for sharing!

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  11. Tamar SBDecember 5, 2019 at 7:09 PM

    It is so festive!!

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  12. Doused in Pink | Chicago Style BlogDecember 5, 2019 at 8:51 PM

    Your home looks so cozy and welcoming! Love all of your decor! Your tree is gorgeous!

    Jill - Doused in Pink

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    1. Joanne December 6, 2019 at 5:31 PM

      Thank you! I'd like to take credit but I only put the ribbon on the tree this year. I left it all up to my boys for once.

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  13. a little bit of emilyDecember 6, 2019 at 9:19 AM

    This look fabulous!!! Especially the tree at night - is there anything better?!

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  14. Mary K.December 6, 2019 at 1:22 PM

    Your home is so beautiful full of so many sentimental pieces. Merry Christmas to you and your family!

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  15. Amy JohnsonDecember 7, 2019 at 10:52 AM

    Such pretty decor!

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  16. AnnDecember 8, 2019 at 8:34 AM

    Your home is beautiful! Thank you for sharing at Party In Your PJ's.

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  17. Joanne December 11, 2019 at 4:13 PM

    Wow! Thank you so much!!

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