Deck the Hall

Hi, everyone!  I thought I'd show you a few festive touches that I've added to my front hallway.
To see the 'fall' decorated version of this area, go here.

First I gathered together some of my favorite tarnished silver pieces (I've got quite a collection!) on a tray...

...then added some moss balls, feathers, pinecones...

...and a couple of little trees.

Gotta love nature's bounty!

 There's just something about all these vibrant green hues that makes me happy!

Of course I had to include a little dash of red, which I'm using a lot of this season, by winding a small piece of ribbon throughout the tray.

I just got these feathers at an antique mall, and I think they compliment the greens in this silver loving cup.

I brought in a large, heavy concrete urn from the sunroom and topped it with a  HUGE moss ball that I got at Arhaus a few years ago...

...then I hung a couple of big pinecones...

...along with a chalkboard that I 'stole' from my shop!

I just left the other shelves the same, with my banana crate and ham and bacon bin...

And that's how I 'deck my halls'!

I hope that you enjoyed seeing this little section of my hallway.

Please join Jann (Have a Daily Cup of Mrs.Olsen) in her Creating Christmas link party starting Sunday December 8th at Organized Clutter Queen.
I'll be one of her stops (featuring more of my rustic Christmas decor) starting Monday night December 9th!
Thanks for stopping by-have a great day! :)

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Merry Kitchen

(Thank you to Lavender Garden Cottage and Charm of Home for featuring this post!)
Hi, everyone!  Although I have an extremely tiny kitchen, I still want it to be BIG on holiday cheer!  (You gotta work with what you have-ha! )
So this year I've used lots of punches of red to brighten things up in this cozy space.

I hope that you enjoy the tour!

(These skates are extra-special because they were my dad's when he was young!)

Well, I hope that you found my tiny kitchen festive!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a fantastic day :)

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Blinged Out Bathroom

(Thank you to Debra at Common Ground for featuring this post!)
Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  Now that Thanksgiving is behind us, I thought I'd show you more of my holiday decor.

Our first floor powder room is tiny, but it still deserves some holiday sparkle!
So it got all blinged out with silver tones and glittery accents.

I started with a tarnished silver tray and built on it with a silver tree...

...decked out with a few glittery ornaments...

...and placed in a 'French' bucket purchased at Tuesday Morning.

Then I added a glittery cardinal perched near 3 little zinc pots...

...and I filled a little silver dish with some clock faces (recently purchased at an Antique Show) and a mix of frosted and shiny silver balls...

...to create this vignette...

I've had this rusty metal cart in here for ages.  It fits the spot perfectly, so I just change out the accessories.

I hung the sparkly 'Noel' sign on the glass knob...

...and filled a painted wooden box (with my favorite number) with large silver ornaments.

On the bottom shelf I used an old metal bucket to hold rolls of toilet paper...

And here's a wider view of this VERY small room...

On the slice of wall space between the cart and the sink I hung an unique item that I just bought at a little vintage home decor shop.

It's a rusty metal lid from some sort of barrel-that got my attention right away!  Some creative person glued sheet music to it, glittered the edges, and added a sprig of greenery.  So simple but charming!
It really spoke to me and I had to bring it home!

I placed a mercury glass candleholder on the sink...

...and dressed up the vintage mirror with a glittery white and silver holiday sign...

On the other side of the window I hung a tall, skinny barn wood chalkboard...

...written with a Christmas sentiment...

So there you have it!

My little blinged out bathroom!

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a fantastic day :)

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