2013 Christmas Family Tour

Welcome! I am thus excited to hold upward a business office of Jennifer Rizzo's Holiday House Walk in ane trial to a greater extent than this year. If you lot are visiting hither this morn this is going to hold upward pretty much a pictures entirely post. I volition hold upward coming dorsum on afterward today though to add together inward the text equally long equally my reckoner cooperates thus behavior amongst me.

*Update: I was able to come upward dorsum on this morn together with convey straightaway added inward the text! 

If you lot haven't already done thus brand certain to caput on over to Shabby Creek Cottage and banking venture stand upward for out Gina's beautiful together with festive home!

Come on in! We moved this summertime together with started correct to run updating our novel home. We painted, painted, painted together with painted some to a greater extent than together with changed out toilets, removed cabinets together with wallpaper together with all sorts of things. Because nosotros convey been thus busy doing that (and all the same convey a few rooms left to tackle!) I didn't brand whatever novel Christmas projects this yr together with pretty much only used what nosotros had from the final several years but seeing how it was a novel infinite it was fun! Next yr in ane trial all of the updating is done I can't hold off to brand some novel things for Christmas. For this yr though, hither is what nosotros convey done thus far:

Here is our kitchen. I truly convey another plans for inward hither but I haven't had fourth dimension for them yet together with am non certain I am going to acquire to it thus instead nosotros only added a few uncomplicated touches that included some branches from outdoors, paperwhites, together with a gingerbread solid that the girls together with I made.

And hither is a picayune shot of what our kitchen looked similar when nosotros moved inward (as you lot tin compass notice come across although I didn't create anything likewise exciting for Christmas nosotros convey been working pretty difficult inward here):

And hither is the menage unit of measurement room which is on the other side of the kitchen:

And hither are some to a greater extent than detailed shots of both the kitchen together with menage unit of measurement room:

I had grand plans of making a real detailed gingerbread solid spell the girls made their ain fun one. Well, Lillie did pass v hours making hers which turned out adorable (in my opinion, anyway, although I suppose I am partial) =) but both girls hopped on together with off my lap together with "helped" me amongst mine thus well-nigh v minutes inward I realized although I powerfulness hold upward able to continue all the candy off of it, it was all the same going to hold upward real uncomplicated together with quite messy - haha! Oh well. Maybe side past times side yr I'll create mine when they are inward bed. =)

Here's Lillie's:

I added some garland that I've had for years to our chalkboard:

I played to a greater extent than or less amongst the mantel quite a bit. First I tried our download:

together with thus ane of our Christmas canvases:

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But inward the terminate I went dorsum to the mirror together with uncomplicated greenery.

 

 

And hither is our dining room. I volition hold upward doing a total post service on the dining room inward the side past times side calendar week or thus that includes an updated source list.

 

We've done quite a chip of run inward hither together with the final big projection is to alter out the lantern, which I am planning on doing inward the side past times side calendar month or so! I can't hold off to withdraw the former ane together with add together that finishing touch. And nosotros volition add together photos/art going upward the stairs eventually too. 

I showed you lot our written report a twain of calendar week agone decorated inward red. I tried it ii dissimilar ways. First red:

I surprised myself together with liked the cherry to a greater extent than than I thought but because I didn't convey whatever cherry items to add together to the tree inward at that spot or to a greater extent than or less the room together with didn't convey fourth dimension to brand anything novel together with didn't desire to pass whatever coin this yr on buying whatever novel things amongst thus many renovation projects all the same on our listing thus I ended upward going amongst a chocolate, gilded together with cream subject that I had used inward our menage unit of measurement room at our final solid the final several years because I could purpose all things nosotros already owned together with only add together inward some greenery from our yard.

In our pulverization room I only added some paperwhite together with a picayune tree that I got at IKEA a twain of years ago. I was likewise lazy to acquire my tripod out together with at that spot is non whatever natural calorie-free inward this pulverization room thus sad for the crummy pictures.

You tin compass notice come across a ameliorate shot of the bath where I did purpose my tripod a calendar month or ii agone together with also what it looked similar earlier here. I all the same take to add together some artwork to the walls.

And hither is how the downstairs rooms await at night, which is my favorite:

I also only got Lillie together with Lola's room photographed yesterday thus hither is ane quick shot together with I volition part to a greater extent than later.

Update: I convey added inward some of the photos from their room straightaway that they are edited. 

And here's a shot of our invitee room. I am hoping to photograph this room together with part the progress sometime this week!

 

Update: Here are some updated pictures of our novel invitee bedroom: 

I also started decorating the porch a picayune chip together with added our newest chalkboard download, but honestly I am non certain I am going to complete it this year. I ever enjoyed decorating our former porch but I may convey to hold off until side past times side yr to truly play to a greater extent than or less amongst our novel one.

And that's it for now!

You tin compass notice

Click here for our 2012 Christmas tour!

Click here for our 2011 Christmas tour!

And for a recap of all of our earlier together with afters thus far of our novel home  you lot tin compass notice click here. 

And for a source listing from each room you lot tin compass notice click here.

Thank you lot all for taking the fourth dimension to allow me demonstrate you lot to a greater extent than or less our home. Now it's fourth dimension to caput over to Finding Home to banking venture stand upward for our Laura's beautiful display! 

And don't forget to come across the tour from the beginning….

You tin compass notice start here.

Have a wonderful day!