Christmas Decorations 2015

Welcome to the 2015 Christmas Tour of Homes.  I would love to share some of our Christmas decorations with you!

Our Christmas decorations are a hodgepodge of collected treasures from our almost-15 years of marriage.  Being surrounded by all these memories is one of my favorite parts of the Christmas holidays.

I have had this Willow Tree nativity set for quite awhile now.  This year we completed the set when my in-laws gave the stable to me for an early Christmas present.  And Michael just surprised me with a few more animals that are not in this picture.  This beautiful set sits in our entry way.

Our formal living room is the least-used space in our house.  We rarely sit here, even though it is a big room with a nice view out the front windows.  We pulled our tree from the UK out of the attic to add some Christmas cheer to this room.  I like that you can see the lights of the tree from the front yard.  This six foot tree seemed huge in our British house with its low ceilings.   Now it seems pretty small!

Connected to our formal living room, we have our dining room.  I love this wooden carousel from Germany.

In our living room, we have another nativity set and some snowglobes.

I updated our Christmas decor this year with a few pillows.  The plaid pillow is from TJ Maxx and the Red Car pillow is from Pottery Barn.  I plan to change out the covers seasonally, using the same lumbar insert.  The fleece throw blanket is from Target and it is now everyone's favorite blanket!

Our mantle...   I added some live greenery from Trader Joe's this year.

Our elf Rocky James now makes an appearance, but just sits and relaxes.  Now that the kids are older, he has retired from his funny antics and random surprises.

Just a few short years ago (2010), Grace and Jack were writing him letters and creating an apartment for him.

The Shelf Elf's apartment in 2010

Here is our tree in the living room.  It is filled with a variety of ornaments - sentimental, photos, and travel mementos.

In the kitchen, I decorated the sink area with a poinsettia, a favorite Christmas picture of the kids, and candle holders from the European Christmas markets.  I found a great soap and lotion duo at Trader Joe's in a pine scent.  It is a dupe for the fancy set at Williams-Sonoma.  It smells WONDERFUL, and it was less than $5.

Finally, settle in for the night with a cozy cup of cocoa.  I have a little collection of plates set out for daily use and some cute Santa mugs for cocoa.

Thanks so much for visiting 
and looking at our Christmas decorations!

Here are some of our Christmas decorations from previous years:

2008

2010

2011

2014
Advent Calendars
Christmas Cards 

Christmas Bedding

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