First Tour of Homes

Welcome to my home! My very talented husband built it during the summer 2 years ago. We both teach school and stay busy with an 18 month old. It is a work in progress decorating. My extremely creative mother came over and helped me decorate for our 2nd Christmas in our house. I'm so excited about this idea from Rhoda.

Our Christmas Tree- I love glitzy ornaments and my husband is a hunter. We are compromising and having a glitzy tree downstairs and an "outdoorsy" tree upstairs in the "Man Cave."




Keith built the mantle and it was a big deal for me to stick thumb tacks to hang the stockings. We decorated with it with garland, a wreath, and candles on each side. There are lights, balls and berries in the garland that matches the wreath and tree. Yuck, I see a cord. I thought Frosty hid the cord.



Our telephone table decorated with snowmen. I thought I had the cords hidden with the black boxes underneath the table. Yuck, the camera picks up everything. The stocking hanging on the door is my husband's stocking his grandmother knitted for him when he was young.



Three Christmas trees when you walk in the front door. I have lights underneath the sheet and they look beautiful lit up at night.



The staircase that needs bigger bows next year! Another battle with the husband. No tacks could be used to hang the garland. So, my brilliant mother suggested fishing line. I also had forgotten my glue gun at school, so we had to hang the balls on the garland with fishing line. This was not a peaceful time getting this garland ready for my Christmas party the night before.




Here is our dining room. The picture is dark and does not do it justice. I love this room; it is open to the kitchen. We have 3 wreaths hung on each window that are decorated with ball ornaments and bows. In the middle of the table is a huge glass votive filled with Christmas ball ornaments.


These candles are in the corner of the dining room and I just added bows for Christmas.



This is my favorite nativity scene. I love looking at it and explaining the true meaning of the season to my son! He loves to hold baby Jesus.

What a creative idea from my mother? Just add some garland with a bow and some small ball ornaments to dress up a window!


Yes, another pair of trees at the corner of the dining room. Keith, my husband thinks you can have too many Christmas decorations, but I beg to differ. This is where my girlfriends put our ornaments for our ornament swap party.

This plate was a gift from my mother. She brought it to me when she came over to decorate! We put it on the kitchen bar with a tree and some other lime green and red decorations.