Joyeux Noel

This is my wish for you ALL!!!!!

My 90 year old mother came for her winter visit last week and this is the table I set to welcome her to Atlanta.  I haven't posted until today, because she has kept me BUSY!  She had shopping to do and that took days.  Nothing like pushing a wheelchair through every Atlanta mall the week before Christmas. I say that with a wink, because the truth is, I am very honored to have her here and we both adore her.

This greeted her.  

You might guess from the name of my blog that I love toile and this plate made me think of a simple red toile.  It is even called Holiday Toile.  I used this with a red charger over a red and white stripped ticking runner.

And between the two, I used these simple French dinner plates made by Circa.

Red handled flatware, a red napkin, and a white wicker napkin ring are no-brainers to go with this table.

Simple white salt and peppers, and a white French butter dish let the plates remain the star.  These red glass bread and butter plates are from Walmart, I think.

Vintage red stems and a Reidel stemless wineglass finish off the placesetting.

This faux bois chachepot filled with greens and red poinsettias do the trick for a centerpiece.  I had just used this for a luncheon for my bridge buddies.  You can see this luncheon here.  

Welcome, Mom!!!  We are so blessed to have you here.

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One More Christmas Decor Post

I shot a few photos very quickly of the dining room and guest powder room.  "Quickly" is the important word here.  You'll see.  For example, this room is not leaning to the left, it was user error on the camera equipment!  But, it gives you a look at the buffet and it's decorations.

A beautiful woodland Santa with his burlap bag sits amidst the greenery.

And the heavy green pottery plate gets an asymmetrical bow.

Over on the chest, I have a little forest of faux trees and  paper mache deer.

Mr. Pressed Pants has a collection of walking sticks and canes in the corner.  This lucky one got a red bow.

I did a post last year on how I used this cloche filled with pinecones for a pinecone themed dinner.  See that post here.

No watering this centerpiece!

This little elf likes to sit in the sun on the bench.

The last white poinsettia just ended up on the floor.

In the guest powder room, I spruced things up with a bit of greenery.  "Spruced" them up!  Get it?

I still love this beautiful glass log that my friend sent me last.  I did a post here on it when it arrived last year.

The corner shelves held little pastel bottle brush villages.

Top shelf.

Middle shelf.

Lower shelf.

The vanity has a few additions for the season.

The best of which, are these lovely pine cone candles.

Whew!  Done!  Time for a glass of wine amidst the twinkle. 

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A Little More Decor

My last post showed you the way our front door, entryway, and living room turned out.  You can see it here.

Today I'll show you our bar, breakfast room and kitchen.  Here is the English Setter tray on the wall as you enter the bar in the back of the house.  This photo must have been taken from a funny angle, because I promise you that this greenery isn't this strangely shaped!  It looks like a hat you could wear to a royal wedding!  But you get the idea.  Don't stand still around here or you'll end up with a bow and some greenery!

The drop leaf table holds an arrangement with the resin pheasant that you've seen here.  The top shelf holds some canvas Santas and the bottom one has several wood grained candles from Pottery Barn.

I've used a lot of the same items here that I have on the tree in the living room.

Under the pub sign, I've placed some very special Santas.  They are hand painted wooden cutouts that my mom and dad made for me years ago.

The keeping room lends itself well to the colors of the holiday.

I temporarily replaced the green plant here with the poinsettia.

Love this acorn mirror with a bit of fluff!

I don't know if you can tell, but the black forest sconce is a stag and so is the design on the plate.

The other end table.

On the breakfast room table, I've replaced some mums with poinsettias and left the ferns in there.

A yellow glittered Santa is on top of the step backed cupboard.

I like to think about this guy as our kitchen mascot. He came home from France with us and he likes this bow and greenery.

Can you read this title?  It's "Some Well Known Characters of Charles Dickens".  I prop this against the back splash, but I move it if I'm really slinging hash!

I love this guy, even if he does look a bit judgemental.

This green pottery pedestal usually has fruit on it, but I've replaced it with a bunch of bottle brush trees and "snow" that is really Epsom salts.

Last room!  The well used powder room off of the kitchen. 

The salt glazed bottles on the acorn sconce hold a bit of greenery.

Even this little guy says "Merry Christmas"!

Tomorrow I'll show you the dining room and guest powder room.  Hope you're all done.  How's the shopping going?

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I Got it Done!

We're entertaining tomorrow and I finally finished our Christmas decorating.  Starting at the front door, I used lots of fresh greens and bows.  It might seem silly to use this antique winter sports equipment in Georgia, but I hadn't used it in years and I wanted to pull it out again. 

This old sled is a left-over from when I owned an antique business. 

These single runner skates are a present from a former skating partner of Mr. Pressed Pants.  He used to be a professional ice skater many, many years ago.

These are usually on display on our terrace level family room.

Come inside!  Here's what will greet you in the foyer.

These dogs get their own fresh greens and........

they hang out with this fleet of nutcrackers. 

This was our living room a few days ago.  I posted more pictures of it here.

And here's what it looks like tonight.

I use bright green, rosy red and white balls with green silk hydrangeas.......

and little stuffed pheasants.

The fireplace mantle is graced with our good old stuffed pheasant.

At Thanksgiving, he sat in our dining room on the chest.

I put only a couple of large things on top of the armoire.  Look closely for the red glass ball on the antlers.

This silver tray is filled with silver vintage and reproduction items.  I have it on the glass coffee table. 

On top of some Christmas books, I've placed our silver antlers and an old silver stag inkwell is beside it, as well.

These skaters were also a gift.

Even the dogs get a little Christmas color.

The Chairman of the Board gets a little special attention, too.

More stags with satin bows.

I've vacuumed the stray needles, stored the boxes, lit the fire, and now Mr. Pressed Pants is pouring the wine.  What a guy!

Linky parties are so great this week with lots of pretty posts. 
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