After the rush.....

                                         Anybody else feel like I do.......to tired to think...full 24 hours a day.... wishing you could twitch your nose and your house would be clean and tidy....don't get me wrong I love Christmas but when its over its  OVER!!!!!  I crave normal.....I crave quiet and more than anything I crave fresh decor...be back next week my sweet friends...HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all! x0x0

Christmas Sunroom....

                     Me again..... I did not think I would be posting again before Christmas..

                   then I thought why not show you the other side of the sunroom.....

                    have my paperwhites on the mantle that you saw in my last post..... so I just used bits of cedar everywhere else...

                      with our GIANT tree eating up most of our living room I wanted to keep the sunroom far more simple...a place to have a cup of tea and relax!!!

                      which is exactly what I am about to do !

                  Hope you will have time to do the same sometime toaday and once again...Merry Christmas everyone!!! x0x0

Paperwhites in time for Christmas....

                           Good day everyone.....thought I would do one last post before Christmas.....

                       Planted a ton of paper whites a couple of weeks ago hoping they would bloom in time for the big day....looks like they just might make it!!

                      a couple of them are a bit behind but that's o.k.....

                     I love these so much I look forward to them as much or more than the tree.....which should be arriving anytime now.....I am about to lose my living room for 10 days cause my gang does not know the meaning of a "small tree".....

                    In case I don't get to everyone I want to wish you all a lovely Christmas and nothing but the best in 2012...you are the reason I keep this little blog going...your sweet notes and kind words mean the world to me!  Till next time......MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE.....X0X0

All Through the House....

                      Hello my lovely blog friends.....hope this finds everyone well..

                              just some random photos to show you today....

        bits of this and that.....

                            taken when I thought something looked pretty or the light was just right...

                       Won't be long now and Christmas will be here....what a wonderful time of year it is...our dining room is full of toys & canned food for "Good Shepard" and tonight we are helping our son Jess serve turkey dinner to 175 men at the Y.M.C.A. ...really looking forward to it!!  Talk soon, xoxo Chrissy

Paperwhites & Cedar...

                          Good morning!  Added a bit of cedar & pine to the bedroom..the scent is amazing...

                    of course I had to have some paperwhites too they are my favorite !  Short and sweet this morning....got a list of things a mile long to do today (don't we always) Thanks for stopping by & enjoy your Thursday!  x0x0

No Such Thing ....

                        Happy Monday morning!!!!  Found some photos on Pinterest yesterday that I had to share with you...

                          After seeing these (and a thousand others) I have decided that there is no such thing as too much greenery this time of year....

                       from a small understated amount like this basket....

                           to this stunning photo...to me this is sheer perfection..do you like it?

                      this table setting is divine and of course the mantle below has always been a huge inspiration for me...there is just something so inviting about a room filled with nature....I seem to really have the Christmas decor bug this year...now if I could only get the shopping bug I 'd be in great shape!!!    x0x0

An old white box...a bare spot & a plate rack...

                  Morning..... been busy in the kitchen adding bits of this and that for Christmas..went to a wonderful tag sale on Sunday and found this old white box.....I love it!!!!

                           I had been wanting something special for my island and this is it....

                     One thing led to another and I decided to add some holiday cheer to "the waste of space" above the cupboards...do you look there in other peoples kitchens I know I do ?!

                     Then I went down the basement and got the plate rack John made for me last year...

            it fits perfectly above the stove...don't know why I ever took it down...well thats all I wanted to show you...going for a walk now to see if I can steal some more greenery from somewhere....I mean find some greenery lying about somewhere....; )  

           So glad you came by...I love reading the notes you leave me....xoxo

Wishing You....

                

            Wishing all of you a wonderful winter weekend.....whatever it is your doing !  x0

Adding Winter Warmth.....

                             I just can't help myself....I love the change of season...yes even this one!

                      I love that we spend more time indoors...under blankets..fire place on..

                     what better time to do a winter vignette on the sunroom mantle...house smells of balsam and pine....

                  welcome winter...as long as you may be !!  Have a great week everyone  xoxo

Our French / Industrial / On A Budget Living Room......

                    Well...it isn't fussy or fancy...and it may not wow you...but for us its perfect!

             Gone are the over stuffed  pieces that made this room look dark and dreary...

                        we sold each and every one of them..

                    
                 now we have  a living room that we can all enjoy....where nothing is too special or too precious ...

                   a room to sit and read in..or to curl up and watch a movie (yes there is a t.v. under my french chair picture)...

            after all it is a "living room" and it will be put to good use I can assure you!  John made the bench ...the table and the shelf....I think they are just what the room needed to give it that sort of rustic edge.  I am so glad you came  by to see it....now I am going to sit and flip through some decor magazines and books to get some Christmas ideas ...can you believe it is November already?!  xoxo