A Nature Inspired Christmas House Tour 2012

This year decorating for Christmas has been a challenge of sorts....
not long ago our living room was filled with scaffolding for the installation of a new fireplace which is yet to be finished.....
details you know, simple details.

Oh yah... that caused some moments of panic around here...
along with a decision to hold off on any further work until the new year.

BUT,  it did cause me to move around the house and decorate in stages.
Interesting approach.
I know that some people do that as a matter of practice but I am usually the pull out all the boxes and put it up in a day kinda person...

As usual I have used a lot of natural elements around our home this year....

I am a lover of the red dogwood branch....bunches of them here and there,
along with paperwhites and amaryllis bulbs.

and of course, I like to make my own little decorations which this year were simple stars that
can hang from branches in the kitchen....

as well as branches in the diningroom.

A handful of boughs on the bathroom sliding door.

and a cedar wreath on the stove hood
all add little touches of Christmas around here...
and sometimes I will move some paper whites into the livingroom
with the simple red velvet cushion on the couch or....

a large fresh wreath on the fireplace,
a new tradition that will probably compel me to make a christmas ball wreath for next year.

One of my favourites is our pantry santa....
a red velvet curtain that hides the washer and dryer in the pantry off the kitchen.

 In the diningroom, we display our cherished wooden santas that my sister carved...

 they hold a place of honour on our dining room table.

 and my only purchase this year was this lantern that will burn many a candle over the holiday,
which means with the cost of the tree, paper for star-making and the lantern it was all done for around 50$.....
makes me smile.

Best Wishes everyone for a healthy, happy and safe holiday....

I am linking up to the following:
Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage
Beyond the Picket Fence: Under 100$ Linky Party

No Minimalist Here: Open House Party


 Jennifer Rizzo at the Holiday Housewalk Linky Party 

 and
Inspired By Charm: 12 Days of Christmas


À Bientôt