6 Christmas Trends to Try This Year As our favourite season gradually rolls in, it is time to start thinking
The holidays are in full swing and I cannot believe 2022 is coming to an end. How did that happen?! We decked our halls before Thanksgiving but just barely got to photographing it all and I'm so excited to give you all a look! Sketch of Trees Shani Throw Block Print Throw Our entry console table is so fun to decorate in any season, but especially this time of year. My dad has been collecting nutcrackers for years, and we look forward to using one or two throughout our home each season! I love the simplicity of it paired with our Sketch of Trees print, faux greenery and decorative marble bowls. Cedar Velvet Pillow Block Print Pillow Hmong Woven Pillow On the main level I like to keep the palette pretty traditional with various shades of reds, greens, golds and neutrals. Layering in velvet, linen, and wool pillows from the shop adds an extra cozy feel. Bhujodi Throw Mira Throw Plaid Pillow Taupe Velvet Pillow If I were to sum up the theme of our decor in one word it would be: ribbons. Adding touches of ribbon everywhere has created the most magical look and feel! Mira Throw - Champagne I love the simplicity of our mantle! And finally investing in a working fireplace means we spend a lot of time cozied up in this spot reading books and playing games. Cedar Velvet Lumbar Pillow You just can't beat the dramatic statement created from draping a real garland over the window in our dining nook. Brass candlesticks, pine cones, ribbons, and of course, pillows, complete the look! Linen Flange Pillow Hmong Ivory Pillow Kyra Pillow Linen Flange Pillow Block Print Pillow Painting Of Christ Our hutch-style built in is the perfect place to display sentimental pieces gathered over the years. A corn husk nativity I got when I lived in Uganda, a brass bell thrifted with my husband, and an old postcard from our honeymoon in Brazil. Shashiko Pillow Rust Hemp Pillow Khaki Velvet Pillow I sprinkled a few small touches of Christmas cheer throughout our bedroom and honestly couldn't love it more! All of the little details, organic materials, cozy layers and sentimental accents throughout our home has created an ambiance that truly feels intimate and magical. Our kids have loved helping every step of the way which has made it that much more enjoyable. Happy Holidays! xoxo, Ally
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6 Christmas Trends to Try This Year As our favourite season gradually rolls in, it is time to start thinking
6 Christmas Trends to Try This Year As our favourite season gradually rolls in, it is time to start thinking
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Have you read any good, romantic novels for the Christmas season? Here's what's on The Reading Corner List at Estelle's! Christmas Eve 1894 Wrapped in a cloud of steam, the engine rolled to a stop, the screech of metal against metal filling the frosty air. Snow blew across the railway platform and around Meg’s calfskin walking boots. The weather definitely was not improving. She ordered tea with milk and sugar, eying the currant buns and sweet mincemeat tarts displayed beneath a bell jar. Later, perhaps, when her appetite returned. At the moment her stomach was twisted into a knot. “Anything else for you?” the cashier asked as she handed over the tea, steaming and fragrant. Meg was surprised to find her fingers trembling when she lifted the cup. “All I want is a safe journey home.” “On a day like this?” the round-faced woman exclaimed. “None but the Almighty can promise you that, lass.” I cannot wait to wrap up in a cozy chenille blanket, sip on a hot cappuccino and lose myself in a good holiday novella! We are also going to take a visit to a more romantic period of time. Every Christmas, my mother would take my sister and I to an old southern mansion located in the Belhaven district of Jackson, This home hosted a Christmas tea for the Ladies Auxiliary, of which my mother was a member. We dressed in red velvet dresses, little white tights and black patent mary janes. Our hair was styled and curled and we wore little white gloves. There is something about Victorian style homes that have fascinated me for years! Don't you just wonder what families live within those walls and the stories the house holds? The massive foyer and the drawing room were dressed to the nines! Every room, featured a grand fireplace, with the mantels decked in balsam fir. The scent in the air was of orange cloves and cinnamon. There was Christmas music playing throughout the house and beautiful ladies would offer you cups of spiced tea. We would follow mother closely, and tour each room, stopping to chat with familiar faces. Children were to be seen and not heard, during those times. We were in awe of the lavish decorations and delighted in hearing what everyone's plans were for the Christmas holiday! The kitchen was always warm and fragrant. Cooks were bustling about in their white coats and aprons barely giving notice to all the visitors! This is where I chose to linger a bit, and imagine that this what it was like to actually live here! Yes, the candles were lit and carefully watched. That warm vanilla scent was so welcoming. Pine, balsam and cranberries filled every crystal bowl! Beautifully wrapped Christmas gifts were presented to the hostess and carefully arranged under the numerous Christmas trees. These were gifts for the underprivileged children and the children who were orphaned. We were ushered to the grand formal dining room and were each given a little glass plate for our luncheon. There was a vast array of glorious food on display.... fresh clove-studded hams, turkey, little whippping cream biscuits, spiced pecans, pimento cheese straws, fresh fruits, cranberry chutney.... the list goes on and on! The women had hot coffee poured from silver urns and the children were presented with a tiny crystal cup of Christmas punch! And the grand finale was a steamed plum pudding drenched in a rich custard sauce! I will never forget the divine taste of that pudding! As you were leaving the house, you toured the back grounds. There was magic everywhere you looked. Wreaths adorned the windows with big red velveteen bows, large wicker furniture was placed for seating on the huge brick veranda and wrap around porch, Magnolia trees and camellia bushes were huge and had probably been growing there for many years! It was a time etched in my memory! That's all gone now. The home owner died and the house fell to a state of disrepair. Many of those old mansions in this area, were sold to attorneys who redesigned them for office space. I was never sure the story behind this favorite home of ours. It was torn down when I was in my early twenties. I remember driving by the home often and taking the time to remember all of the lovely Christmas teas we were a part of. See....you never know what stories reside in these old beauties. Those were joyous days of an Old-fashioned Christmas!
I rarely watch anything other than holiday movies + Christmas episodes from my favorite series during the Christmas season! Over the past few years, I’ve added to my list of all-time favorites to share with you again this year.
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