Christmas Home Part 2

 I added a little more plaid this year to carry on the outdoor theme. Pillows were made by me years ago.

I added my vintage sheet music framed up over the piano.

I went super simple in the dining room. Just some red candles and few ornaments. I changed out the orange wine cart to red in the winter.

 More of my salt shaker snowmen, made from orphan salt shakers. Candlesticks were made from the cut off legs of our coffee table.

A few red touches.

I feature these special vintage blue ornaments in the bathroom.

 A little touch to our bedroom, I'll be showing the finished bedroom after the holidays. We are going to be working on the flooring after Christmas.

If you missed the rest of my tour here's a link to part1. I am starting my baking this week. Hope to get everything done. Son made it home from Montreal so we are happy campers here! Hope you have a great week!
Leslie

Christmas Tour 2016 at Brookhollow Lane

Welcome to Brookhollow Lane! Come on in.

 If this is your first visit to Brookhollow Lane, my style is cottage, vintage with a little farmhouse thrown in. I love adding thrifted vintage stuff to my house. I love adding little touches here and there to turn my house into a cozy home.

I kept the decorations pretty minimal this year. The house is smallish and I didn't want it to feel cluttered, especially when my boys come home and are hanging out.

 Home is where you hang your hat. I made this little hat hanger from old hooks and piece of scrap wood.

Entryway primitive cabinet.

 Look closely at the letter to Santa.

My Mom's red cardinal always comes out at Christmas time.

 Come on in to the family room and make yourself comfortable. I change out my fall colors for red and white in the winter. The tree is pretty naked, because we wait for our boys to come home to decorate it.

 My salt shaker snowmen and glittered candles in an old tool box tray.

 These candles are so easy to make and are so pretty when they are lit.

Curtains panels are made from Ikea fabric. Just hemmed with straight stitch.

 The stockings are hung.

The tree at night.

 My favorite Christmas movie is It's a Wonderful Life, so I painted this sign on a scrap from an old oak headboard.

 A piece of vintage wrapping paper put in a frame behind my old pick up truck. It was found for a few dollars at an antique store, because it was missing a wheel. I added a wood wheel that I painted black from Hobby Lobby. Perfect for hauling a Christmas tree.

 Stitched this pillow a few years ago.

 I collect vintage children's Christmas books. The Night Before Christmas was mine when I was a little girl. I read it to my boys each Christmas Eve.

On to the little breakfast area. I switch out my seat covers to red check in December. Four thrifted red and white stockings hang at each chair.

 If you've visited before, you know how much fun I have doing up the kitchen hutch.

 I found the metal sign this year at an antique store. New, but looks old.

I change out the knobs and pulls to red and jadite green for December.

 A view into the kitchen. I just add a few touches of red and a vintage tea towel. Gotta keep it pretty clear, because we do tons of cooking over the holidays when the boys come home. Joyeux Noel was given to me by my Mom when she went to Paris so I hung it on the pantry door in honor of son's first homecoming from Montreal. (Microwave over stove just died-trying to decide on a vent hood).

  Little touches here and there.

I hope you had fun touring my home and maybe got a few ideas. I'll be sharing the rest of my decor next week. Be sure to continue the tour here. Lots of pretty decor and great ideas.

Cozy At Christmas Blog Tour
Monday:
Let's Add Sprinkles/ Hyacinths for the Soul/ Southern DayDreams/ White Spray Paint/ Garden Up Green/ Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson/ Ellie and Elizabeth  
Tuesday:
Brookhollow Lane/ At Home With Jemma/ My Heart Lives Here/ The B Farm/ Botanic Bleu/ Kitty's Kozy Kitchen/ Art and Sand/ Ash Tree Cottage
Wednesday:
Sweet Nothings/ At Rivercrest Cottage/ Opulent Cottage/ Decor to Adore/ Fern Creek Cottage/ The Dedicated House/ Bluesky Kitchen

Thanks again Katie from Let's Add Sprinkles for putting this tour together.
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to you!
Leslie

More Decor

I had to keep Christmas decor to a minimum with the pupster around. He 's still getting into everything. You didn't think I'd go all white in the whole house, did you? I couldn't live with out my red. So it's in the kitchen and family room. These pic's are in no particular order.

A cute tray I thrifted and added the chalkboard paint in the middle.

My wooden ornament stash looks so festive I put it on the coffee table. Nothing for Bowie to get into.

Above the piano. Cute cigar box scene from Kim K.

 I found these for $2.50 each at World Market yesterday. So cute on the kitchen tree.

We still have to finish the tree when the kids can get together. I have more shopping, baking and cooking to do.I also have a bunch of Christmas movies I want to watch. I hope I can find the time. What about you? Are you ready? Just remember-don't sweat the small stuff.
Leslie

Christmas With the Sweets

What is one to do in freezing temperatures? Decorate the Sweet Shoppe of course.

Here is Mrs. Sweet cleaning up after cookie baking.

 More gingerbread men to cut out.

 The tree is up in the shoppe.

 Mr. Sweet came down for a cup of coffee and piece of pie. He has his  Christmas gift for Mrs. Sweet.

 Stockings are hung.

 More goodies.

Look at her little Christmas Tree pin and vintage apron.

If you want to see the outside of the Sweet Shoppe decorated for Christmas click here. A little note-Mrs. Swwet changed her hair do since last year. ha ha.

 Here's some of our decor. This is my entryway and dining room.

 I decided to do snow theme and keep it silver and white.

 Salt shaker Santas that I made from vintage shakers and a pretty house from Home Goods.

 The bird cage is lit up.

More Christmas decor to come next week. Today is the first day out after the ice storm. There is still alot of ice, but the roads are getting better. We weathered the storm by watching movies, decorating the tree , baking and eating. Hope you all are having better weather too. Enjoy!
Leslie