My Home For Christmas

We finally got some snow in my part of the woods and it has put me in the Christmas spirit!  Thought I would dash out in the middle of a storm to take photos of the house lit up for Christmas!

I had said in an earlier post that I would share photos of how I decorate the house for the holidays.  So today's post is mostly photos.  Enjoy!

The Foyer - This was once the Receiving Room where ladies would sit to have tea and chat.

View from front entrance

View from the stairs

Fireplace

Our main Christmas tree

Our tree is covered with photos of family and friends

Dollar Store frames with ribbon attached to the back (this is me in the photo)

Our Nativity Set

The Living Room

Looking in from the foyer

From another angle

An ornament from Mr. P's grandmother that came over from Holland

Another ornament that came from Holland.  It actually makes a noise when blown into.

The Dining Room

I kept the dining room table simple

A simple swag and wreath in the window of the dining room

My Office - I have a fireplace in my office with shelving on either side.  It is decorated with our Victorian Village.

Jax loves the fireplace!

This is the down town portion of the village.

The residential area

The park

In my opinion there's nothing prettier than an old Victorian home decorated for Christmas.

I'll be taking some time off to spend with my family but I will be back in the new year with some exciting organizing ideas and maybe even a new recipe or two to share.  In the mean time let me wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Our Local Holiday Home Tour

Last weekend Mr. P and I had to opportunity to go on our local Holiday Home Tour.  We enjoy going every year and our own home has been featured on the tour a couple of times.  This year I decided to bring my camera to give you some ideas for decorating your own homes this holiday season.  Enjoy!

House #1 - This was actually a "Covered Wagon Bed and Breakfast" at a local ranch.  This is the dining hall.

House #2

House #3 - Season's - A local assisted living facility.

House #4

House #5

House #6 - I saved the best for last!  Don't get me wrong, the others were beautiful but House #6 is actually a log cabin built in the 1850's and restored.  With my passion for historical homes, I absolutely loved it!

The owners of the cabin had it moved to their backyard.  They restored it and have furnished it as closely as possible to what it would have looked like during the 1800's.  One thing that they added was this wood stove from the turn of the century.  Ladies in costume were cooking a wonderful smelling soup on it while we were there.  They explained that the owners held Christmas out in the cabin last year and the lady of the house even cooked her Christmas turkey in the wood oven.

The cabin is a single room with a sleeping loft above.

After leaving the cabin we went to another building on the property that housed a War of 1812 display. It was also decorated for Christmas.

And last, but certainly not least, is one of the most unique trees I've seen in a long time.  It is decorated with antique, local post cards and long ago discarded objects that had been unearthed in the area.

And this concludes our tour.

Did you find any inspiration in these photos?