Puttering Across the Home: Christmas Version

It’s the week earlier than Christmas, and whereas the to-do checklist all the time feels lengthy this time of yr, I’m excited for subsequent week. And I’ve managed to seek out just a few small pockets of time for my very favourite exercise…puttering.

I like to brighten for Christmas in phases—including wintery touches (just like the winter desk and chandelier I shared right here), a little bit of greenery, some lights—then slowly constructing from there as Christmas approaches or as I’m impressed.

An excessive amount of change all of sudden simply overwhelms me! My aim in each season is to take care of my sense of peace, so one of the simplest ways I do know to do this is to go at my very own tempo and do solely what conjures up me once I’m impressed to do it!

How my dwelling feels and the way I really feel in it issues deeply to me. Though I’ve shared my dwelling on-line for almost 20 years now, I by no means enhance my dwelling prefer it’s a showplace. It’s our sanctuary.

I’m a real homebody at coronary heart, so I like puttering—making somewhat tweak right here, somewhat change there, in ways in which work for us in our on a regular basis life and honor the season we’re in.

Right now I’m sharing just a few little glimpses at what I’ve completed round the home currently with some new easy Christmas touches added. I’ll share extra images for our “Christmas tour” within the coming week, and I’ll have our annual Christmas video up after Christmas too (so I can embrace just a few real-life vacation moments, too —our children and grandbabies will all be right here and I can’t wait!).

For those who’re feeling overwhelmed, or somewhat disillusioned by belongings you hoped to do that season or couldn’t do, I filmed a pre-Christmas pep discuss this week for fellow Homebodies in my Homebody group known as “Simply As a result of You Can, Doesn’t Imply You Ought to.” This little mantra has inspired me in some ways this season, so I feel this video can be an encouragement to you, too! It additionally features a few moments from my dwelling this week. You will discover that—and a lot extra—proper right here.

I’d like to have you ever be a part of us in The HomeBody Home for our digital Wintering for Homebodies retreat and for the brand new The Room Recipe Workshop that begins in January! Extra to return on that.

By the way in which, earlier than I share extra, is anybody else nonetheless present procuring? I’ve just a few presents left to get! You will discover my Final Minute Present concepts HERE (with issues our household has and loves!).

I had already styled this for Christmas, however our mixture of plates is all the time altering and I simply added somewhat vintage wintery creamer I’ve had for years.

Sources: Dish Set on Rack // Inexperienced Floral Plates and Bowls on again // Related White Homes // Extra Related White Homes // Oval Cabbage Platter // Blue and White Teapot at High

I set out our blue and white nativity scene–the explanation for the season!

Extra Sources: Nativity Scene additionally out there right here // Paper Timber // Pleated Lampshade

Final week I obtained impressed so as to add just a few sprigs of festive pink berries to my Christmas chandelier which was already adorned with the cedar garland and plaid ribbon I added earlier than Thanksgiving.

We put our garland up on the porch not too long ago (with actual evergreens from Costco) and hung up our stars! It’s so magical to see them dancing within the wind. They’re pleasure bringers for certain!

I shared extra of the porch and our entrance door right here on this put up final week.

I obtained our staircase garland up and added black and white striped ribbon and our gold star garland. Easy however charming.

I made a decision to deliver our brass bunny and fox bowls over to the mantel and added copper string lights for additional glow. Our blue velvet stockings are hung now (it appears the canines aren’t curious about them this yr, so they’re leaving them alone!). And I added these darling needlepoint Santa stockings we’ve had for years. I additionally hung our fairly painted shells with the stockings (not proven right here however I’ll have the pics in my Christmas tour).

(Velvet stockings are unavailable proper now however I obtained them right here // discover comparable needlepoint Santa stockings right here)

These flameless votive candles are on a timer so they arrive on robotically when it begins getting darkish out and I’ve been having fun with turning on the string lights once I come downstairs early within the the morning for additional coziness.

For those who missed it, I shared all of the mantel particulars right here.

I’ll have extra images and concepts to share subsequent week for our Christmas tour!

Thanks for stopping by for my Christmas Puttering! 🙂

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