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I’m back!  Last time I shared our Christmas decor in the living room and foyer.  Today, let’s venture into the dining room and kitchen! :)

The red and gold theme continues on the dining table with my red and gold swirl placemats and runner. 

The centerpiece is layered with greenery, glittered holly leaves, berries and sparkling ornaments.  Red tapers and gold votives light the spread.

My Lenox Holiday china is paired with red chargers and red napkins. 

More greenery and pinecones are encircling the chandelier and gold snowflakes hang beneath.

And over on the mirror is my iced wreath.  I love it against the silvery mirror!

In the corner is a lovely red poinsettia in a silver pot.  I had glittered the flowers, but it looks like Bandit knocked most of it off. :)

The opposite corner is sporting another potted poinsettia.  My Christmas cat plates are hanging above.

I also brought out the silver tiered server (and even polished it!) and filled it with ornaments in sparkling red and green.

And of course next to the flatware cabinet is the doorway to the living room which is adorned with my evergreen corner swag.  I saw this idea on Pinterest and decided to replicate it in here for my dinner guests to enjoy. :)

Basically I wired two pieces of tree clippings into an L-shape, then I added red glitter branches, ornaments and a bow with floral wire.  Then I just hung it up on a nail and reinforced it with some pushpins.  :) 

Now onto the kitchen!  My new white cabinets are so easy to decorate.  They go with everything, even red and green!  :)

The colored ornaments are in the window along with my DIY yarn ball wreath from last year.  I still love it!  Colorful lights are strung above and red and green kitchen accents are sprinkled on the countertops.

My mini hot chocolate station is on hand with cocoa mix, mugs, spoons and candy canes!  The tray is lined with wrapping paper for a quick seasonal update!

Peppermint candles are glowing on the stove…

and the little Christmas cats and bear join the ribbon candy tree on the kitchen shelf.

My kitchen table is set with my Pier 1 peppermint stripe plates and the cupcake candles.

For the centerpiece I created a Christmas “snowglobe” with my new mercury glass cloche that I got back at Halloween.  It’s from World Market.  Inside is a little gingerbread house and a couple of bottle brush trees.  The “snow” is actually sea salt! :)

This is my favorite thing this year! It’s so cute!

That hot chocolate station looks so inviting, I think I’ll go grab a mug and some whipped cream!  Be back soon for the final stop on the tour—the Christmas mantel!  Stay tuned!

Fa la la la la…

Let’s get on with this Christmas tour, shall we? Last time I showed you our outdoor lights display which is packed with more than 2000 lights!  :)  Now let’s go inside and check out the rest!

Riley is waiting at the top of the stairs to greet you! :)

The lower railing is decked with pine bough and a scattering of lights and ornaments on both sides!  So you get a lovely view whether you are going up or going down. :)

The upper railing is also decked in a similar fashion, with red bows on the ends. 

The couches are sporting plaid throws and snowflake pillows and our pinecone garlands are back on the windows.

My lighted present is on the trunk side table, and I even managed to incorporate my new old cola crate into the Christmas decor by layering it on top of the trunk.

And on the opposite end table, Santa is joined by my antique tool box stuffed with greenery and berries.

More berries are scattered on the media cabinet, plus poinsettias, pinecones and snowy fir branches.  Ahh!  I love this view!

Over my little reindeer family on the side cabinet is hanging a grapevine wreath.  The pinecone trees are in their regular spot, below. :)

And of course, the tree is lit in the corner and wrapped with red ribbon.

 

A pile of colorful presents are pouring out from beneath. :)  Yay Christmas! 

The only new ornament this year is this tiny fuzzy white bird from Pier 1.  Oh, and the silver one next to it (there are four of those!).  As if I could buy just one new ornament! :)

My favorite view of the tree is from the dining room:

The swag over the door frames the view and complements the tree so nicely.  I love it!  I’ll be back to share the dining room, kitchen and our Christmas mantel!  So, come on back soon!  In the meantime, you can enjoy this lovely scene:

or this one, courtesy of Google:

Only 7 days until Christmas! :) :)

Wonderful Christmas Time

Ahh!  It’s December, and in case you didn’t notice, it’s only TEN DAYS until Christmas.  That means it is high time for a Christmas House Tour!! :)  As usual, I have pulled out all the Christmas boxes and decked the halls and strung all the lights and we are ready for Christmas at the Horvath House!

This year we are beginning our Christmas tour outside!  Our town has a beautification committee that drives around and looks at everyone’s Christmas decorations and lights and the best displays receive recognition.  Over the last several years I have been adding to our display in hopes of making the town list of beautiful homes, and this year we are on the list!  Hooray!  So without further adieu, here is our Christmas house:

This year we moved the lighted trees down to the front of the house and I added two really tall ones.  Thanks John! :)

I still love my little trees flanking the door.

And I bought a fresh wreath for the door.  Then I added some sticks and the bow and glitter picks from our old wreath. 

I opted to just decorate the front fence this year, so I doubled up light swags on each post and topped the plant hangers with a colorful lighted wreath.  The red bows are very nice during the day!

But of course, the real show is at night!

Candy canes are marching in front of the fence joining a colorful display above. 

Ahhh! I love Christmas time… the most wonderful time of the year!!

Come back soon and we will continue the tour inside! :)