Merry Christmas, y’all! I am so excited to be participating in Just a Girl’s Holiday Home Tours this week!
If you are coming over from my buddy Cheryl’s blog,
Tidy Mom, welcome!!
I’m participating in two home tours this week, so today I am showing you some decorating I have done in my kitchen.
Since RED is my favorite color all year long, I always enjoy adding red to my decor around Christmas. My philosophy in making your house feel Christmasey…just add green and red. :) This year, I used a lot of fresh greenery in my decorating. I’ve always wanted to use fresh greenery, and I am so glad I did.
This is our new eating area in the kitchen.
I made these little boxwood wreaths for the backs of my chairs, and I love them! I have NEVER made my own wreath with real greenery. It was seriously so easy and so fun! I just sat on the couch and watched “The Grinch” with my boys while I made them.
I attached the wreaths to the chairs with some red and white gingham ribbon.
So far, these wreaths have survived the little hands of my four boys (knock on wood.)
I’ll let you know how that goes. :)
But for now, I am enjoying my little wreaths.
For my tabletop, I just added a red and white table runner and some fresh holly branches in little bottles.
For my wall, I just added some Christmas touches to what was already there. To see what my shelf looked like before,
click here.
Some red dishes, pinecones, and greenery in my pitchers does the trick!
I love my big red plate. It is such a good reminder of the real reason we celebrate Christmas.
Underneath my shelf, I added a Christmas print to my frame.
Merry Christmas, y’all!!
And I switched my bird plate out for this “Eat, Drink, and Be Merry!” plate I found at Home Goods.
Our eating area is now all set for Christmas fun! I can’t wait to make
buckeyes with my boys here!
A couple of years ago, I started a “Hot Chocolate Bar” in our kitchen, and it has become an instant tradition. My boys LOVE it!
Marshmallows and candy canes to stir with are a must! I put the little candy canes in Santa’s boot. That little boot used to belong to
my mom. I love using it each year.
I also added a little tag to the hot chocolate to remind my boys how much they should get. They are guilty of making some
reeeeeally chocolately hot chocolate!
I also put out some chocolate chips to add to your cup. Yum!
We love to drink hot chocolate while we color in our Christmas coloring books! :)
Well, I had some more pictures of the rest of my kitchen, but they didn’t turn out. :( The lighting was a mess, and I didn’t have time to fix them because the boys had two away basketball games last night. If I get a chance to take some new pics today, I will add them to my post later.
But I want to thank you for stopping by!
As you continue on the tour and view all of the beautifully decorated homes, I pray that you don’t see “picture perfect” homes, but homes that are all decked out to celebrate this special season. Sometimes we go overboard on decor, sometimes we don’t. However you may celebrate Christmas in your home, I pray that your heart will be touched by the true meaning of this season, the birth of our Savior, Jesus.
I am the last house on the tour today, but tomorrow you can check out Sand and Sisal’s Christmas tour. I love Kim, and I can’t wait to see her home!
Have a blessed day, friends!
what a festive kitchen. where did you get that Merry Christmas sign. love that!
I love every detail Traci!! Merry Christmas!
It’s beautiful without being too much! I love it! Be very proud!
Happy Holidays to you and your family!
Thank you for your generous opportunity!
Traci! Everything is so pretty! I love your tour! Pops of Red at Christmas are my favorite!! xox, Emily @ 11gables.blogspot.com
I love that the touches you added don’t take away from your own style. I have been in homes (mine included) that look totally different than they do during the year. I’d rather let my style shine through my decorating instead of the other way around!
Beautiful Traci! I love every detail. I’ve never made my own wreaths either but there are some boxwood bushes next to our house so maybe I should try it!
Anna :)
Beautiful Traci! Your new dining space is made for Christmas decorating. Love the red and green… and that cocoa station is perfection!
Your new eating area looks so pretty. I love all the red and natural greenery. Merry Christmas
Thank you for sharing your beautiful kitchen! I love the idea of using greenery in strategic places!
Love it! Very festive and warm feeling.
Love the wreathes on the chairs. We have similar kitchen chairs, so I might have to do that next year! :) Everything is just beautiful.
So pretty. Those wreaths on the chairs. Oh, my. It makes we want to sit down and hang out. Really beautiful.
Pretty, pretty! I love the simple touches of red and I’m ready to make myself a cup of hot chocolate at the cute cocoa station! Merry Christmas Traci! ;)
It looks so sweet and festive. I love it.
Is the buffet that holds the hot chocolate station the same one that used to be turquoise/teal?
I love your hot chocolate bar! The boxwood wreaths on the chairs are beautiful too. Merry Christmas!
Love the hot chocolate bar, Traci! Merry Christmas! :)
Sweet touches. So clean, fresh and at the same time cozy. Don’t know how you did it, but I’m in love.
Wow! Looks like a magazine shoot Traci! So nice!!! Great job! Merry Christmas to you and your sweet family.
Traci, you always have such a beautiful home to share. But, I am amazed at how you add a few touches and it makes your holiday decorating look so perfect and not overly decorated. I need lessons! ;-) Thanks for opening your home to us.
Hello Traci!! I adore the boxwoods on the chairs. What a lovely, warm, inviting home.♥
Great home site you have here Traci. I’m mainly a solar power advocate, but I’m also into home improvement ideas (pinterest mainly).
I enjoyed your tour (parts 1 & 2). You have such a flair for decorating. I loved the part about your Mom’s bow. Merry Christmas and blessings to you and your family.
Love and shalom,
GiGi
I love the sign above your Hot Chocolate bar. Where did you find that? You have a lovely home!