Hi Everyone!
Happy Tuesday loves. Boy oh Boy the US has been taking a beating on the weather front lately. I know so many of you have been snowed/iced/stormed in for the last few days, and even here in Cali we’ve been seeing highs in the 40’s. I hope everyone is safe and warm and will soon be able to return to school and work.
So remember back when I participated in the Modern and Fresh Fall Home Tour? Well, when my awesome friend Lindsay from The White Buffalo Styling Co. invited me to be part of the Christmas Home Tour blog hop, I couldn’t resist.
Yesterday we got a chance to check out some amazing holiday homes from these super talented ladies. If you haven’t visited them, you should
Lindsay – The White Buffalo Styilng Co.
Roeshel – DIY Showoff
Jess and Monica – East Coast Creative
Laura – Finding Home
Jesse – Scout & Nimble
Sarah – Sarah M. Dorsey
Angela – Number Fifty-Three
Gwen – The Makerista
Brittany – Brittany Makes
Today I’m sharing how we’ve decided to spruce up our home for the holidays this year. If you’re popping over from Jamie’s , welcome!
So this year I wanted to keep things really simple, fresh, and edited. Since we don’t get snow I wanted to try to bring in as much white and natural elements as possible to create a crisp California winter feel.
Come on in!
I DIYed this obnoxiously large wreath for the front door using a wreath from Micheals, (with a 50% off coupon, of course) some ornaments we already owned, and hot glue.
Both the entryway and kitchen got fresh wreaths embellished with colorful ornaments and neon tipped pine cones!
In the kitchen this year I decided to add a countertop tree to the décor! In our family we don’t put up the tree until about a week before Christmas, so in the meantime we’ve been enjoying this fun little miniature version.
Bry and I strung the popcorn garland and I can honestly say it’ll probably never happen again! I love the way it turned out, but it just took forever and we still didn’t quite string enough. #aintnobodygottimeforthat
I sprayed on a light dusting of snow in a can to give it a more “winter like effect”. I also “snowed” a fresh wreath for the pantry door.
For the family room I went pretty minimalistic and just swapped out our fall pillows for crisp white ones and added a fur throw to the sofa for extra warmth
For our mantle I kept things really natural with lots of candles and fresh greenery
Since we don’t put up our stockings until Christmas Eve, I decided to use a bit of garland to hold all our incoming holiday cards.
I hope you all enjoyed the tour. I’m sure I’ll be adding a few more festive additions as we get closer to Christmas. Thank you so much again Lindsay for including me, and thank you all for stopping by. Make sure you all check out the other tours in the today’s blog hop as well as those coming up.
Ashley – The Handmade Home
Anneke – This, That, & Life
Gina – Shabby Creek Cottage
Cassie – Primitive & Proper
Caitlin – Desert Domicile
Jenna – Rain on a Tin Roof
Sarah – The Thriftress
Carolyn – Sweet Chaos Home
Jamie – So Much Better with Age
Wednesday:
Emily – Jones Design Company
Jamie – C.R.A.F.T.
Lucy – Craftberry Bush
Michelle – Decor and the Dog
Whitney – The Curtis Casa
Kristin – Bliss at Home
Summer – Simple Stylings
Sarah – Lacquer and Linen
Kelly – View Along the Way
Thursday:
Kennesha – Restoration House Interiors
Jenna – SAS Interiors
Chris – Just a Girl
Kelly – Eclectically Vintage
Michelle – Iron and Twine
Amanda – Our Humble Abode
Julia – Cuckoo 4 Design
Bethany – Dwellings by Devore
Lindsay – Makely Home
Jennifer – Dimples and Tangles
Friday:
Shauna – Perfectly Imperfect
Traci – Beneath My Heart
Jennifer – The Chronicles of Home
Jen – Tatertots and Jello
Kristin – Hunted Interior
Eileen – A Creative Day
Gabbi – Retro Ranch Reno
Shannon – Shannon Berrey Designs
Jessica – Dear Emmeline
Sarah – Royal Marigold
Carmel – Our Fifth House
Danika – Gorgeous Shiny Things
In case you all were wondering…
Actually its 15 days….I took these pics yesterday:) Until next time…..
Xo-Shavonda
SHERRY HART says
Love your tour! Merry Christmas to you and your family:)
Margarita says
So lovely, I adore all the wreaths in your home 🙂
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Jamala Wallace says
Love the decorations.. the front door wreath is fab!… love the tour..
Jennifer @ Dimples and Tangles says
Shavonda, sorry I’m so late to the party! I love all of your wreaths and fresh greenery. Very festive!
Summer Hogan says
I am dying over your front door and I love the mantel! Great tour!
Amanda @ Our Humble Abode says
Hi Lovely! Just wanted to tell you I love your fun holiday decor. So cute! Wreaths for everyone. 🙂
Kelly @ View Along the Way says
Ooh SO beautiful! I love your obnoxiously large wreath. 🙂 And the little popcorn string is super cute, even if it did take sweet forever to make!
Anneke at This, That and Life says
You were brave for trying out the popcorn! Everything looks so pretty ~ we always wait with our stockings too. 🙂
Stacey says
Beautiful and your attention to detail is meticulous!
Miss Charming says
Love the pops of pink! (That’s the color I chose for our main tree this year, too.)
Lisa Rozario says
I love the wreaths and the large one against the blue front door is stunning! Pretty tree, too.
Bethany DeVore says
It looks amazing friend! I love all the small touches of neon, it makes it so “you”! The huge wreath on the front door is the perfect scale for your large door!
Chelsea @ Making Home Base says
Well I just love every last detail – especially that gorgeous huge wreath, and popcorn garland. Happy, happy holidays!!
Carolyn@Sweet Chaos Home says
Looks fabulous, Shavonda! Love all your pretty wreaths and the disco ball ornaments on your tree 🙂
Kristin@bliss-athome.com says
After hours of editing photos I am HERE!!! I made it!!! Hallelujah! Where’s the Tylenol?! This was the perfect way to end my night online Shavonda 🙂 I love how you mixed natural with pops of neon! So fun, so you! xo Kristin
michelle@decorandthedog says
Your place is so charming! I love that big ol’ wreath on the front door! Way to bring the festive! 🙂
Lindsay says
Shavonda, I love it! So much beautiful color and so you 🙂 Thanks for joining!
Lindsay says
Shavonda, this is so beautiful and you. Love all of the color 🙂 Awesome job!
Sarah {Lacquer and Linen} says
Your home looks so fresh and gorgeous Shavonda!! I love everything you did! I am so with you on stringing anything. I tried my hand at a cranberry strand this year and wanted to pull my hair out by the end of it.
Angela Santaniello says
Your wreaths are just beyond awesome! Fantastic home tour!!!
Angela @ Number Fifty-Three
sarah m. dorsey says
Love all of your wreaths!! So pretty!!
Jamie-So Much Better With Age says
Beautiful house tour! So fun being on this tour with you 😉
Hugs,
Jamie @ somuchbetterwithage.com
melissa ward says
Love your home decor you’re def gifted dear
Freckles says
Consider this my notice to you that I’ll be spending the holidays with y’all in your gorgeous home! Festive at every corner you turn, love love love. You’ve outdone yourself!
What, only 2 weeks til Christmas?!?
Freckles says
Consider this my notice to you that I’ll be spending the holidays with y’all in your gorgeous home. Festive at every corner, you’ve outdone yourself!
What, only 2 weeks till Christmas?!
Gwen, The Makerista says
I love the wreath in the kitchen! You’ve got me wondering where one would fit in ours!
Caitlin @ Desert Domicile says
I still can’t believe Christmas is so close! Ahhh! Anyway, I love your home! The multiple wreaths and popcorn garland great and I love, love, love your kitchen! 😀
Gabbi @ Retro Ranch Reno says
Love the natural elements with the pop of pink…it’s so fresh and festive, Shavonda! 🙂
Restoration House Interiors says
Great job, Shavonda! Jealous of all that sunlight! We have to get creative with our lighting up here in the Emerald City! Haha! See you over at my place on Thursday! Have an amazing day!
Dear Emmeline says
obnoxiously large wreath is on the to-d list for next year! it looks amazing!
Katrina ChicLittleHouse says
Thee popcorn garland looks so cute & I’m sure it was a crazy amount of work! Love all the wreaths 🙂 & your pretty Holiday mantel 🙂
Jesse @ Scout & Nimble says
Shavonda…can I tell you how much I love your popcorn garland??? We used to do that on our tree growing up and for some reason I had forgotten about it!?! I must add that to our one little tree that the boys hang their ornaments on. It would be perfect. I love all the fun unexpected pops of bright color you used, too…”signature Shavonda”…and I love it so much! 😉
Sarah AKA The Thriftress says
Looks great Shavonda! I want to try the spray snow!
Caroline Nolazco says
It’s just the right amount of decorating! Love the neon surprises 🙂
Breanna says
Your house is gorgeous! It is what I strive for mine to look like, but fail miserably at ha ha.
Julia Konya says
PINK, I see bright pink! And I love it! You know I would, right?
Everything is so pretty.
Happy Holidays!
Jennifer@The Chronicles of Home says
Beautiful, Shavonda! A front door definitely calls for a huge wreath. And I love your little kitchen tree, so cute.
Cassie @ Primitive & Proper says
beautiful, my friend! i LOVE that tree with the pink and white feathers and popcorn garland! oh that is just so pretty!! a perfect marriage of classic and modern!