Christmas at My Home ~ 2025
Hello Friends,
I hope you all had wonderful Thanksgiving. Doesn’t it feel like everything is a rush right now? I think it could be because Thanksgiving was so late this year. Now I feel as though Christmas is right on my heels! This week I reviewed all of my gifts. We just have a few more gift cards to get then we are finished. I am on the hunt for another turkey. Geez, I hope I can find one. I am also helping with our first grandchild’s baby shower! We are having that in January and that is coming together nicely. My Christmas decor in my home is ever evolving. This year the family tree looks a little different and I am exploring with ways on how to insert ribbon inside of my trees. Let me know what you think!
photos via: Mrs. Shockley
This year I decided to add some red and burgundy to our family tree and I do love it. I purchased the ribbon and ornaments years ago. I knew that I would have a moment when I wanted red and this year was the year. I filled the bottom of the tree with white poinsettias. I loved the way it looked. I also added some green velvet as well. I am trying to learn how to tuck in ribbon in my tree. It’s an art form for sure.
I love my blue and white tree this year. I need to take another photo of it in the front. I used ribbon in this as well. I also got a new star topper. One cannot forget the ginger jar ornaments from The Enchanted Home. They are just so pretty and always look so elegant. In the second photo is my new tortoise shell hurricane vase from the At Home store. I added faux peonies to it. I think it’s a perfect fit.
Decorating the entryway is always a challenge for me. We have very limited space, so I try to work with what I have. Of course, my dream is to have a large entryway but maybe later. For now, I decorated the stair rails with this beautiful blue ribbon and some garland. I added these small wreaths on the secretary with blue ribbon. I think it ties in my ginger jar perfectly. Maybe I should have added a bow to that!
Now I love my Barbie tree. You all have seen this multiple times. I added the nutcrackers to the bottom of the tree, and I think they are better suited for this. I love the way everything looks. I have been buying vintage Barbie ornaments from Poshmark. I love the vintage ornaments from the 90s and early 2000s.
photos via Mrs. Shockley
OMG! Yes, you are seeing the green version of my pink Mrs. Alice chinoiserie urn! I could not resist. I got an email during the cyber-Monday sales and I was able to buy this $150 less! This was on my radar to purchase next year because I think it may be going into my new office downtown. We will see. But I have it placed here on my new black chinoiserie secretary next to my 2024 Christian Dior Advent calendar and my new ginger jar vase.
I have also shared how much I love the giant poinsettias at Costco. This year they had the white ones and so I purchased a red and white. I kept thinking if I had a planter to place my poinsettia in, so I pulled my Asian planter from the guest bedroom, and it was a PERFECT fit! I adore it. I think poinsettias will be going in this planter yearly now!
I added a little bit of Christmas decor in our bedroom. Here is our vintage chest in front of our T.V. I picked up some small red poinsettias from the grocery store and placed them in some of my ginger jar vases. It looks lovely in our bedroom. And lastly, I had a stupendous shopping haul from HomeGoods that I will share in an upcoming reel soon. In that haul was this gorgeous pine scented candle. Just look at this sophisticated emerald green and gold candle holder. The scent is wonderful, and I will definitely be keeping this container and tassel. I need to go back and get a few more!
Well friends this is the decor in my home this year. There are a few more items around but most of it you have seen before. I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season and let’s try to remind ourselves to be grateful. I am saying that to myself and much as to you.
