White in the Great Room and...

She thinks she is the color inspiration for this room

{this could be true although I hadn't realized it until now}

Welcome To Our Home!

Thank you for stopping by, may I offer you a cookie

and a cup of tea?

The altered wreath worked out nice above the mantle

~ The mantle before I added the angels ~

We designed and built our home this year

(the fireplace between the rooms was my idea :  )

It totally rocks!

(yes, a bad pun)

This is the first Christmas I've had two mantles to decorate.

The dining room side is done in reds

{photos of that to come}

I've never done Christmas in white and aqua before.

The 'snow' on the tree, and the white and aqua on the wreath ~ is scrunched up tissue paper.

The entire main floor is stained concrete.

This is the view from our morning room table.

That's what we call it although it's not really a room,

just an area off the kitchen, but it's where we

enjoy the morning light

I love this old book with pencil illustrations by Tasha Tudor

These are Christmas watercolors I painted

of our daughter several years ago

(the rocking horse she holds is on the dining room mantle)

~ impossible to get photos through glass without some glare ~

The dining room.

I still need to get some photos of the mantle

I found this buffet on Craigslist this summer

Although it's currently popular to paint them white or gray,

I love the warm wood color and we found a table that is similar.

The centerpiece,

Glittered ornaments and a reindeer in a crown

Below, more from the great room,

 ice skates on the urn

This was in my studio

but is perfect here by the fireplace for Christmas

On an end table sits the nativity scene

The amazing GRACE of Christmas wonder

On the other end table, a sculpture

of the young couple's flight into Egypt

I want to paint this!

..These children I painted (same nativity scene) are now in college...

Oh how time flies!

As you can see, this house tour has left her quite sleepy.

In a day or two I'll share some photos of the kitchen and more.

I love decorating for Christmas

but have hardly done any shopping or baking.

Everything will get done by Christmas day,

{right?}

The past few days I've been painting...

a frame in gray around a mirror to hang above a table in our entry way,

and some chalkboards.

(with a quart of paint it's impossible to paint just one!)

I'm making a long narrow one for our daughter,

using masonite and a frame from a broken mirror,

it was so fast and easy I searched the house

for other things I could paint.

I'm trying canvas boards, and even a piece of foam core.

Perhaps these will become Christmas gifts!

How's your Christmas list coming along?

I am participating in this lovely party:

Just click on the image below to find many more homes on the tour!

Also linking up with 

Cozy Little House's 

"Tweak it Tuesday"

and at TimeWashed for

"Blissful Whites Wednesday"

Merry Merry!

~ Violet ~

To view my previous Christmas decor post (plus the dogs had to join in)

click here.

I also have a few other Christmas posts if you are interested,
just go to the main blog address {here} and scroll down

Please stop back by to see more photos on my tour,

including the kitchen

~ coming soon ~