Christmas 2012 Dining & Kitchen

Hey y'all! Happy Lord's Day everyone... not. It definitely has felt similar a Mon over hither at , haha! But on the addition side, since everyone has been asking... I snapped some photos of my kitchen & dining surface area for the holidays & Christmas fourth dimension this year. There is alot I wanted to practice but didn't since nosotros won't last hither this Christmas. Can't hold off till side yesteryear side year... I'll become all out :)

My hubby too I went out in conclusion nighttime too supported 1 of the boys he is inwards accuse of inwards a ballet at our local college. It was the "Nutcracker" too it was genuinely fun! Here is us during 1 of the breaks. Doesn't he expect thrilled? We don't always larn skilful pictures...He hates pictures... too I don't always similar whatever of myself! Lose, lose I guess :P

Below is a photograph my hubby snapped of me working on a desk that volition last available shortly enough! I accept a pocket-size annoucement to make...as you lot mightiness accept heard on the Facebook page...I volition nation you every bit shortly every bit I tin :)

So no demand to lay it off. Here is a persuasion from our living surface area of our combined dining & kitchen area. I accept apparently moved a few things approximately similar the "EAT" letters got moved to the smaller wall betwixt a pulverization room & storage nether the stairs. They gibe nicer hither since it's a to a greater extent than narrow wall. I added garland to the top of the cabinets (pre-lit). I love how it makes the kitchen experience cozy, fifty-fifty to a greater extent than then than it already is. I've kept my bows approximately my barstools, I only love the look. And I've add together a few pocket-size touches inwards the kitchen of Christmas.

 As you tin see, in that location is my Lowes chandy that I only got. It's unproblematic but I similar it. And couldn't compaction the price. We had a ceiling fan inwards hither before, remember? I laid our novel farmhouse tabular array amongst diverse tabular array lines I've either made, are from Target or the Dollar Tree. I got the cord encompass from Tuesday Morning for the chandy but I'm doing to practice a DIY tutorial on that shortly enough!

All of my pre lit garland I purchased at Hobby Lobby. I flora that they are the most reasonably priced for all of it. The chunky, beige pottery vase is also from Lowe's inwards their Allen & Roth department too a steal at entirely $15.00 bucks! I filled it amongst baby's breath. 

I finally flora 2 buffet lamps that I LOVED from Tuesday Morning. They were $25.00 each which were variety of pricey for buffet lamps but they are alittle larger scale than normal buffet lamps which inwards plough agency they tin last used inwards to a greater extent than than in 1 lawsuit space...score! I love the height, scale too the bases of them. They are a really traditional pattern yet the appearance is to a greater extent than shabby cottage amongst a linen shade & distressed bases inwards gold, black hunter green, greyness too brown.

Here is my 2012 Christmas tabular array settings. The woven placemats are from World Market but you tin also buy them at Ikea. The aureate chargers are from the Dollar Tree. All of the china was a cracking gift from my MIL. The tabular array linen napkins are also from Target's novel Threshold line.  The bricklayer jars I already had. They are the broad mouthes which I LURVE way to a greater extent than than the regular ones. I only stole these correct out of cabinets. My hubby saw this too said, "what are nosotros going to drinkable out of?" Haha, nosotros practice accept larger ones every bit good people, accept no fear!

I added pocket-size pillar candles from Ikea inwards each bricklayer for a cute touch. It looks fifty-fifty amend when lit at night. The bells that are scattered amongest the tabular array are all from the Dollar Tree every bit well.

I only love the simplicity of this years table. Lots of neutrals of course...golds, baby blues...browns...You tin sort of run into my centerpiece inwards the photograph below & above. It is from Kohls too it was entirely $20! I LOVE IT. It is amount of bells also amongst a candle inwards the middle too it looks only fabulous at night! The outer burlap is genuinely a wreath! I only slipped it over it! Cool fox eh? And it's pretty! The tabular array runner is my DIY no run upward tabular array runner. You tin uncovering my tutorial here!



Here is the bar area. I accept to larn some to a greater extent than pino cones or mini Christmas trees. They volition last going within of thse plates.

Here's my novel buffet this year. I recieved the woods crate at the bottom from a dearest friend. It is also amount of pillar candles from Ikea. I made the moss wreath myself too yes, in that location volition last a DIY tutorial coming on that every bit well! The Fe basket, o.m.g. I love it! I flora it at a cute niggling shop hither inwards Florida. The "JOY" banner I also made myself too they volition last inwards my Etsy store! The handbasket is amount of burlap & imitation greens from Ikea every bit well.

I added a wreath hanging from my window amongst my "S" from Hobby Lobby inwards it. Simple. I'm nevertheless on the hunt for photograph frames for either side of that window.

Hang a wreath from a drape rod & adorn it amongst a metallic letter. Instant grapheme & charm. And it'll wearing clothing upward the windows too. Next year, I innovation to practice garland all on the top of my windows.

So what practice you think of my 2012 Christmas dining & kitchen tour? It industrial plant for me this year... but I already can't hold off until side yesteryear side year!

And hither is something my hubby too I are working on tonight! Blogging almost it later!

I linked upward to Home for the Holidays here! Link upward your Christmas posts too!

XOXO,

Ally