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Monday, December 17, 2007

A Few More Holiday Home Photos





Here are a few more photos of the holiday décor as my entry for Boo Mama’s Christmas Tour of Homes.



On the living room desk is the Advent Calendar, which I use every day.

The compote was a gift from my sister-in-law:


The vintage angels under the cloche are on the chest in the dining room. I have had them since about 1973. They originally belonged to the aunt of a colleague whose husband did not believe in decorating for Christmas. So the wife gave me her decorations, which included these angels and also the NOEL figures shown later below.


This garland is over the door from the dining room to the kitchen:

Here are a few more views of the kitchen:







This is the tree in the guest bath. This plastic tree I bought this at an H.E Butt grocery store in south TX in the 1970’s. This tree has a variety of different ornaments.

I bought the small clay and wood birds in Mexico about the same time I bought the tree.

The four N-O-E-L children were given to me by my friend who gave me other decorations belonging to her aunt.

In the study my collection of Santas are on display:

The Santa collection is described here.

For more photos of various rooms at Oak Rise Cottage, see "My Holiday Home" Part I and Part II starting here:

For many more homes in the Boo Mama tour click here

It is really great to see so many personal approaches to decorating for Christmas. Thank you Boo Mama for hosting this tour.

13 comments:

Alycia said...

Very pretty decorations. Your home is lovely ~ Merry Christmas from Okinawa, Japan...

Nadine said...

Very nicely decorate and lovely home. Thank you for sharing it.

Joyful Days said...

Just so cozy and welcoming! Really fun!

Rhoda @ Southern Hospitality said...

It is all lovely & so festive! Thanks for the tour. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

RHoda

Love Bears All Things said...

I enjoyed visiting your home. I'll check out the other posts. I notice you have Yorktown burner covers on your stove. That is the pattern of my everyday dishes.
Mama Bear

Wanda @ Just Vintage said...

I just love the angels under the cloche. Glad you get to cherish them.

Yellow Rose Arbor said...

I'm enjoying touring your home!

Can you believe how big the tour is? It will take us a year to view all of them!!

Katherine

Tracey said...

I loved all your decorations and how each room had a special touch! Merry Christmas!

Lauren said...

Love the bowl of beautiful ornaments!

Anonymous said...

wow! you've got an amazing collection of Christmas decorations there!

Irene said...

It's all lovely, Carrie,
Very warm and cozy.
I love your Christmas dishes. Are they by Spode? If so, we have the exact same ones!!!
You've done a wonderful job!
Enjoy the Festive Season.
Merry Christmas!

Anonymous said...

you have a beautiful home! i especially liked the kitchen shot :)

Anonymous said...

Just lovely ... I like your "older" things (my things are similar) - they have such character! Thanks for having me over, and have a wonderful Christmas!