I hope everyone had a lovely weekend. We had a low key weekend here, including an afternoon curled up watching a movie together after putting up the Christmas tree. As much as there is a certain amount of annoyance with putting up our artificial tree, at least the kids are actually old enough to enjoy hanging up the ornaments (even if it isn’t in an evenly distributed manor), and we don’t have to worry too much about hanging the ornaments up so high. In addition to our big tree I also put up our little silver tree (that I picked up on clearance last year).
I have changed up the top of the piano again! I guess in a busy house it is nice to have control of one area (even if it is a small one). It is also one of the few areas that the kids are good about not touching. I decided to put the cute little silver tree here and filled it with miniature ornaments that I have had since my apartment days. I wasn’t sure what to pair it with until I was strolling through the aisles at Target. I saw these cute (non-shattering) Christmas ornaments in lots of delicious colors. I decided that these were worth a try. I wasn’t sure whats I was going to do with them. I was considering making a wreath, especially after I saw this super easy tutorial by Eddie Ross, but then I remembered that I had this beautiful glass bowl (that is normally stuffed behind some stuff in an upper kitchen cabinet).
The 2 boxes of ornaments worked perfectly! Then I pulled out a cute cat figurine and a vintage angel candle snuffer. I think it could still use a few more little things, but for now I am quite enjoying it, especially because we spend so much time back in this area of the house.
Remember here is where I started this summer:
And here is this fall:
And here we are for Christmas:
I think my favorite thing about it is that the ornaments pick up on the colors from the chair (which I still really love).
How are your holiday decorations coming?
Cute! The ornaments do go great with your chair. I like how you used your glass bowl – always good to use what you already have.
Thanks Jen! I think I need a closet or some shelves devoted to all of the pretty things that are hiding around the house. I had actually forgotten about this bowl (which was a wedding present). It was probably in the back of the cabinet above the fridge for the last 6-7 years. Eeek!