A Little Bit of Christmas at Our House

Not going to lie...I did not put 100% effort into decorating for Christmas this year. We aren't hosting any parties at the house and my schedule has been so full that it just wasn't a huge priority. Nonetheless, I still did a tiny bit of trimming...

In the den, I got out my mini white tree that has cute little turquoise and silver ornaments...

And a huge wreath hangs over the mirror...it was hard to get a good pic of this but it looks really pretty at night because of the reflection. I used large frosted globe lights from Target.

Close up of the little mini...

In the front, I used a lit magnolia garland and waxed pinecone wreath...

Birch spray...

The way-too-skinny tree and some cinnamon pinecones...

I'll confess that I didn't even get out all of the ornaments...such a Grinch, right?? I did put my favorites on the tree though, including this hand-blown glass one...

So there is Christmas-lite at the Knight house! Nothing too exciting or elaborate. Next year maybe I'll do better when I'm not preoccupied with pool construction drama!

What about your holiday decor...did you go all out this year? Buy anything new?

More is More in Holiday Decor

Sorry for the lack of posting yesterday, the December stress is kicking in and my to-do list didn't allow for blogging time. I'm sure you all managed to get through the day without me ;) Anyhow, today I'm here to report that the Christmas decorating quest continues at the Knight house. I picked up a few things over the weekend for our den including this darling mini tree from Target. I love white trees but I'm not ready to commit to a full-sized one. So, this one was perfect and only $8! Gotta love China for making Jesus' birthday decorations so affordable, right?

The tiny turquoise and silver ornaments also came from Target.

I ghetto-rigged a little tree skirt from a fabric remnant.

I grabbed this big ol' wreath at Michael's since it was 50% off. The frosted globe lights are from the Christmas light mecca, Target.

I also did the outside of our house...well, I decorated the front porch and I think that's about as good as it's going to get this year. I've attempted to recreate the wreath shown below...the photo graced the cover of an old J. Crew holiday catalog. Normally I'm a white light kind of girl, but for some reason I LOVE the multicolored madness going on in that photo. Will report back with photos of my version tomorrow!

Still haven't bought a single present...yikes! What about you all - how's your holiday to-do list coming?

Last Day of November

I can't believe that it's almost December! The fall always flies by. I think the season seems short here in Texas because the leaves don't really start changing until Thanksgiving...then it feels premature to put up the Christmas decorations because we were just getting settled into autumn.

So, last week our entry looked like this...

And now it looks like this...

Be sure to notice my super cool Greek key pen...just received it as a gift and I LOVE it!

We stayed in town so I brought out the tree and all of the decorations this past weekend. Since we've only lived in this house over a year, I'm still accumulating holiday decor. Our last house was under 1500 square feet so it only took a few things to fill that space, and they don't go as far here. Our previous living room size is also the reason why our tree is so thin...I'm hoping to get a fatter one next year! 

Anyhow, I've been shopping for some new items and I've come across lots of great stuff. I got a few things at Target, Z Gallerie, and West Elm. I also found a fabulous local source for greenery...in case you live in Dallas, it's Mary Cates and Co. in Inwood Village. I got an awesome Magnolia garland (on mantel below) and a really cute wax covered pinecone wreath (shown above).

Here's what I've got going on the in living room so far...I need to start buying and wrapping presents so the the bottom of the tree doesn't look so bare!

I still have more to do...especially in our den, because I've got nothing in there. I really want this retro tinsel tree for that room. I'd also like to get a big wreath to hang over that windowpane mirror in there. We'll see how far my Christmas budget takes me!

Have you started decorating yet?