It’s no secret that I love my house.  But  I might love it even more at Christmas.  I’ve found myself not wanting to go out much lately because I just enjoy being here so much.  It’s just so warm and cozy.  I mean, it’s Friday night and because it’s raining all I wanted to do was curl up under my favorite blanket, light some candles and watch a movie (and blog, of course).  So I did.

So here’s what my house looks like right now.  Come on in!

This is one of things I’m the most proud of.  I usually have a big framed print hanging here.  I moved the print and needed something to put in this spot.  Then I thought about all of the old windows I have hanging in my backyard and had the idea for this.  I had found this window in the alley behind my old apartment and got the wreath as a hand me down from my parents neighbor Jeanne.  I’m always amazed at how badly people paint windows, leaving all sorts of paint on the windows. I mean, c’mon people!  I usually scrape the paint off of the glass, but this time I didn’t.  I kinda like how it looks a little bit like snow.  Total cost for this project…. zero!

And then there’s my built in’s, which are by far my favorite feature of the house.

I love my little banner and doily fun thingy.

All I did was print out the letters, cut them out and back them with scrapbook paper.  And I just twisted the doilies like a flower and strung them on twine.  I actually did that for a bridal shower, but I liked it so much that I kept it.  Looks so pretty and ruffly!

I don’t have a fireplace, or real stockings for that matter (Santa fills the one at my parents house!), so I made do!

These are some of my cute ornaments.  My mom actually made the Santa out of tiny wooden flower pots.  The flower is a new one this year.

These two are new as well.  I love the vintage look of the one on the left.  And the one on the right is new.  You know… now that I think about it, my mom gave me all of these.  There are not many ornaments on my tree that I actually bought.  Except for most of the bulbs, they’ve all been gifts.  Mostly from my mom.

My mom gave me this Santa when I moved into my house.  She’s had it since before I was born I think and thought I might like it.  She said it was “retro”.    And the cranberries are such an easy way to be festive.

And here’s what it looks like at night.

Mmmm….. magical!