Monday, December 29, 2025

More Christmas-ing!!

 


Welcome to the Bells' foyer!



In the daylight.....


And the evening!


Classic and elegant.


I love her staircase and the foyer tree.




Amber is a classy lady through and through!

And I finally finished the sewing room!

My pictures are a little out of order....



And the evening! This is the space off the sewing room where we keep the litter box and food and water for the cats. That's just below the Christmas bags I stapled to the shelves.


A tiny tree hung with special ornaments.


This room took a lot longer than it should have but I've been going through all my debris and will be packing it away in a more organized fashion - but not for several weeks from now.


This tree features handpainted ornaments I have done over the years. I threw some away that were damaged and didn't really think I would hang these this year - but I did!


Warm and cozy clutter!


 That's my style!

And aren't we glad we get to express our very own versions of decorating.
For some - less is more!
For others - more is always better!

My style and Amber's are good examples of that and we love and appreciate our homes.
One thing we hae in common is - we are in no hurry to take Christmas down.
On Facebook, they were asking when do YOU pack your Christmas decorations up? When I was reading the answers aloud to Louis Dean, he quipped, "Every three years!!"

In five hours or so we will have another Christmas gathering and I hope to host some dinners and lunches over the next several weeks.
I still have some Christmas baking to do!
Let the entertaining begin!





7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Everything in your decorated home looks beautiful.

photowannabe said...

I do love everything you do .. it is so YOU ! What makes you happy is the only way to go.
Amber definitely has an elegant style. That staircase and foyer look like something out of a magazine.
Love LD's response of every 3 years .. haha ..
Happy baking and enjoy all the lunches and dinner gatherings you will attend.
That's the best way to celebrate.
(((hugs)))
Sue

Chatty Crone said...

I am reading to take down my decorations. Early up early down. Sounds like you are just starting to party hardy!

Carol said...

both of you have beautiful homes and I love the elegance, but your debris fits my style as well.

Deanna Rabe said...

I’m still celebrating here in our cozy cottage!

Ginny Hartzler said...

You each have such different styles, yet they are equally beautiful and stunning!

Ann said...

Amber's home is beautiful. You both have wonderful decorating styles. I'm laughing at Louis Deans answer of every three years. I used to always take mine down New Years day but I'm in no hurry this year