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I have been busy putting the finishing touches on our Christmas decorations this past weekend. I know this sounds funny but decorating was stressful. There were so many DIY projects I wanted to complete and there were points when I felt like I was making a bigger mess rather than pulling everything together. I’m joining over a dozen other bloggers this week as we open our doors and show you our homes all decorated for the holidays. Today I am welcoming you up to our porch while I spend the day taking the last of the pictures indoors.
I know I have told you all before that our house has an odd layout. We have a two story house with an exposed basement. When you walk in the front door it looks like you are walking into a one story house. The upstairs has two bedrooms, living room, kitchen, laundry room and 1 1/2 baths. Downstairs is a master bedroom and bath, living room, office area, man room/kitchen and there is a huge set of sliding glass doors that open out onto a large deck. It sounds strange but it works for us. I am able to keep the upstairs living area looking nice since we spend most of our time downstairs and around the holidays I can get away with two different styles without them clashing. We have our main Christmas Tree and rustic decorations downstairs and this year I am doing colorful and bright decorations upstairs. I feel like the upstairs is still missing something but given another year I will perfect it. These things take time!
Walking up to our house you are given a glimpse of what awaits inside. Reds, coral, bright green and aqua are just a few of the bright colors you will find. I created all the décor upstairs over the past few weeks in a palette of BEHR paints I chose. I picked six bright untraditional colors I wanted to use. It has been a lot of fun seeing it all come together but frustrating at times since I can’t find things to match when I’m out shopping. Have you tried finding Christmas plates in untraditional colors? Impossible!
I will stop teasing you with what’s inside and let the pictures of our porch do the talking. I decorated using the 3-D trees I made, some saws from our vintage saw collection, and trimmings from our Christmas tree. I made the Ho Ho Ho sign a few years ago from a scrap of wood and borrowed the large box filled with more tree trimming and poinsettias from my sister-in-law. The snowflake hanging on the door was a Hobby Lobby purchase. It was unfinished wood which I painted, glittered and added vinyl wording to. Since it will never snow where we live it is all wishful thinking.
Thanks for stopping by to see my porch. I hope you will come by tomorrow to see the colorful living and dining room! I am really excited to share how fun it turned out. In the meantime stop by and see some of the other bloggers taking part in the home tour this week!
Enjoy,
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Kelsey, I love all that you have done!! Your trees are amazing and the colors are fun and comfortable. Love the color pallete and can't wait to see indoors tomorrow!
Your front porch is so cheerful and welcoming! I love the bright colors you used along with the natural green branches.
Kelsey, your big snowflake is adorable!