The day after finishing the last of our own holiday decorations, the hubs and I were joined by the best friend and my sister on a holiday house tour.
As you can see from the rather rain soaked tickets, the weather was not ideal for walking around outdoors, but the tour was definitely worth it. We toured ten large historic homes on Monument Avenue in the heart of Richmond. Most had been decorated professionally. We enjoyed getting ideas and just seeing the insides of those buildings. We ended with some punch and cookies at the Architecture Museum and some homemade hot chocolate with whipped cream once we got home.
However, no photography was allowed in the houses. So I’ve decided to highlight my own (decidedly less grand) holiday decorations! First off, we have our wreath outside on our door:
The ribbon is tied around it so that on the inside of our door:
We can display the Christmas cards we receive by clipping them to the ribbon with tiny clothespin that I painted with red nail polish.
We’ve also got a vase of Christmas cheer in our entry way:
Otherwise known as Christmas ornaments and ribbon. This is a look which we saw in many of the houses.
Let’s venture to the main room in our apartment, shall we?
I’ve got these gift ornaments lining the ledge by our window, and…
… our already filled stockings lining bracketing the bull and the bulge on the ledge into our kitchen.
Our Christmas tree stands in the corner with a table cloth as a tree skirt (and our presents for each other and thank you cards underneath.)
A small arrangement on our coffee table…
Another on our TV…
And some silk garland on our bookshelf pretty much complete the decorations for this year. Added to the gingerbread house, of course.
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