{holiday home tour 2010}

Welcome! 

We are all dressed up for the holidays!

 Come on in.....

 Our living room....

{Living room reflection from dining room mirror}

{even comes with a lovely blue exercise ball :)}

 Christmas vignettes...

Handmade green and red embossed velvet stockings...

Moving on to the dining room...

 Getting cozy in the family room...

 Traditional Czech nativity {cut from paper}...

Our Christmas tree..

 Gingerbread houses....

Hope you enjoyed my tour, come back and visit again!

Joining Nester's Christmas 2010 Tour of Homes

Show us Your Life Home Tours @Kelly's Korner

Hooked on House Holiday Home Tours

XO Barbara

~Touches of Fall~

I am not much for frou-frou decorating when it comes to fall.

 I strive for simplicity.

That's my way of saying I can't be bothered {or maybe just plain lazy}. 

It seems like too much work to make Hallowe'en sparkly "boo"signs, spray paint branches black (might try this though) or hang leaf garlands over the house. 

But I do decorate the house with small touches that I like to call 

farmer's market chic.

Throw in some cute little pumpkins and my daughter's artwork to create a fall inspired mantel.

A few touches around the house.

Love the shape and colours of the squash I found at the market. The colours pop against the elongated ebony "bowl" my sister brought back from Tanzania.

All the squash around the house has me craving some yummy curried squash soup! 

Linking to:

Fall Mantel Party @ The Nesting Place

Falling Up Party @ Cottage and Vine