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Christmas Home Tour 2014

I am SO excited to be writing this post, yet totally terrified at the same time. Have you seen all the amazing homes on the tour, I am so honored to be able to join this tour with this group of amazing women!!!

Holiday home tour - Ask Anna

If you’re hopping over from The Nester’s house then welcome, I’m so glad you’re here! I had so much fun decorating our home for Christmas this year, but it was also a little overwhelming because it was my first year really decorating it. Last I decorated a little but we hadn’t been in the house very long so December was a month of ripping up flooring and installing new ones. So basically any decorations that were out were usually covered in dust or being moved around so we could install the floors. 🙂

When I started setting out the decorations this year I realized that I didn’t have nearly enough because this house is much larger than our last couple of houses. More rooms = more decorations = time to go shopping/time to craft. I also called in some favors and got to use some decorations from friends, that they weren’t using this year.

Without further ado, please come on in! It’s been super rainy here so this picture of our front porch was snagged with my cell phone, I promise to post more on my front porch when we get a sunny (or at least not pouring down rain) day, but I didn’t want to leave it out of the tour because I love it!

Christmas front porch - Ask Anna

When you walk into our home you walk right into the main living space that’s open to our living room, kitchen and dining room. Instead of shoving our Christmas tree in a corner (like I did last year) I put it right smack dab in the middle of the room so it’s the first thing you see when you walk in. I wanted people to be able to see it right when they walk in because I love walking into someone’s house and seeing a pretty Christmas tree.

Peacock themed Christmas tree - Ask Anna

One of my favorite things about this house are the really tall ceilings and this year I picked out a 10′ tree, it’s the tallest tree we’ve ever had! I wish I could somehow freeze it so it would last forever, I think I’m going to have a hard time taking it down, after Christmas, because I might be just a little bit in love with it (or maybe a lot). 🙂

Flocked peacock themed Christmas tree - Ask Anna

I was excited when I found shimmery wrapping paper at Tuesday Mornings and Target, that totally matched the theme of my tree!

Christmas tour 2014 - Ask Anna

Peacock themed Christmas tree - Ask Anna

Peacock themed Christmas tree - Ask Anna

Flocked peacock themed Christmas tree - Ask Anna

In the kitchen I kept it pretty simple because I don’t like to have a lot of clutter decorations in the kitchen. Sometimes I think less is more, if it’s done right.

Christmas tour 2014 - Ask Anna

Christmas tour 2014 - Ask Anna

I love having open shelves in the kitchen because it’s so fun to switch out the decorations on them for each season. Most of the snowflakes in my kitchen were ones I bought for Malea’s Frozen-themed birthday party last February. 🙂

Christmas tour 2014 - Ask Anna

Christmas tour 2014 - Ask Anna

Christmas home tour - Ask Anna

Christmas home tour - Ask Anna

This time of year we love to have people over and in mid-December we host a Christmas party at our house every year. So Creating a festive dining room is important to me. This year I kept it simple on the table because there are so many other pretty decorations in the room.

Christmas tour 2014 - Ask Anna

Christmas tour 2014 - Ask Anna

I love this tree in the dining room because it’s decorated with all of the childhood ornaments my aunt gave me when I turned 18. I added a few new ones this year too but my old ornaments are my favorite because they all hold so many memories. (See the one of me as a baby at the very top?)

On the other side of the room my friend and I also had a fun time decorating my new buffet. It’s such a great color that it goes perfectly with my Christmas decor!

Christmas tour 2014 - Ask Anna

Christmas tour 2014 - Ask Anna

Christmas tour 2014 - Ask Anna

Christmas tour 2014 - Ask Anna

This year we also have a Christmas tree in our bedroom. When we remodeled the front rooms we had to take out the fireplace, but luckily we have one in our room so I still have a mantel for our stockings. When we were kids our stockings were always placed on the mantel by the fire, so it’s a tradition that’s special to me.

Christmas tour 2014 - Ask Anna

Christmas tour 2014 - Ask Anna

I put our little manger set in here for Malea to play with, and this year I made a “stable” for them. I thought it would be more cozy for them with a roof over their heads. 🙂

Christmas tour 2014 - Ask Anna

The tree in our room is fun because it’s decorated with my favorite borrowed decoration. These vintage-style Christopher Radko ornaments, from my friend Kathie, are so unique and beautiful (I wish the pictures were as good as in real life).

Christmas home tour - Ask Anna

One of the other things I love about this decorated corner of our room, is that it’s the perfect place for our family to gather and read Christmas stories. Malea is such a good reader these days that I have her read me a story and then I read one to her.

Christmas tour 2014 - Ask Anna

Back out in the main living space of our house here are a handful of my other favorite decorations. I’ll stop talking and let you just look around.

DIY "Oh Holy Night" sign - Ask Anna

 

DIY light up Christmas canvas - Ask Anna

Tutorial HERE

Christmas tour 2014 - Ask Anna

Christmas tour 2014 - Ask Anna

I love that I was able to reuse this galvanized basket in our entryway. In the Fall it held our umbrellas and now it holds pretty Christmas decorations.

Christmas tour 2014 - Ask Anna

Thank you so much for stopping by to see my home all decorated for Christmas! I loved having you and I hope you will come back and visit soon. The next stop on the Holiday Home Tour is over at Not Just a Housewife and I’m sure you’ll have a great time because Stacy is awesome (I got to meet her this summer)!

If you’d like to start the tour from the beginning please click HERE. Have fun touring all the homes!

Christmas tour 2014 - Ask Anna

 

Monday, December 8

Just a Girl
The Inspired Room
Kevin and Amanda
Home Stories A to Z
Décor Chick

Tuesday, December 9

Thrifty Décor Chick
Eleven Gables
Hi Sugarplum
Tidy Mom
Beneath My Heart

Wednesday, December 10

Sand and Sisal
Nesting Place
Ask Anna
Not Just a Housewife
My Blessed Life

Thursday, December 11

Tatertots and Jello
320 Sycamore
Jenna Sue Design
DIY Showoff
Pretty Handy Girl

Friday, December 12

The Hunted Interior
Four Generations One Roof
A Thoughtful Place
Southern Hospitality
Songbird

Christmas// Decorating// Holidays// Our new home

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Comments

  1. Jenna Sue says

    December 10, 2014 at 7:43 am

    So bright and beautiful! That dining room of yours is seriously perfection.

    • Anna says

      December 10, 2014 at 7:54 am

      Ah, thank you Jenna. 🙂

  2. Vanessa says

    December 10, 2014 at 8:16 am

    ANNA!!! Everything looks so amazing my friend!!! I am obsessed with your flocked tree and that one in the dining room is so beautiful too. You knocked this tour out of the park!

    • Anna says

      December 10, 2014 at 10:28 am

      Thank you friend! I’m obsessed with my flocked tree too, it’s going to break my heart to take it down.

  3. Mimi Moseley says

    December 10, 2014 at 8:16 am

    This was SO good! I especially loved how you brought the beauty of outside inside. Your home is PERFECT! Well done!

    • Anna says

      December 10, 2014 at 10:29 am

      Thank you Mimi! 🙂

  4. Katherines Corner says

    December 10, 2014 at 9:55 am

    beautiful and filled with the spirit Christmas, family and tradition

    • Anna says

      December 10, 2014 at 10:29 am

      Thank you so much! 🙂

  5. Traci @ Beneath My Heart says

    December 10, 2014 at 9:59 am

    Everything looks so beautiful, Anna! I love that little Nativity set. 🙂

    • Anna says

      December 10, 2014 at 10:27 am

      Thank you Traci! 🙂

  6. Amanda says

    December 10, 2014 at 11:25 am

    I’m in love with your front porch. The sled and skis! The big tree! 🙂 Really like your buffet too 🙂 Thanks for the tour 🙂

    • Anna says

      December 10, 2014 at 12:20 pm

      Ah, thank you so much Amanda! I hope it stops raining soon so I can do a front porch tour. 🙂

  7. Debbie says

    December 10, 2014 at 5:59 pm

    Beautiful! Your tree is amazing!
    Merry Christmas,
    Debbie

    • Anna says

      December 10, 2014 at 9:45 pm

      Thank you Debbie. 🙂

  8. Brittany aka Pretty Handy Girl says

    December 11, 2014 at 7:15 am

    Anna, your home is beautiful.! Nester is right, that tree is A-MAH-Zing!!!!! Thanks for opening up your home.

    • Anna says

      December 11, 2014 at 8:11 am

      Thank you Brittany! Yeah, I think I’m going to cry when I have to take my tree down. 🙂

  9. melissa @ 320 sycamore says

    December 11, 2014 at 8:00 am

    That red door! I alsoI love the manger set and the Christmas books. Beautiful, Anna!

    • Anna says

      December 11, 2014 at 8:11 am

      Thank you Melissa!

  10. Emily @ 11gables.blogspot.com says

    December 11, 2014 at 10:48 am

    Anna! What a beautiful tour! So simple, fresh, and uncluttered. I felt the same way this year and left half of my decor in their bins. Love your beautiful home!! xox, Emily

    • Anna says

      December 11, 2014 at 11:25 am

      Thank you so much Emily. 🙂

  11. Kristi says

    December 13, 2014 at 10:50 am

    Just beautiful Anna! I’m so blessed I got to see it in person. You are so talented!

    • Anna says

      December 14, 2014 at 7:37 pm

      Ah, thank you Kristi!

  12. Renee says

    December 16, 2014 at 2:13 pm

    Your house is absolutely stunning! It is delightful!

    • Anna says

      December 16, 2014 at 8:53 pm

      Thank you sweet friend. 🙂

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