A peak into our home...

... this Christmas season...

Christmas is my favorite holiday. Every one is just cheery and looking forward to spending time with their families and friends. The different colorful traditions and food are just icing on the cake. The other fun part of Christmas is decorating. So, without further ado, welcome to our home...


Berry wreath, nativity scene, and a hurricane vase with different red and gold Christmas balls adorn our foyer...

florals: Hobby Lobby (here)

rug, console table: Pottery Barn (old)

Our formal dining room reflects our casual style. I mixed-matched the dining chairs. The side chairs are leather upholstered but I had my mom sew slip covers to soften up the look.

dining table: Pottery Barn (similar Hayden Dining Table and Sumner Dining Table)

arm chairs: Pottery Barn (Grayson Chair)

draperies: Pottery Barn (similar Dupioni Drape)

slipcovers: mom

The centerpiece was made up of antique-silver bowl with sugar-like glazed fruits and a pine wreath with berries, pine cones  and red and gold balls.

antique-silver serve bowl: Pottery Barn (antique-silver serve bowl)

We turned the landing wall of our stairway into our gallery. I hang our wedding and family pictures printed on canvas along with canvas prints of "Family Rules". The banister is decorated with a wreath with pine cones and hang using plaid ribbons in red/white/green colors.

Our Christmas tree is probably my favorite of all.  Our nephews helped hang some of the ornaments when they spent thanksgiving with us.We got a 9.5 ft tree this year. Yes, it is almost touching our ceiling.

This is the time of the year where we get to showcase our Christmas ornament collection. See, instead of buying t-shirts and cups or shot glasses (hubby used to collect both) from our travels, we started collecting Christmas ornaments. We get to showcase everything every year and brings back beautiful memories every time we see them.

all drapery hardware: Pottery Barn (PB Oversized Drape Rod and PB Double Drape Rod)

cane chairs: Tommy Bahama  La Palma Loose Back Chair ( similar Nassau Leather Chair or Rum Beach Chair)

The throw pillow covers coordinated perfectly with the ribbons I used all around the house.

throw pillow covers: Pottery Barn (Plaid Pillow Cover and Silk Pillow Cover)

faux fur throw: West Elm (similar faux fur throw)

The hurricane vases are filled with spiced apple-scented potpourri...

mercury glass candle holders: HomeGoods (here)

hurricane glass: Pottery Barn (hurricane glass)

Yes, our home looks like a Pottery Barn show room, it is not the first time I was told. I love the beach casual look and quality of their furniture. Most of our stuff are purchase throughout the years but some are still sold in the store.

To wrap the presents, I chose this gold with red and green Christmas wrapper to coordinate with all the colors in our home.

Hannah of course had to pose...

And remember my post a couple of months ago about our little calendar girl? The Jacksonville Humane Society's calendar is out. Our little Hannah is featured for the month of November. We are proud doggy parents!

Still in need of gift ideas?  Please consider donating to your local Humane Society (for Jax Humane click here) and help save a furry friend's life.

What is your favorite holiday? Do you decorate for Christmas?

xoxo,
Tey

Calendar Girl

Early this year we lost our little Boemee. I was devastated and brokenhearted. I swore to never get another puppy ever. But then one day, my husband and I were driving and I thought I saw this dog on the side of the road. I pointed what I thought I saw to my husband but he didn't see it. Maybe I was imagining, or maybe I was just missing my little Boemee.

It bothered me that night. What if I was right? What if I really saw a dog? A week later, while we were driving to the landscaping place,  my instincts told me to stop by the Humane Society. And so we did. There I saw this sweet, very matted, very quiet little dog. I asked more information about her and found out that they found her wandering on the road where I thought I saw her. It was a sign. I fell in love again. That same day my husband and I put a second hold on her since another family already had the first hold. We left with high hopes.

A couple of days later, I got a call from the Humane Society. Hannah is ours if we still want her. I took the rest of the day off and picked her up.

Hannah (name given by the Humane that we decided to keep) is a 4 year old poodle mix.  

Hannah when we picked her up from the Humane Society

Since Hannah's hair was badly matted and she had live fleas too,  my mom and I took her to the Vet to be checked and then to our dog groomer to be shaved and treated for fleas.

Hannah with shaved hair - she was pink!

A month later, her curls are starting to grow back

She is very smart, very well behaved and the best part - she loves our kids! She gave them tons of kisses the first time she met them.

Her curls grew back nicely...

Like Boemee, she too loved Greenies

This is Hannah now. Gorgeous, prissy and spoiled rotten.

Specially by my husband who Hannah follows around.

She loves massages! Her tongue is a giveaway don't you think?

She will be featured in the Jacksonville Humane Society's 2013 Calendar. We are proud doggy parents!

Please support your local Humane Society. Before you buy from a breeder, go visit them first and consider adoption instead. Just like us, you might find the little one who will open your heart. =))

Happy Friday everyone!

xoxo,
Tey