Random Christmas Post

I had a few more posts in my plans but time has just flown by. 
I thought I'd share a few of the vignettes that didn't get their own post.
I told you that I went with black and white this Christmas.
I found so many cute ribbons that I left them out in a basket next to the tree.

The opposite corner got the shutter with a wreath. 

It adds some texture to this lighter room.

The Ikea terrarium got a Christmas touch.

The little reindeer came from Crate and Barrel in New York. 
Isn't he cute?

Did I show you the little box that I built out of Bill's old wood pile?

It is ridiculously wonky but I love it anyway. 
Maybe a tutorial will be forthcoming...
'How Not to Build a Box". 

Now for the sunroom.The sunroom tree stayed the same but the shelves got switched up a bit. 
Welcome to the Cardinal Room. 

Guess what? These gold walls are gone!!
I painted in here last Monday. Come back in a few weeks for the reveal. 

 This birdie came from New York. 
He's just too cute.

I've got to have some plaid too.

Hopefully you were able to stick with this long post.
I hope to get one more in before Thursday.
Have a wonderful week. 
Katie    
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Christmas in the Sunroom

I'm so relieved to have at least one room done for Christmas.

I am so far behind.

Christmas 2012 was the inspiration for the sunroom. I pulled my cardinal ornaments from the give away pile and used them on a new flocked tree from Walmart.

We've had Walmart trees before. They tend to get crumpled looking after a few years but they are a pretty good tree for the money. This one was $99.00. It is pre lit with LED warm white mini bulbs. It's slim and 6.5 ft. tall.  It's perfect for the lower ceiling of the sunroom. 

Once I started decorating I remembered a few other ornaments that would work. 

The tree is sprinkled with red berries and gingham accents. 

I tucked a few bird houses in the branches. 

Cardinals have that perfect pop of red.

This little fellow is new. He was a find at Tuesday Morning.

The cardinals aren't just on the tree. 

 

 Bill made the dish dresser for us in the late 80s. I gave it a coat of white paint almost two years ago. It was slated for 

give away because the old finish was a little dated. 

I'm so glad I painted it.

 It's fun to decorate for the holidays and seasons.

The trunks held my doll clothes when I was a little girl.

The bird cage was a birthday gift from a dear friend. 

 

Jonnie gave me the bird book a few years ago for Christmas. It's vintage. He found it at a second hand bookstore. I love the pictures.

The other corner got a few pictures and some candy canes.

The settee got a plaid pillow. I made it last year from a plaid L.L. Bean skirt.

Even the vintage crate is part of the decor this year. 

We are having one of our Dallas area apocalyptic ice events today. I'll have more pictures of "Ice capades 2013" in another post. Until then, I'm going to hunker down and finish this decorating. 

Thanks for coming by. 

Katie   
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