Sweet Gingerbread 2023 Kitchen

Hi Friends,

How are you? I hope you are doing well.

Welcome to our Christmas kitchen. 

As I looked over my photos from 2022, I realized that I went pretty minimal. I'm sure traveling last December had something to do with that but I wanted to pull out some of my favorite gingerbread decor. It's my favorite theme for our kitchen so I started working on a few new things back in October. 

I'd found a big gingerbread house after Christmas a couple of years ago. I can't find it in any of my old photos so it must have gotten on my nerves. It was very glittery so I gave it away this past summer. I wanted to craft some smaller gingerbread houses to fit on the shelves instead. I set about painting some. 

Bill cut me some wood houses a few years ago. I grabbed one and rounded up a few others. One of my thrift stores has Christmas out starting in July. I was able to grab a little ceramic tea light cottage to repaint. 

I found the darling mushroom pick at Joanns. 

A rotund gingerbread gal was found at Hobby Lobby. I thought her face was darling and she was only $9.00. Her clothing however was very cheap looking. She was worth trying to give her a primitive makeover. 

It took some self control to pack her away until after Thanksgiving. 

What a cutie. 

We have had a small wooden cabinet for years. I so wish that it would snug under the cabinets but it won't. I've struggled to find a place for it and finally decided to place it behind the sink in the corner. 

I knew it would be darling with one of my vintage Santa mugs. 

If you have visited with me much, you know that I love switching out my valances for the seasons. 

These red and ecru checked set was found on eBay. 

One window sill got a pitcher of holly and a white Santa mug. I used to see these everywhere. Not anymore. They are so hard to find. 

An estate sale gingerbread man also got a primitive makeover. He hangs out in the antique salt box. 

A cute Etsy gingerbread man with no eyes was found this fall. I like the crafts that I make but I love finding crafts by other people. 

I started the little guy in the centerpiece two or three years ago. He finally was finished for this year. 

This year the kitchen is a good mix of handmade and store bought. 

I'll show you our darling garden room soon. There's more gingerbread to see in there. 

Thanks for stopping by. 

See you soon. 

Katie 

Christmas Home Tour 2022

Hi, Friends,

How are you? Have you had enough Christmas content yet? 

Well, I hope not. Here is one more post. 

If you have been around a while, you know that I like a more muted palette for the holidays. 

My parents didn't put out any presents until we were asleep on Christmas Eve. I'm sure there was an element that my brothers were hooligans and they couldn't trust us not to open them before Christmas. I've opened a gift or two before Christmas day in my time. I felt guilty about it afterward, that is for sure. 

I kept to the same tradition when the kids were little. 

The wrapping paper everywhere combined with cookie tins can send me into sensory overload so I like to keep things pretty muted and calm. 

All that to say, the decor is calm and serene and it's filled with some of my favorite things. 

We still did our lights even though we were gone. I love them so much. 

The Entry

The Dining Room

The Living Room and The Stairs 

The Kitchen 

I did a little bit of a mouse theme because of a thrifted mouse that was at my hardware store. They have a thrifted section. How fun is that? 

I did the gingerbread house from start to finish this time instead of using a kit. It was a mess! It was fun though. 

The Garden Room 

The T.V. Room

The Guest Rooms 

And Our Room 

That's all for now. Have a blessed week.

Katie

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