Happy Holidays, all! Grab a cup of cocoa and join me for this year’s holiday home tour of Dogs Don’t Eat Pizza HQ.
We always start our decorating with the tree.
Garland and fun ornaments adorn our tree, and my daughter was in charge this year (well, she put herself in charge).
We have pictures of the kids from each year, plus homemade ornaments, dog ornaments, and, of course, ornaments for our favorite teams.
Did I mention that I rearranged the entire living room just so the dogs wouldn’t knock over the tree when they ran to the front window? True story.
After we tackle the tree, we decorate the rest of the living room.
I used some of the free trimmings I got to make the white vases festive.
The table is now by the fireplace so that the dogs have room to bark at the window. Seriously. The things I do for those sweet babies.
I decided this year to put our stockings on the banister, rather than the mantel. That way, when we have a fire in the fireplace, we (well, I) don’t have to move the stockings.
I made the bows out of burlap garland and gold wired ribbon – a little rustic, a little bling.
Under our rake that holds this year’s cards are our snowmen, strangely near the fireplace.
These guys came from Second Life Thrift – about $8 and all I needed to do was tighten the screws.
Can’t forget the Christmas apples.
And angels are on the ladder.
In the dining room, I added a little more bling to our chandelier.
These ornaments came from the Ikea as-is room – the whole bag was $5. I only used about half the bag here.
Happy Holidays, Everyone!
A "recovering lawyer," I turned in my power suits for power tools and a life of DIY. I believe in merging old and new to make a house a home.
It looks great Karen! Love your ornaments hanging from the chandelier!
Thanks, Holly!
So bright and homey. Thanks for sharing, Karen.
Thanks, Cheryl!
Everything looks so warm and cozy. I am in love with the ornaments hanging from the chandelier. And I know it’s temporary, but the table and chairs are very inviting in front of the fire place.
Thanks, Sharon! My son said he really prefers this set-up in our living room. He likes building LEGOs on the table in front of the fire. So, it might just stay this way!
Love the tree done in family style using ornaments that have meaning for your family. We actually have a small tree for our son’s BAMA ornaments. He has around 40 of them since we started a tradition of getting him an ornament each year. Some years we just couldn’t decide so he got more than one.
What a great tradition! We also have an ornament with Big Al tackling the Auburn tiger. 🙂 It’s fun to have ornaments that represent what everyone loves.
Your decorations look so pretty! I liked the stockings on the stairway versus the mantle – they look great there!
Thanks, Heather! So much easier than putting them on the mantel and taking them down when we have a fire in the fireplace!
Karen, I love all the keepsake ornaments on your tree. And, those ornaments hanging over your table……too cute!!
xoxo
Denyse
Thanks, Denyse!
Such pretty decor, Karen!
Thanks, Mary Beth!
Hi Karen! Everything looks so fun, festive, warm and inviting – thank you so much for sharing the HQ holiday with us! 🙂 Hope you have a happy Tuesday!
Thanks, Cindy! Happy Tuesday and the rest of the week!
You’re a girl after my own sock monkey ornament loving heart – yes we have a few of our own too!!
Kelly
Sock monkeys rule! Happy Holidays, Kelly!