Just an idea...

So I am sure by now you have realized that I ended up using the sunburst mirror in the dining room. Well- I don't love it, let me rephrase that I don't love the way it looks on the wall. It is smaller than I had envisioned there. I love the mirror. But I have a new idea... (it just came to me really)... I think I am going to do a large grouping there of vintage French documents like maybe 12 or so... hummm..

I may even move out of my comfort zone and put some kind of gold in the framing as opposed to my typical black frame.  It looks so nice on the grey.  Don't you think?

I will have to move the mirror somewhere else though..

Oh and also I just put in some chairs like those shown in the first beautiful photo...

I know it's Christmas and I should be doing important things like wrapping and celebrating and so on, but I am really just dreaming.

Maybe it is all of the rain, I need the sun to survive, I am going a little crazy here!

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images via Linen and Lavender and Wisteria

Marie Antoinette Holiday

Can you imagine the grandeur of the holidays in history.. 

I go back and forth between the simple holiday and the over the top.. Which do you prefer?

image via ikea

So Close!!

Sorry for the lack of posts - as you probably know, work's always nutty right before the holidays!  I just wanted to drop in with a little recap of what we've been up to.

{our front door}

This year we got a bit further as far as outside Christmas decorating goes than last...  We got lights up outside, but Christian wasn't happy with them because they're not the "pretty" colored lights. 

{image via mrlimodenver.com}

I feel his pain... I remember thinking that way back when.  I could possibly be swayed to the colorful side...  There's something wonderful about terrible Christmas decorations.  It's definitely got to be better than the dying leyland cypresses I strung up with pretty white lights...  It's a process.  (We planted them too close to our house so the roof overhang kept rain from getting them.. ehhhhhhh.)  Maybe next year we can have alive shrubs strung with lights.   I'm also kind of craving the big vintage colored lights my grandparents have on their house. 

We got a second tree this year for our family room.  It's artificial but I'm really into it because it's flocked:

I'll attempt to take better pics later!  Dave & I camped out in the family room this weekend because I love being near the tree so much.  I wish I had one in our bedroom too.

And, whenever we can squeeze it in, we've been playing Christmas music & dancing:

{I have really big hands}

In my area it's 97.1 that plays nonstop Christmas music.  love it.  I think they probably stay in business just because of their month of Christmas music. 

Delilah anyone???