No More "Bah Humbug" - Let the Christmas Decorating Begin

{faux garland with mini lime green ornaments and peacock feathers thrown in the mix for something a little unexpected}

The Christmas decorating bug finally hit me. We're not having any big parties or expecting any visits from relatives (besides my in-laws who live down the street from us), so I wasn't planning on doing much as far as decorating goes.

The painting above the fireplace is on loan from the in-laws. It's been in the family for a couple generations and I love that it has an aged look. Thanks to numerous suggestions regarding my oh-so-lovely gas fireplace (ugh), I've decided to get a pretty screen to go in front of it. We'll see how that turns out.

I pulled out some celery green throw pillows that were hiding in a closet (a closet solely devoted to housing throw pillows that are not in use - yes, I have a throw pillow addiction) and added them to the sofa.

Rather than getting a large Christmas tree this year, we decided to do a mini tree (a potted one so we can plant it outside later) decorated with gold, silver and lime green ornaments.

It's just so cute, isn't it? LOL. I found these adorable little houses at Pottery Barn and just had to have them.

I have much more to come!