Family Room at Christmas

We moved the family room tree to this spot

 so that we would be close to it.

 All the better to see it.

 On the coffee table, my antique wooden bowl

 is filled with pinecones and a glass 

hurricane. It sits inside a large wreath.

 Red and gold ornaments sit on top.

The Spode Christmas Tree tea set.

It gets used almost every day.

A Christmas quilt hangs on the side of

the antique armoire. This tree holds all

The memento Christmas ornaments. 

 Hand painted of Barrington IL. 

We lived there for 15 years.

 Craft fair snowman.

 Gift shop finds while traveling.

 Passed on from family members.

 Gifts

 Gifts.

The Mouse in the House from

Normandy United Methodist Church Women's

Club 1975 Annual Christmas Luncheon.

It was a must holiday event for everyone 

in Dayton, Ohio

These colorful family ornaments I've collected

over 36 years. It's fun to  remember where

 most of them came from. 

A large basket of pinecones behind the back sofa.

 Cloches on the sofa table.

 I found this birdcage for $1 last week 

at a drive-by garage sale.

 My Lenox santa

The two cute snowmen are wine totes.

They were gifts brought to my annual 

Tennis Girlfriends Christmas Party. 

My friends jokingly said that they knew

I was short on Christmas decor!

The top of the Henredon wall units have lighted garland

and a garland of wooden hearts and stars on

 a twine rope. The small stockings are made 

from antique quilt pieces.

 Ivory Nativity figurines were thrift store finds.

 Another thrift store creche.

Extra Christmas cards are stored in a 

Longaberger card basket.

A display of Santas at the back of the room

 A wire basket holds the Christmas Edition 

Southern Living books. Good for browsing.

 Christmas colored throws

and pillows

Santa's laundry on a clothes line

CHEERS!

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