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My Christmas Home Tour 2013

Hello friends!

I hope you have finished all your preparations for the holiday season! This is my first Christmas as a home and garden blogger, and I must admit that I was grossly unprepared for what’s “expected” as far as decorating for the holidays.

I figured it would be a few holiday projects mixed in with some recipes. Maybe some decorating tips.

That’s it. 

Not turning my home into a Holiday Winter Wonderland and getting on one of many home tours I’ve seen over the last few weeks.

Not that I think it’s a bad idea. I think it’s a wonderful idea. I wouldn’t be much of a home and garden blogger if I didn’t… I mean, we’re supposed to love doing this kind of stuff, right? (Though I do question our sanity from time to time.)

 I was just woefully unprepared this year. But, my dear readers, I know better now, and it is my solemn promise to bring you a Christmas Home Tour next year that will knock your Christmas stockings right off your chimney.

But for this year, please enjoy my Christmas Home Tour 2013!

Entryway

As always, I love using natural materials in my seasonal decorating. This is a simple but pretty entryway that I was able to put together in a couple of hours using vintage stuff and natural materials that for the most part I gathered from my yard.Christmas Home Tour 2013

I made this wreath using only redwood branches, holly berries and a burlap bow. I was going to add more stuff, but it just overwhelmed it. Sometimes the simple stuff is best!

Christmas Home Tour 2013Christmas Home Tour 2013Christmas Home Tour 2013I love milk cans. They’re cute on their own, and you can always incorporate them into seasonal decorating. I filled this one with cuttings from the Christmas trees, redwood branches, holly berries, mistletoe and finished it off with a burlap bow. Christmas Home Tour 2013Please note some of these plants such as mistletoe are toxic to pets, so make sure to check if any of the plants you plan to use are toxic. If they are, make sure to keep them where your pets can’t get to them.Christmas Home Tour 2013I used this grape box and rusty scoop for my fall entry décor, and to be honest, I never got around to breaking it down, so I figured I’d just use it for my winter décor too. I think it turned out quite nice despite my laziness.Christmas Home Tour 2013Christmas Home Tour 2013Can’t forget the doorbell! (Yes, this is our doorbell. We don’t have an electric one. We survive somehow.)Christmas Home Tour 2013

Living Room

Once across the threshold, our living room is too your left. I am working on a romantic country theme in here, so I wanted the Christmas decorations to coordinate.Christmas Home Tour 2013Christmas Home Tour 2013To the left is a lantern post that I gussied up a bit with some pearl garlands and a bow. I put the bow in front of the lantern opening instead of below it to somewhat hide the fact that I didn’t have anything Christmasy to put inside it. Going to have to work on that for next year.Christmas Home Tour 2013Christmas Home Tour 2013

 Next to the lantern is an end table which I put some more pearl garlands and a few ornaments I stole off the tree. Really need to work on getting/making some more decorations. I filled the ceramic hat with tree trimmings and some ivy to give it a more romantic feel. Is it working?Christmas Home Tour 2013

Christmas Home Tour 2013Christmas Home Tour 2013Turn to the right and I have the tree in the corner. I used to put it in front of the window, but then I had to move the love seat practically in front of the entry and that didn’t work out too well. I used a lacy-edged tablecloth as a tree skirt. I hope it doesn’t ruin it so I can use it for a tablecloth again.Christmas Home Tour 2013Christmas Home Tour 2013Christmas Home Tour 2013Christmas Home Tour 2013 Christmas Home Tour 2013

 Turn to the right again and we have another end table. My ex-mother-in-law made this tree for me. Probably the only good thing I got out of that marriage. I used some leftover material from a lace curtain I made for the tree skirt. I added a decorative dish with birdies on it, more pearl garlands and more stolen ornaments.Christmas Home Tour 2013Christmas Home Tour 2013Christmas Home Tour 2013Turn to the right one last time and there’s one more end table to look at. I used a vintage candy dish, more pearl garland, and more stolen ornaments. Christmas Home Tour 2013Christmas Home Tour 2013Christmas Home Tour 2013Before we leave this room, I want to show you what I put on top of the table lamps to make them a little more festive. They’re those “flower pick” thingies you can add to artificial flower arrangements or wreaths. I was never crazy about them, but they really saved my bacon as far as making a nice topper for the lamps. Christmas Home Tour 2013

 Family Room Bench

Walk past the staircase and to the left is a bench that I set up on a wall across from the family room. I know these are usually set up closer to the entryway, but it works here because when people come to visit, they can put their coats and purses right where all the action is. Just seems to work out better for everyone that way, and I fill up a bare wall that otherwise I didn’t know what to do with.Christmas Home Tour 2013Christmas Home Tour 2013 I used another grape box with a bunch of vintage stuff and more natural materials.Christmas Home Tour 2013A vintage Santa is right at home among the pinecones, tree cuttings and holly berries. I even managed to work in some vintage embroidered holiday napkins.Christmas Home Tour 2013Don’t you just love mason jars? They are invaluable when it comes to country decorating. Just throw a mix of whatever corresponds to the season/theme/room you’re working on and you’re done. I wonder if old Mr. Mason ever envisioned his invention would be used for decorating as much as preserving food in the future. They are right up there with milk cans in the country decorating using vintage items hiarchy, that’s for sure.Speaking of which, whataya know, another milk can!

Speaking of which, whataya know, another milk can! I pretty much decorated it the same way as the entryway one minus the mistletoe so our indoor cats wouldn’t get into it.

Christmas Home Tour 2013

 Last but not least, my Yule log! You can find the tutorial to make it here.Yule Log TutorialI hoped you enjoyed the mini tour and got some ideas for your own home. If you have any questions or feedback, please leave it below!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Michelle

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  1. Nanacf says

    January 9, 2014 at 6:23 am

    If next year is better than this…my Christmas stockings WILL be blown off!! LOVE your creative uses of what you already have! Thank you also for including a kitty in the picture! Looks extra inviting to me! Lovely job Michelle!

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    • Michelle says

      January 9, 2014 at 7:38 am

      Thank you! We have 8 cats, so it’s hard NOT to get one or more in a picture. 🙂 I don’t mind though, and you’re right- I’ve seen other blogs with cats included in their d

      Reply
  2. Peg awald says

    January 12, 2014 at 11:40 am

    Love your outdoor entry way decor and doorbell don’t change it I have idea for entertainment center put a piece of wood like a 1″x 12″ board across the top to make a shelf put tv on it or put shutters across center and put tv behind shutters or an old armoire would be pretty place for tv paint it accent color with chalk paint antique ivory or whatever you like we got free grey barn wood and put on our walls love it thank you Peggy

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    • Michelle says

      January 12, 2014 at 6:19 pm

      Hi Peggy,

      Thanks for the tips about the entertainment center! I’m not certain if I’m going to repurpose it there or somewhere else yet. But when I do, you will see the results!

      I love the idea of using barn wood on walls! I wish we would have kept more of the old barn wood on the original barn, but we ended up giving most of it away. Coulda, shoula, woulda! 🙂

      Thanks again!
      Michelle

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  3. Linda says

    December 17, 2014 at 12:13 pm

    I love your rustic milk cans, boxes and natural greenery; it is simply beautiful. Don’t compare your home to that of other bloggers, most of us folk can never attain that level of decorating and I appreciate you ‘keeping it real’!

    Reply
    • Michelle @ The Painted Hinge says

      December 17, 2014 at 1:09 pm

      Thank you so much Linda! 🙂

      Reply
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    March 22, 2016 at 1:13 pm

    Hi! I love your milk can planter! I have a milk can with the lid on it. Do you happen to know the trick to getting it off? Thought I’d ask. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      March 22, 2016 at 1:44 pm

      Thank you Christy! 🙂 I’ve never had to deal with a stuck milk can lid, but try some WD-40 in around where the lid is stuck and see if that will loosen it up.

      Reply
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Anyway, here's my Christmas dining room for 2020! I wanted to do a red and gold Christmas theme in here for so long and I finally did it! If you'd like to see more pictures, please visit my blog - link in my profile. ⁣
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This month's theme is decorating with frames, so I jumped into the blog wayback machine to see what I could dig up that would fit the theme. I found this fall wreath from 2014 when I was in a shabby chic phase. Do you think it passed the test of time? ⁣
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There's much more where this came from - you can get the directions on how to make one of these frame wreaths for yourself as well as check out all the fabulous frame ideas from all the LOL ladies on my blog - link in my profile.⁣
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