Christmas House Tour -2013 Holiday Housewalk
I’m so thrilled to have been invited to participate in Jennifer Rizzo’s Holiday Housewalk this year! Yay! The tour will be running all week, and there will be over 30 beautifully decorated Holiday Homes to tour (including some surprise houses!). You’ll get so much inspiration for all of your Holiday Decorating!! You can find the full tour, each day, over at Jennifer Rizzo’s Blog.
And if you missed Stop #9 (one of the surprise houses!) be sure and Click HERE to head on over and see it, you won’t be disappointed!!
I’m stop #10 and I’m so glad you stopped by!
Welcome to our Christmas House Tour! Let’s get started shall we? Come right on in!
This year I did our Living Room all in white and silver. I love how these tones look with the charcoal gray walls in there. I used some of the same pieces in here last year, but moved things around and reconfigured them and then added a few new things as well. You may recall the Faceted Mercury Glass bowls that I made last year and the Glitter Pine Cones that I created as well.
Last year I did wreaths on this mirror, this year I moved the feathered Angel Wings on to them. I think they look so pretty!
I picked these mercury glass orbs up at Home Goods. Don’t look too close or you’ll see me, and my paint covered yoga pants, in them!
I have Ironstone all over the house, a few pieces ended up here on our coffee table. The pillow came from T.J. Maxx, I love the sparkly bits on it!
This flocked tree was in our Family Room last year, I decided to put it in the Living room this year instead since it went so well with the white and silver theme in here. You may recall the Stenciled Snowflake Burlap Garland that I made last December.
And the Glitter Frame Ornaments from last year as well, using some of my vintage graphics.
The book page Butterfly Ornaments are new for this year. I’ll be sharing a Tutorial on how to make them soon!
These are the Wire Brush Trees that I created previously, I thought they looked cute in this glass container.
My big splurge was this printed Deer Canvas with Flowers and a Peacock Blue Background! I purchased it at The Design House at Lucketts and I did the whole room around it. I just had to have it and I love it!!
I added some rustic looking candlesticks that I’ve had for awhile, and a few real Deer Antlers, that I actually found in a dumpster!
I love all the petals on this pretty pillow!
I placed a pair of gilded wreaths (also HomeGoods) on the Antique Wooden Cabinet that houses our TV.
I just used some over the door glittery wreath hangers from the Dollar Store to hang them, it made it super quick and easy!
Here you can see the Painted Peacock Ornaments that I made, I just posted the Tutorial last week. I also created some Gold glittery Reindeer Ornaments to go with the Canvas Print. You can find that Tutorial HERE.
I placed a few small Moss Orbs to this little Vignette for some color. You can find a Tutorial for making some Large Moss Orbs HERE.
Now we are entering the kitchen! I’m so glad our Kitchen Renovation was done in time for us to enjoy it during the Holidays!
I kept it really simple in here. I hung a pretty preserved Boxwood Wreath in the window and changed out the liquid soap to green as well. Sometimes little things like that make such a big difference!
The Vintage Champagne Buckets were treated to a couple of oversized mercury glass ornaments, I thought they made great Orbs!
I wanted something fun and festive to display in my glass cabinets, so I created these Mugs that spell out the word JOY. I used the same process that I used last year, with the Snowflake Mugs that I made, only I used letter stencils instead. I love how easy these were and you can customize them to say anything that you like!
Of course if you have less shelf space, you could display them all together like this.
I kept things a little more simple in the Dining Room this year too. The theme here was gold and green.
If you look closely you can see the Book Page Chargers and matching Book Page Napkin Rings that I created for our Dining Room table. I really like how they they look with a few bits of natural greenery from our yard.
Here are a few more Preserved Boxwood pieces. I picked the wreaths up at Save On Crafts and they were a great price, compared to some other places that I’ve seen them. The beautiful Gold Venetian Trays were a flea market find at The Lucketts Spring Market this year.
I hope you enjoyed this Christmas Tour of our Home! Click HERE to hop on over to my pal Gina’s blog next to see her lovely Cottage all decked out for the Holiday Season as well! Also, I’m linking up to The Nester’s Christmas Tour of Homes!
Marty Walden says
Karen, everything is beautiful, but I love the simple touch of the Joy mugs and your amazing kitchen makeover the best!
Karen Watson says
Thanks so much Marty, I’m so glad you liked my kitchen!
Cynthia says
Karen,
It is one of the most beautiful homes I have seen!! It is gorgeous, but one can also imagine living there. Thank you, for sharing your home and inspiring me to do better with my home! Blessings and joy to you! Cynthia
Karen Watson says
Aw! Thanks Cynthia!! You always leave the best comments! Blessings and joy to you too my friend!
kristin says
Everything is so beautiful! Loving that dark grey and white 🙂
Karen Watson says
Thank you for your kind comment Kristin!
paige says
love all the gold!!
everything is so beautiful
merry christmas
Karen Watson says
Thanks Paige!
Candi says
I love your home!! Beautiful! Where are the gilded wreaths from?
Karen Watson says
Thanks Candi! I can’t remember if it was HomeGoods or TJ Maxx, but it was definitely one of the too. I’m really pleased with them. I hope you can find some for your own home!
Heather says
So beautiful Karen!! Your living room looks so fabulous decked out for the holidays and that deer painting…sigh adore it! Every detail is perfect!! Thank you for sharing your home with us!
Heather
Karen Watson says
Thank you Heather, you are so sweet! I can’t wait to see what you and Vanessa have been up to, I’m guessing your homes are looking pretty fab right about now!
cassie says
that canvas!!!!!!!!! oh i wish i could paint because i need one like it!!!!!!! it’s amazing. the end. 😉 ps- the rest of the house is amazing, too.
Karen Watson says
Thanks Cassie!! I wish I could paint too! I cheated though and bought this, it’s actually a print, and if you really want one, just head up the road to The Design House! 😉
P.S. I need to come visit you guys soon, it looks like you’ve had some beautiful things at your shop that I’ve been missing out on!!
Stacey says
Oh my goodness, I just marvel at how you make everything so complete and beautiful but not cluttered at all. That is what I strive for. Thanks for sharing your gorgeous Christmas home.
Karen Watson says
Thank you so much Stacey! Happy Holidays!!
Shelley @ Calypso in the Country says
What a beautiful tour! I love those gilded wreaths and all the punches of color around. Your kitchen is gorgeous!
-Shelley
Karen Watson says
Thank you Shelley, I’m so glad you enjoyed the tour!
Jennifer Rizzo says
Karen, your home looks amazing! I love that armoire with the gold wreaths and your kitchen is awesome. It’s just beautiful! I also love the way the fireplace looks with the artwork! thank you so much for sharing your beautiful home with us! I am so glad to have you as a part of the tour!!!
Karen Watson says
Thanks Jen! I’m so excited that you invited me to participate this year! It’s such an honor to be included among so many talented bloggers, like yourself!!
Donna says
You home is gorgeous! I love your decorating style!
Karen Watson says
Thank you so much Donna!!
Laura @ Finding Home says
Seriously – so gorgeous and even better than last year, which is saying a lot. And that canvas – oh my word! Stunning! Thanks for sharing!
Karen Watson says
Thanks Laura, that means a lot coming from someone as talented as you! I can’t wait to see what you did with your home this year!
teri f says
Loved this tour! Your home is lovely, and so inspiring.
Karen Watson says
Thank you Teri!
Dria says
Karen, your home is stunning, of course your living room is one of my all time favorites on the net, but your Christmas decor is simply beautiful you did a gorgeous job!
Karen Watson says
Thank you so much for your very kind comment Dria!
jessica @fourgenerationsoneroof says
Gorgeous Karen! I am loving that deer print above you fireplace and the blue accent pillow that coordinates is perfect 🙂 Everything is beautiful!
Karen Watson says
Thanks Jessica! I can’t wait to get over and see your home, I know it will be fabulous!