Christmas is my favorite time of year to be home. I love sitting by the tree light with a cup of tea or a glass or wine watching a favorite holiday movie or listening to tunes while wrapping gifts. Something about the lights just makes me want to slow down a bit.
This year I spent a little more on our front door mat than normal but I could not resist. When I saw this
adorable plaid I knew it was perfect and I snagged it while it was 30% off. I love the size which is larger than I normally pick up so it was a win all the way around. Welcome to my home!
Candles are my second favorite way to make every thing feel warm and cozy. I just love the bokeh in this picture! All the Christmas cards we receive end up making their way into my decor all around the house too.
My decor has remained fairly similar over the past several years but I did add
this table from World Market; me and every other blogger. It really is a great table though and if you watch closely they do run 30% off sales several times a year. For the sale price you just cannot go wrong.
The weather has been blah here for too long and I have not been able to capture any pictures of this years tree in natural light but honestly this all looks almost identical except I’ve changed out the chevron burlap for plaid ribbon around my tree.
These stockings are the main reason I will have a hard time ever moving away from traditional red and green decor. I love them so much! Back when Southern Living was around I grabbed these and then had them all monogrammed in a slightly different font. I adore them!
I also love the Li Bien ornament collection at Pier 1. Not only are they beautiful but the year is painted on as well so they serve as an annual momento. Many are under $10 on sale so they also are great for an ornament exchange. I grabbed this one for my exchange plus one for myself!
This has been my favorite winter scent for the second year in a row!
I try to add a little merry in our bedrooms too and, again, pardon the crap lighting. This year I found these
fun pillow cases and knew they would be a perfect addition! We are always feeling holly jolly this time of year when our head finally hits the pillow right?!!
These sweet
lightweight flannel sheets also worked well with our bedroom decor and will work all winter long. They are still on sale this week too!
Dutch agrees it was the perfect touch to turn the bedroom into a holiday haven!
All the throw pillows are also on sale and they evidently re my favorite thing to add this year. I’ve purchased ALOT of throw pillows.
I just couldn’t resist the plaid pillows under $15 though!! They are perfect and the Merry lumbar pillow is adorable as well. I was able to order online at the reduced price but pick them up the same day at my local Target. So easy! I seriously had a hard time not ordering this entire room!
If you haven’t checked out the woodwick candles from
Twine & Cotton you so should. This smell has been a favorite for the master bedroom as it is not too overwhelming and a little bit masculine. I love it.
We also have a slim tree in the front room where the kids hang out. I thought the
reindeer pillow was too cute not to have it!
Due to the lighting I did not take pictures in the kids rooms either but hope to add some later if the sunshine cooperates! I do not go overboard but do love to add a few little touches. I grabbed a few things from the Target dollar spot and made this fun little banner for Dillon’s room and I was super proud of myself. A few bottle brush trees here and there and he is feeling as merry as any 14 year old actually feels.
I also try to set up a fun hot chocolate bar for the kids to enjoy on cold nights. They honestly eat up the marshmallows and those little chocolate filled delights in the first couple of days with no cocoa!
I can hardly wait to see everyone’s homes tour! This time of year is just so magical.
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I love your Christmas decor…so cozy and inviting! And yes, our marshmallows and candy canes disappear very quickly from the cocoa bar. My next goal will be to make our master bedroom as festive as yours. Have a wonderful day!
It is all so gorgeous! One day I will go back to decorating our bedrooms and bathrooms again. This year its straight up outside, living room, and kitchen. And very minimal….eeeek! xoxox
Your home is lovely! So festive!
Your bedroom looks so cozy and festive. Now I want to add some Christmas to mine 🙂
So, so pretty!, your pillows are awesome!!
Looks beautiful. And I've acquired quite a collection of throw pillows from target 😉
I love the entry way table, makes it so warm from the beginning!
So pretty and cozy. I LOVE those Holly Jolly Pillows! I have been wanting to add more Christmas touches to our room and something like that would be PERFECT.
Beautiful, cozy, and inviting! I love love love all your pillows and the colors on your tree and the cute whimsical stockings are absolutely darling!
Absolutely Merry and Divine my friend! Love it all! And the table looks as amazing in your home as in the others I have seen! You have it decorated so well! I am crazy for all the pillows too. I go to Home Goods and Target and I have to just WALK AWAY! Give me all the holiday pillows. I actually broke down and bought cute flannel sheets from Target this year and Tony loves them! Who knew? LOL Have a blessed day!
Your stockings are absolutely gorgeous! I think that's my favorite part of the whole tour! And I also love your pillows on your bed!! Those are just darling. I think next year I might add a few more things to our bedroom.
Thank you for linking up with us!
You home is gorgeous and your decorations are to die for. Thank you for joining us! I have loved seeing your space.
Gorgeous decor! I love how stunning yet cozy everything is <3
Green Fashionista
Looks awesome, Shelly! Come finish my house next!
Amazing and everything looks so inviting and homey. Love that end table even though everyone has it, I want one too…now where to put it…
So cozy! I love all the throw pillows!
Your home is so pretty and cozy! I have the same throw pillows from Target and couldn't believe the price!
I LOVE your stockings. Those are so cute. My daughter won a Hannah Montana stocking from some prize drawing and she loves it, and then my son has this obnoxious singing Elmo stocking. I am waiting for the day when we can have all matching, beautiful stockings like this. For now, I try my best to hide them. Hahaha! Also, I love all of the little touches you have done, the candlelight, the slim tree, the bunting, I love it all. Beautiful!
So lovely! I like how cozy it all looks.
Your hot chocolate bar is so inviting! I love the idea of that! And I love how Christmas cozy your bedroom looks!
MeetTheShaneyfelts
Shelly your home looks amazing! I also feel like we're twins.. We have the same console sofa table and I had a Marshmallow Fireside candle lit today! 🙂 XO
The first thing that caught my eye right away was your adorable plaid door mat! I love a good door mate and anything Christmas plaid makes me all kinds of happy like a true white girl! Ha! Also, your console table comment literally made me LOL. I have noticed that same table several times, but it's so darn pretty I don't blame every person who gets it! I would want it too if we had room for one!
Haha…yes Hannah in true white girl fashion I'm sure that is how happy I was to find this door mat!! I fell in love immediately and now I fear I will always require the larger size there because it just looks so much better! And the table…lol…I swear I looked forever for a table and finally decided to just bring this one home. I have not regretted one moment!
Great minds right Victoria? I just love this darn table so much! And I've been so happy with the lovely smell in my house.
I'm super happy with how cozy my bedroom turned out…now if I can get all the gifts stacked in the corner all wrapped and under the tree so I can really get the full effect!!
Thank you so much! Cozy is exactly how it makes me feel!
Hahahaha….Jenna I remember those days! I seriously would have never been able to afford these at the time had I not been selling the brand. Heck…I think I paid something utterly ridiculous like $70 to have them monogrammed. I would love to change up the colors and go more neutral but I just cannot change those stockings!
Seriously! I grabbed the first one on sale and then noticed they were marked all the way down to $13.99….what?? I seriously was so excited because they are adorable!
They have been my big splurge this year Emily! Hoping I will have new living room furniture to put them all on next year!!
Haha…I seriously bought it for a different location but once it was put together I loved it in my living area so much it had to stay!
Haha…hopefully I will get around to actually straightening mine back up before Christmas day. It's a hot mess over here.
Thanks so much Kate! I bet you guys are so excited about your first Christmas with your little one!
Thanks so much Stephanie and thanks for hosting!
I love them so Lindsay….not sure I will be able to change them until they are falling apart. The pillows were a fun find. They had several different options…and I really wanted the naughty/nice ones in red but decided that might be weird with the 14 year old. haha
Girl….I'm seriously out of control with the throw pillows!! Keith isn't a fan…he calls it the great pillow migration every night when he's getting in bed. haha
Our house is so tiny it makes it easy to decorate for sure. This is by far my fave!
I feel ya….I have not done as much as I use to and I'm just thinking I'm cool with that!
Thank you Kellyann!
Vicki it was so fun to dress that room up a bit! I just happened upon those pillow cases and they turned out perfect.
Thank you Sarita! They were a fun find.
I'm out of control with the pillows Kimm!!
Thanks Deena…I really do love it especially for the price!
These stockings are just such a favorite. I think they mean alot because it was the first time I was able to afford something so personal for our family.
Thanks Beth! I just happened upon the pillow cases and super excited I did.
So cozy! I love the candle holder and the little touches in the bedroom – I never do anything upstairs but now I kind of want some lights in my room too 🙂
Love your decorations!!! Those stockings are so cute and love how you've added a little holiday decor to your bedrooms! I did a similar post today 🙂 Happy Holidays!
Sarah Bell
Trendy & Tidy
Thanks you Sarah! I love having a some twinkly lights in the bedroom…just makes it so cozy.
The lights just make me happy and my new flannel sheets have been so cozy!!