Tuesday, December 6, 2011

winter in white

I'm being seasonally lazy this year! Just like for fall, when i didn't change the decorations for halloween, i'm now in winter decor mode, and have yet to add in any xmas or chanukah. And i'm not sure that i even will.  Aside from the tree, this set up could take me straight through the whole season.


Hehe, if you look in the mirror you see a sans decorated tree in the above photo, and then with ornaments in the photo below.  I added some extra snowflake ornaments to even further winterfy this table/quasi mantel.  Those white "snowballs" are part of my summer woven ball filler, but i thought they could work for winter grouped in this way. 



This is the maiden voyage for this tree, and she ain't so bad.  Much narrower than our other tree, yet much better for the space.  And she went up in literally one, two, three....as opposed to our usual assembly line of "find correct branch color.  separate into piles.  fluff each branch.  add to tree.  repeat.  repeat.  repeat" over an hour or so.  Not to mention then string the lights.

I was suckered into spending 10 bucks on this sparkly winter beauty.  And by suckered, i mean i saw it, and i needed it. Darn you, big lots and your aisles of seasonal goodness!

Continuing with the white, we adorn the outside.  And by we, i mean the boyfriend.  No way I'm going onto the roof for those dormers!


Frosty aglow and gentlemanly.

His big lot friends (who miraculously have lasted through 4 years and were 8 bucks for the pair).  That left guy looks like he's up to no good with that smirk.

Because we're on the corner (hence the name of this blog) S thinks it means the lights need to span the entire perimeter...

And circle the entire house.  He threatens to add lights to the bump out (which you can kind of see above the sunroom) and to around the detached garage.  I fear it would be bordering on Griswald-esque if that takes place.

I promise there's nothing green being projected on the house-that's got to be coming from the street light.  In case you were wondering if that green glow was purposeful.  Surely not on my neutrally decorated half Jewish house.  Surely not.

  Don't you love seeing other people's lights up?  It's the internet equivalent of driving around aimlessly-think of the gas we're saving! 


Christmas scapes @ It's Overflowing, Vignettes @ French Country Cottage, Mantel Party @ Southern Hospitality, Tablescapes @ The Lettered Cottage, Mantel Party @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia,  2011 Holiday Mantels @ From My Porch to Yours, Xmas Mantles @ Home Stories A-Z, Xmas doors and porches @ At The Picket Fence, Sunday Showcase Party @ Under the Table & Dreaming, Motivate Me Mon @ Keeping it Simple, Amaze me Monday @ Dittle Dattle, Making the World Cuter @ Making the World Cuter, Making Monday Marvelous @ CRAFT, DIY Project Parade @ DIY Showoff, Met Monday, Xmas Outdoors @ Sassy Sites, Tabletop tues @ A Stroll Thru Life,  Tuesdays Treasures @ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia, Show and Tell @ Blue Cricket Design, How Pinteresting @ The Vintage Apple, Transformation Thurs @ The Shabby Creek Cottage, 100 and Under @ Beyond the Picket Fence, Strut Your Stuff @ Somewhat Simple, Share Awesomeness Thur @ The 36th Avenue, Flaunt it Friday @ Chic on a Shoestring, Frugal Friday @ The Shabby Nest, SAS @ Just a Girl, Feathered Nest @ French Country Cottage, Addicts Anonymous @ A2D, feature yourself fri @ Fingerprints on the fridge, Weekend Bloogy Reading @ Serenity now, Catch as Catch Can @ My Repurposed Life, Open House @ The Answer is Chocolate,

52 comments:

Katie said...

your house is so pretty! :) im sure all of your neighbors smile when passing by..love everything!

Carol, The Answer Is Chocolate said...

It looks fanulous. I love everything.

Holly M said...

It's lovely. Don't worry about simplicity -- sometimes it speaks the best. Of course my own Christmas tree only has the lights so far -- we are too busy with singing and rehearsing!
and blogging about singing LOL

Linda @ A La Carte said...

You know how I enjoy your Winter decor! I just can't help but have all my red, green and white out but a part of me longs for that simple winter white. So get to enjoy your home! Love your lights! hugs, Linda

Lou Cinda @ Tattered Hydrangeas said...

I love all of your decor! Especially the lights outside! I LOVE them! Griswald or not....I think it looks classy and elegant all white...I do icicle lights on my house too....but I need MORE! lol

Have a great day!

Lou Cinda

Kara @ June & Bear said...

I like to be able to keep my holiday decor up a little longer too, so I tend towards wintery themes.

Barbara @ 21 Rosemary Lane said...

I got an early start however I am still not done so I feel your pain. But you do have your outside lights up and they look wonderful! I love all of the white lights! And the tree reflection in your mirror looks like a beautiful picture!!!

Gina said...

Everything looks so pretty! I really like your table/quasi mantel...perfect for the holidays, perfect for winter.

Myric said...

10 bucks for that sparkly snowflake decor isn't that bad! I love it! everything looks beautiful!

Thanks for the visit!

xoxo
Myric

Blessed Serendipity said...

Love your Christmas decorations and your snowman with the tipped hat is so adorable. Thanks for your visit over at my place.

blessings,
Danielle

Morgan said...

I really don't have many decorations up either. I don't own too many. Maybe next year? Haha. Your table is beautiful though - I love candlelight

Lisa said...

Love all your snowflake decor! People at work were making fun of me for my politically correct snow & winter themed decor in my cube, but I think it works well when you have mixed religions : )

Comeca Jones said...

Wow you guys have been busy it all looks great!!!

The Boston Lady said...

Don't even have our tree up yet, but I am slowly bringing things out. I think everything you have is lovely and I like how you have given each holiday a special nod. Ann

Unknown said...

So pretty! We, another neighbor/cousin-in-law and us, just saw one of our neighbors, and by that I mean someone who lives within about 2 miles of us and gave him grief for putting lights on his house. Now all our kids are wondering why we don't have lights on our house. Life in the country is soooo fun! lol~! :-)

Heather @CommonplaceBeauty said...

Thanks for stopping by my blog :-). Love the lights on your adorable house. Like you I'm keeping the decorations to a minimum this year! Enjoy the season :-)

Kristel said...

Your house is so charming! I understand about the not wanting to decorate, because it all has to come down in a few weeks...ahh..painful, I tell you. Your boyfriend is to funny, if my husband wasn't afraid of heights, he would also decorate the whole house in lights, front, sides and back. Thanks for visiting my blog.

-Kristel

Kellie Collis said...

What a beautiful home! The decors are just simple but they look so lovely! Have a gorgeous day, Kellie xx

Paula@SweetPea said...

Your boyfriend did a faboulous job on your outdoor lights. They look so pretty!

Isn't a pre-lit tree nice? You had to have been so happy not to do all of that fluffing. I have a tree like that in my basement that I think may need to take a ride to Goodwill.

Maury @ Life on Mars said...

Everything looks so pretty! Love it!

Barb said...

Just darling....what a wonderful job you did. So festive and so inviting.

Barb

Anonymous said...

You made my day.:) Your post is funny and charming. Wish I could drive by to see your lighted/lit/ ?? corner house. Living way out in the country as I do I don't see many decorated houses at night. Not sure why I decorate mine as we don't live on a drive by street but down a country lane. It's the kid in me I guess. Love your blog and am now follower. xo Lynn @thevintagenest

Unknown said...

So lovely very glad you popped over to my blog and I'm now a happy new follower.

Hope you drop by tomorrow for my Pin'Inspiration party.

Amy @ FWD said...

Thanks for stopping by to see my mantel! I love your tablescape, and your outdoor lights looks so pretty! I never have the motivation to do outdoor lights!

Sarah said...

Thanks for your sweet comments about my Christmas mantel and tree! I love your icicle lights... I long to do that to my house, but I'm chicken! I think it's awesome that they go all around the roof... more for your backdoor neighbors to enjoy! Hope you have a Merry Christmas!

Cathy @ My 1929 Charmer said...

Your is so pretty all decked out for the holidays. All twinkly and bright! My hubs fell off the ladder from our second story last year, and won't get up that high again. Love when peaks are all lit up. Now following you.

Anonymous said...

Your house is so pretty! Your lights look gorgeous! I love the ice cycles on the roof! I also think your tree is beautiful with so many lights and I'm having sign envy over your "Let it Snow" sign! Merry Christmas!

Tammy@Beatrice Banks said...

Oh my! He really did go all out for the exterior! But I love it! Gorgeous! Please send him to my house b/c we have the opposite problem. I deck the halls inside but the hubs doesn't care to put up lights outside. I'm thinking of how many more people will see the outside of my house rather than the inside. But oh well! I love Christmas inside or out.
Your tree looks pretty reflected in the mirror. I took the same kind of photo of mine although I haven't posted it yet.

Rachel said...

So pretty! I love all your outdoor lights!! I'm hoping that if I see enough cute Christmas decor photos it will motivate me to finish putting all ours out! Right now our house is half Christmas and half Fall! lol

A Cozy Cottage in the City said...

oh my goodness! I love all those lights and how you've decorated for the season!!! :) Very nice!!! Hopefully I'll start decorating the outside this weekend...just a few more weeks left for Christmas, so I'd better hurry up! :)

Cheers,
Jessie

Unknown said...

Wow- it looks amazing : )

Lakeshore Cottage Living said...

I am loving your Christmas lights!!! How fun is that?!

Thank you for stopping by my blog and a sweet comment. Merry Christmas! Kristine

frugal-interior-design said...

I love the blue accents on the white table. I guess I'm not the only one who has been playing with glass gems this holiday season! :-)

Simple Home said...

I like the idea of a narrower tree! I'd like to find one of those really skinny ones :) I do like the 1, 2, 3 part of ours too :)
The outside of your house looks beautiful. My kids would all love Griswold-esque :)
Blessings,
Marcia

Toni said...

Love all the lights on the outside, I still love to ride around and see the decorations. And congrats on the new tree-long overdue!
Thanks for stopping by me blog and leaving such a nice comment. I am a new follower and a looking forward to visiting often (love your sense of humor!). Have a great Sunday!

Reunion Committee said...

It all looks so good!!!

Devonay said...

Love it! It looks awesome! You always make me chuckle!

elizabeth said...

I especially love your outdoor display...alas, my Hubs is not into putting up lights, and I'm not about to do it myself.

The Single Nester said...

Everything looks lovely! I posted today about my turquoise and white tree. I love it. It makes me smile.

LYNDA QUINTERO-DAVIDS said...

LOVELY! Love all the lights! Thanks for stopping by :)

xo Lynda

Lina Thomlinson said...

Ha, great smirk on that little snowman. Gotta wonder what's going on in his head. I like your simple decorations on the inside and the fun festiveness on the outside. Oh, and we have a fake tree like your old one with the different levels of branches tagged by color. Of course, I managed to forget the color system this year so put an entire layer of branches on in the wrong slots. Oops.

April said...

SO pretty! I love the Wintry theme. Thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting. You have a lovely house!

Brandi said...

I don't blame you for wanting to keep things simple. The less we put out- the less we have to take down! LOL! Your boyfriend did a great job with the outside lights! I bet the kids in your neighborhood really enjoy riding by your house!

Anonymous said...

Your Christmas lights look wonderful! Your home looks lovely too. I think simplicity is key when it comes to Christmas decorating!

Happy Christmas!

Best wishes,
Natasha.

Elle Sees said...

pretttty
and i want lights on the outside one day!
I'm giving away 5 shirts from StyleMint! Wanna enter?

Unknown said...

Great Christmas Landscape! I'm so impressed!! Thanks for linking up earlier at my bloggy party! Glad to have you!

XO, Aimee from ItsOverflowing.com

Oona Johnson said...

I think your house looks great! I bought outside lights last year, along with the electrical junk and extra pluggy things... and I still haven't used them. J is working on shelves for the kitchen right now, so I hate to ask him to climb around in the cold to hang lights... Maybe next year.

Unknown said...

I love the simplicity of your Christmas display, and I'd love for you to come by and show off your other Christmas decoration...your TREE!...at my Christmas Tree linky party (I'm Blogging Around the Christmas Tree with Aimee of It's Overflowing!) tomorrow @ www.fivedaysfiveways.com

Oh, and I'm your newest follower!

~Abbie

Abbie said...

Oops! Thought I was signed in!

Shannah @ Just Us Four said...

Love the snowmen! I have such a huge snowman obsession and these are so cute.

sstone said...

I definitely think that you should be able to decorate for Christmas/winter at the same time. I love all your white sparklies:)
Shiloh
everydaygameplan.net

Lara Britt said...

Sometimes less is more. And white is always in fashion. Your better half certainly has more holiday spirit than I do. That's a lot of decking on your eaves. TALU-ho!