Back To The Blue And White...Sort of

Happy New Year~

Ok, the holidays are over and I am officially READY for 2013! 

2012 had it's HIGH highs and LOW lows! I am ready for a fresh and clean start. I decided that the place to start was in my house. Although, I love putting up all the Christmas decor and looking at Santa faces for a month and having my house totally transformed to a red wonderland, I can't wait to my blue and white house back together. This also gives me a change to do some rearranging and de-cluttering. Oh the satisfaction!!! 

Here are some photos of  my homes fresh start in 2013~

" Relax" a good motto for 2013.. I will try my best:)

Some of my new blue and white towels

We set up a hot chocolate bar  in the kitchen for Christmas..some of it still remains in tact. Excuse the lovely plug in the photo;)

This little table in my dining room is now home to some ironstone

More dining room

I know your wondering right now...whats with the red??? Well, during Christmas I had some great red French linens around and I decided I just couldn't part with them.... so they are my one hint of red thats left:))

Home of the red linens..

I got this fabulous jar that I use am putting all my dried roses in. Wonder when it will be filled??

Living Room

I got this beauty before Christmas at the Rose Bowl Flea Market. 99% of the time my husband doesn't object to any of my "finds". This time, he DID. The boys in the house refer to this as the "family urinal"!! Nice huh??? But, it still made it on the wall by my computer. I am using the enamel part as a bulletin board! Good idea???

Yes, we have a den in our house that is decorated in browns, grays and whites! I don't photograph it much so here is the debut....

This is the other side of the shelves

Well, I hope you enjoyed the home tour.. a little long I know. And, I eliminated many photos.

I hope you all have a wonderful week!

Oh .. did you notice the new blog header?? I think I am liking this one A LOT!!

xo~

Cheryl

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Good Morning~

I am enjoying this beautiful sunny , but chilly morning with my yummy cup of coffee. Red Velvet flavor...YUM!!! This Christmas season has been a particularly busy and tough one. With my Mom being ill and all the hustle and bustle, I  never felt like taking pictures of my home. It was not a priority. And just when I was getting inspired to do a post ( thanks to some great friends), the tragedy happened at Sandy Hook. My decorated house seemed so..... very unimportant.

But, as the week went on and I heard such beautiful stories from families of the angels at Sandy Hook I started to feel like the decorations and the happiness they brought my kids did matter. My children LOVE them and I am so blessed to watch them smile when they look at their favorite nutcracker or look for their favorite ornament on the tree. So, this post is for them and the friends who have told me my decorations make them smile too. 

Here are some of the nutcrackers the kids collect. We have close to 100...... They are placed throughout the house. The best part about decorating is when the kids find their favorites in the boxes. They still get so..excited!

I made this felt angel with my mom many many years ago. This angel is dedicated to all the beautiful Sandy Hook angels. They will never be forgotten....

So that was just a glimpse into our Christmas house. Our decorations are NOT subtle, but we wouldn't have it any other way:)

May your all have a blessed holiday with your family and friends. 

And to all the people that have encouraged me and inspired me throughout the year..Thank you!

xo~

Cheryl