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Preparing our Hearts & Home for the Holidays

12/13/2022 By Bre

It’s crazy to think we are already a week into December, and my heart is full of anticipation for Christmas. As I prepare our home for the holidays, I’m find myself longing to be more intentional about preparing my heart as well. Instead of feeling anxious about all of the things I “need” to get done, I pause to reflect on what really matters most to our family this holiday season. Instead of giving myself an impossible to-do list of Christmas decorating, shopping, and commitments, I’m carefully contemplating what I allow to fill our schedule over the weeks to come. So before I share the simple touches of holiday decor I’ve added around our home with you, I thought I would first share how I am preparing not only our home, but my heart as well for this upcoming holiday season.

How I Styled our Hutch for Christmas

12/21/2021 By Bre

If you have been following along on moving journey this year, then you know this year I have no shelves to style for Christmas. Our open shelves in our kitchen at our previous home were one of my favorite areas to style for Christmas. In fact it was usually the first place I would start to decorate, and I just loved the added touch the Christmas decor would add to my already favorite spot in the whole kitchen. If you haven’t seen how I styled the shelves in our old kitchen for Christmas, you can check it out HERE. However, this year instead of styling shelves, I have a new hutch to decorate! The hutch in our dining room is all decked out for the holidays, so today I’m showing you how I styled our hutch in the dining room for Christmas.

Christmas Lights at Night Tour

12/20/2021 By Bre

elieve we are less than a week away to Christmas. The kids are counting down the sleeps, and while I still have a few stocking stuffers left to buy, we are all very excited to have our first Christmas in our new home. There is something so magical about the glow of Christmas lights at night around the house. I was walking into the kitchen the other night, and my eyes began to dance around the room from one sparkly set of lights to the next. So today I’m joining up with some blogging friends to show you what our house looks light at night.

Fireplace Holiday Mantle

12/18/2021 By Bre

ur guest room. I almost didn’t share it because it felt almost too “simple” in the terms of Pinterest worthy content, but I was so happy with the impact that just a few simple Christmas decorations can make, I wanted to share it anyways. Your sweet comments showed me that I was on the right track. That we don’t have to go all out to spread a little Christmas cheer, and that my heart for the holidays is to simply welcome people into our home and make them feel loved. You can see the post HERE, in case you missed it, and today I’m sharing how I decorated the fireplace in our kitchen for Christmas! You guys this is the first time I have had an actual fireplace to decorate for the holidays, and it’s a BIG one. I’m so excited for you to see it!

Christmas Decor in the Guest Room

12/16/2021 By Bre

Nothing like a little Christmas Decor to make a room feel more finished! I hadn’t planned on sharing this room with you yet, but I styled this little corner in the guest room we have upstairs, and it just kind of spilled over into me adding more Christmas Decor into this space. I shared the design plan for our guest room downstairs with you all, but did you know that we have a guest room upstairs too?! EEK! I had planned on sharing some of the progress this room has taken with you after the holidays, but I just loved the subtle Christmas decor I added to it so much, I wanted to share it with you all too! So enjoy the first glimpse into our guest room upstairs decorated for Christmas.

Christmas Home Tour | 2021

11/30/2021 By Bre

a long time. It was so fun to open up my bins this year, and pull out my favorites. For this years Christmas decor I stuck with mostly green and white, and some earthy tones. I love how this simple color scheme really allows the greenery to pop I’ve sprinkled throughout our home, and today I’m sharing our Living Room decorated for Christmas.

Console Table Holiday Mantel

11/24/2021 By Bre

of emotions as I think about how blessed we are, and how grateful I am to be hosting this holiday in our new home. Ok, enough with the waterworks … I’m also super excited today, because I am joining some blogging friends, and sharing the first bit of our Christmas decor with all of you. I’m even sharing a quick glimpse of our new Christmas tree!

LIVE Workshop Event

10/20/2021 By Bre

so much fun. If you were able to join me live than you know, or catch the replay, I loved being able to connect with you and share a fun tutorial in this way, and have the chance to answer your questions in real time! In case you missed the last one, I shared how I make a pumpkin centerpiece using my favorite blue pumpkins, and fresh flowers. Are you ready to know what I will be sharing in this weeks Live Workshop Event?!

Favorite Winter Greens

10/17/2021 By Bre

about the most when I start to share how I decorated our home for Christmas, but I think they are great for all winter long.