Christmas Kitchen and More

Simply adding a few strands of garland that I got from Walmart and some poinsettia picks from Hobby Lobby made it all come together. Since this is standard garland, I also added a few strands of battery operated lights that I have set on a timer. In the corner you can see my Christmas tiered tray and this will be our first year making gingerbread houses.

I found a mini village gingerbread house kit at Target and thought it would be nice for each of us to make our own.

Fingers crossed that everyone is feeling well enough to do it today (on Christmas Eve) since a few of us have been under the weather the past few days. Also new Christmas kitchen decorations are these simple mats that I got from Big Lots.

I like the Iowa pine scented dish soap and everyday cleaner. I thought I purchased the hand soap too but I think I forgot to hit add to cart. Originally I had planned to use it in our powder room but on a whim I put this wreath up and felt this was the perfect spot for it. I really wanted a new bathroom rug and early in the season was having a hard time finding one that I loved. Since our powder room has so much brown and beige colors I felt this one would work the best. I did debate buying another wallflower plug cover but I just love my nutcracker too much to put something else in his place 🙂

The lighting today is pretty overcast so my shots aren’t nearly as bright as they were when I shared our Christmas living room decor. As much as I love Hobby Lobby, I felt that a lot of their Christmas decor was a bit too farmhouse for my liking. Lastly I want to share a couple of new goodies I got for our Christmas porch.

I also purchased this Merry & Bright Christmas door mat from Kirkland’s. I’ll admit it felt like it arrived really quickly since Thanksgiving was late and we didn’t buy our new tree until Black Friday.