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Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Christmas Sideboard in the Kitchen

If you just can't get enough of checking out all the wonderful Christmas decor ideas out there, you are in for a real treat this week.  I'm participating in a Holiday Home blog hop where a group of talented bloggers are sharing how they've decorated various areas in their homes. There's lots of inspiration to be had.

Special thanks to Chloe of Celebrate & Decorate for hosting this fun event.

We recently purchased a sideboard for our kitchen and though I haven't decided how I'll change things in the space around it, I did have fun decorating the top of it for Christmas.  

The large clock will probably go and I'm not sure about the shelf above but let me show you the details of the Christmas decor on the sideboard.

On the left side, I arranged some vintage-look lanterns beside two tall candleholders.

These faux candles are on timers and come on each evening for 5 hours.

A buffalo check wrapped present and a bottle brush tree sit in front of the display.

It's hard to see but this little sign has light-up headlights. I love the message it conveys and the red truck on it (from local store - Beyond Gifts).

A flocked tree decorated with buffalo check ornaments sits on the other side of the sideboard.

I placed the tree inside this wooden crate I recently found at Real Canadian Superstore.

These coordinating mugs are from there too.

If you read my last post, you know I'm loving the red truck with the Christmas tree theme this year.

So naturally, one had to make an appearance in this vignette.

For now, I've mainly used the sideboard as a liquor cabinet and placed glasses and drinkware inside.

These stockings were a recent purchase from the Red Apple store.  This one has a deer on it and...

...this one has a moose. I really liked the buffalo check plaid trim on the top as well.



I couldn't have all the space inside for practical stuff so I took the middle shelves for decorative purposes.

The inside is very dark and rustic looking which has its own charm but it is hard to photograph.

I added some battery-operated mini-lights to add a glow inside the cabinet.



On the shelf above the cabinet, I placed another vintage-look lantern, a santa-themed cream & sugar, some greenery and faux candles.

I hope you enjoyed seeing how I decorated my new kitchen sideboard for Christmas.  There's more Christmas decor enjoyment to be had if you follow the links listed below on the
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Friday, November 24, 2017

Red Truck Christmas Etagere

What is it about the red truck with the Christmas tree in the back that you see all over these days? If you haven't noticed its presence in all sorts of Christmas decor, you mustn't have been paying attention. :) 
What is its appeal?  Does it conjure up feelings of the good ole days when life was simpler - where going out to cut down a Christmas tree was a special event?  Does it makes us dream about going home for Christmas?  
Is it its vintage charm and nostalgic look?

Whatever it is,  I love it and that's the look I went for when decorating my etagere for Christmas this year.

Follow along as I take you on a shelf by shelf tour starting with the top shelf.

The mountains is the perfect place for this red truck to head so I thought my mountains are calling sign fit right in.

Trees and skis fill the box of the truck.

 A lantern and starlit trees guide the way.

Buffalo check wrapped gifts add a rustic Christmas vibe to the scene.

And below the top shelf...

...the second shelf also has a red truck vignette.

I got this picture of a red truck at Home Hardware.  I didn't turn it on but the headlights, tree in the back and the stars in the forest all light up.

Mr. Moose (from Walmart) gets a cozy buffalo check scarf.

On the other side of this shelf, a red lantern and Merry Christmas sign sit next to decorative skis and a small gift.



Buffalo snow is used to create the look of snow drifts.

Heading on to the third shelf...

...a Happy Holidays sign is placed on a wooden crate ...

...and a small red truck is tucked among some greenery.



Bronze toned reindeer rest in the snow on each side of the crate.

A red and black buffalo check towel is draped over the edge.

Lanterns flank each side.

The bottom shelf features a pillow with a red truck design.

I placed it inside a round basket as a backdrop to...

... these two majestic deer with some wintry decorations behind them.

 I  had lots of fun decorating our etagere using the terrific red Christmas truck as a theme. 

To me, it does evoke a feeling of
 an old fashioned Christmas and all that goes along with it.

I hope you enjoyed seeing it.  Have you succumbed to the red truck craze?

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