Merry Christmas 2012

 We are enjoying our very first Christmas here in the new house, it is such fun to be here this year , we are very grateful to be so blessed.

 I won third prize for the Holiday Decorating Contest on HGTV.ca last week , how neato, I won my self a faux fur blanket !!!

 We did get a tiny bit of snow ,  just the way I like it .

 I even moved a little furniture around , I moved the dining table into the kitchen and it turns out we really like it in there! It may stay. How cute are those Santa faces I thought they were sweet.

 I had to make my sugar cookies of course.

 Beautiful gold and mercury votive holders from the dollar store 63 cents each...

 most of the food was inspired by Pinterest...

I assure you I did eventually iron that table cloth...

I hope you have a wonderful holiday and spent time just the way you wanted to , Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,
from your friend,
Chris

Quick pic's

 Sophie and I worked on this Christmas tree over the weekend. I got the idea from Pinterest of course, we used an image for a guide , I drew the tree and Sophie , my 11 year old did all the rest, she is pretty great!

                                                                           

 One more detail was recently found for the front living room. I have been looking for a coffee table for a while now but nothing seemed quite right , or was too pricey to commit to , I am not a buy expensive keep forever kind if girl. So I searched and searched and even thought about building something but then I found these super unique cubes ...I knew as soon as I saw them , they were perfect. Heavy and affordable and versatile. They are so smooth and match my bamboo blinds perfectly, win win.

Sometimes things just take time to find. 

The count down is on for Christmas , everything seems under control here , still no snow , yippy for me !!! life's just easier without snow in my book . It's always a wait and see if we will have a white Christmas , as long as we have a safe Christmas and we are together that is really all that matters to me , for us Christmas is about togetherness and family. 

Lilac tween bedroom make over

When I asked Sophie a year ago what colour she would like for her room  she was very clear , light purple , or lilac. We ordered the fabric, the chain fabric and everything came from there. We definitely kept the choices simple lots of white and lilac. Satin sheets is the colour we chose by Para paints.

The headboard I made we kept white with chrome tacs. 

The duvet cover we found at Ikea for $14...what a deal and I loved it because it was so full of colour and most importantly purples and lilacs.

The lamp I got at Walmart a few years back and re-covered .

 Cute little convex mirror I found at Winners lately .

lamp shade , finished before the painting had begun

Simple laser cut art from Ikea , the ceiling light we found at Rona.

before the painting

What a difference a coat of paint makes, this room feels so pretty and much more complete, although it is not done. 

Still to be done in this room is to customize the closet which will allow us to get rid of the dresser where I will create custom built ins, benches and bookcases, but that can wait till spring.

I am so happy to say Sophie my daughter loves it , and that makes me so happy!