Mission Yuletide: Complete

The last time we chatted about decorating for Christmas, I was in a bit of a pickle. Back in the condo, which was literally half the size of this house, we only had one main living area to deck out. And most of that work was done by the tree, since hello, it's a tree in your house. I had a couple of knickknacky things that I put out, too, but this extra square footage was still lookin' pretty bare.

Until now! What up, dining room?

I'm not the kind of gal to put Santas and snowmen everywhere, so I took a more subtle red-and-metallic approach. We still have our little tabletop tree from last year, and for some reason both of us forgot how small it was. Oh well, that just means it went up faster.

Over on the table I busted out my first ever runner (which I suppose I could have ironed before I took these pictures...), and added some pretty red hydrangeas that were half off at Michaels. Those candles I already had in my stash, and the glass holders are from IKEA.

In terms of DIY decor, I found a set of coasters at Target and put together a little project for Kristen's blog. This one has been floating around the house, but I like it here with the pine cones and sparkly tree:

Down in the family room I put another teensy bowl of pine cones. That red tree next to it was something my mother-in-law didn't want, so I gladly took it off her hands.

And the last pocket of seasonal fun inside the house is on the hutch in the kitchen. Another framed coaster and more sparkly hydrangeas (I seem to have some favorites, don't I?) and a mercury glass ornament from a local store:

We can't forget about the deer on the porch! They were the first things I put up, and since our Halloween pumpkins got destroyed by hungry squirrels, I was a little nervous leaving them out. But they're going strong. Strong and adorable.

How are your holiday decorations coming? Are you done? Anybody else rocking a treetop table this year? Did you make any decorations yourself?