Decorating Cents

The tree is up and decorated. It took me some real motivation to get going this year. I loved all the inspo from Instagram and Pinterest but my body was not ready to pull out all the stuff. It's always like a glitter bomb goes off and deciding what stays and what needs to go. I was good with not having a tree this year, but my kids insisted. I'm glad I decided to go for it. The twinkle lights are always a nice touch to the room at night. I love the warm glow. I went with gold and white for the colors this year. I wanted to keep it classic and simple. I like how it blends into my everyday decor. I never know what color scheme I'm doing until I pull everything out. I almost went for red. I bought a pack of red ornaments after Christmas last year and I was itching to use it but gold won. Do you change your Christmas decor color each year? How do you decide?

Hello people and happy Friday! Christmas is fast approaching. Can you believe tomorrow is December? Ahhhhhh! Slow down. I need to get started on my gift shopping. We said we're not buying the kids toys this year. They have way too many that they already don't play with. I wandered into Old Time Pottery recently to check out their new Christmas Store. They have aisles and aisles of holiday decor. It had been a minute since I was in and I must say I was pleasantly surprised. I wanted to put together a holiday table this year. It's always fun to play around and make the table look pretty. We may not use this room very often, but at least it can look nice right? I stocked up on new plates and flatware. I don't think our flatware even matched at this point. They would get tossed in the trash by mistake or taken for lunch with leftovers at work and never made it back home. It was hard to find the exact same fork or spoon as the original set so it was all mis-matche...

Good morning. I hope you all had a beautiful weekend. As promised, I am coming at you today with the mens gift guide. My hubby can be a little hard to buy for. We've been together so long, it seems like I have bought him everything. Here are some great gift ideas. scarf sweater watch face kit leather gloves phone case wireless earphones shower speaker google home drone   You're reading Holiday Gift Guide for Him b y Andrea, originally posted on Decorating Cents .  If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow Andrea on Facebook , Pinterest , Bloglovin , Instagram , and Hometalk .

Ya'll! Thanksgiving is next week! How did that happen? This year has gone by so fast. So you know that means Christmas shopping begins now. I never know what I want for Christmas. I'm the type that will take a giftcard. I don't want you to go crazy over a gift. Most of the time I just buy what I want anyway. Ask my husband. When buying gifts, you want that person to not know they needed that thing. I especially love surprising my mom. Here are some things for the special women in your life. gold coasters plaid scarf pajamas stud earrings   leopard clutch slippers   leggings   instax camera   bluetooth speaker   planner   Don't think I've forgotten about the men. I'll be back next week with that one.     You're reading Holiday Gift Guide for Her b y Andrea, originally posted on Decorating Cents .  If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to follow Andrea on Facebook , Pinterest , Bloglovin , Instagram ...

Looks like we have just over five weeks until Christmas!  All the stores are decorating and trying to get us in the spirit.  I went in for a few fall pieces last week and was directed to very few leftovers to choose from.  I do think I will put up our Christmas tree next weekend.  I usually wait until after Christmas before all the madness begins. My husband has mentioned we don't have a wreath on the front door, not even for fall.  I guess I am slacking this year.  Something just hasn't clicked for me and I haven't been in the decorating mood lately.  My intention is to DIY a Christmas wreath.  I searched online for a few ideas . I like this simple twig wreath . With some extra ornaments, I could surely make this ornament wreath .  I love the blue and silver color combo. I love this textured burlap wreath .  I would have to choose another color for the red since our front door is already red. Here's a...

Now that Christmas time is in full effect, the Christmas cards are arriving in the mail.  Instead of stacking them on a table this year, I want to display them in the open.  They're too pretty not to put out for everyone to see.   I hung and tacked a ribbon to the top of the entry closet door.  I wanted to use clothes pins to attach the cards to the ribbon.  Before I did that, I cut pieces of washi tape to decorate the fronts of them a little.   Now they look more festive with some color on them.    I think the cards add a perfect accent to the door.  Only a portion of the ribbon is exposed on the outside so I can lengthen it as more cards come in. Now we can walk by and look at all the Christmas cards family and friends have sent us. How are you displaying your cards?   You're reading Christmas Card Holder by Andrea, originally posted on Decorating Cents .  If you've enjoyed this post, be sure to foll...

I always drape a faux evergreen garland across the family room mantle.  This year, I was determined to dress it up with leftover ornaments.  This was a super simple project. I started by laying my garland out.  I wrapped a couple pieces of ribbon around it first.  I decided to used gold, silver, and blue just like the tree.  I first attached the silver ornaments.  I attached the ornaments to the garland with ornament hooks that are meant for the tree.  I unbent the curves on the ends and made a v-shape in the center.  I hooked it through the ornament and tied it on like a bread tie.  I made sure to bend the ends in towards the garland so I wouldn't scratch the mantle.  I left enough space in between each silver because I wanted to add the others.  Sorry, I didn't take pictures of the process. I then added the gold and blue, alternating the colors.  I tried to make the ornaments fall on different sides of the garl...

The Christmas tree is finally up and decorated.  It took me a while since the kids wanted to help  I was re-arranging as we went since my daughter puts ornaments wherever.  My son was pulling off the ribbon as soon as I put it up.  Out of frustration, the tree sat for a week with just ribbon. In years past I have done a gold and silver tree and a blue and silver tree .  This year, I combined all three colors of gold, silver, and blue. I used the collection of ornaments I already had.  The only new thing I bought was the ribbon from Dollar Tree.  It's off white with gold stripes down the center. In recent years, I've started using a ribbon bow as a topper instead of a star or angel. I started with gold and silver round ornaments and added the blue ones at the end since I just wanted a pop of color.  They are an assortment of shiny, matte, glittered, and ribbed from Garden Ridge and Walmart.  I love the large gold star...

One of the places I like to keep decorated for the season is the entry table.  It's the first surface you see when walking in the house.  As usual, I like to keep things simple.  My son is grabbing everything now and I don't want to put too much out for fear that it will be taken down and broken.  He has a thing for throwing anything round and resembles a ball. I kept my colors to blue and silver.   I had everything on hand except the lantern.  On the left is a vase filled with ornaments and a couple garland trees . On the right is a lantern from Ikea that was originally green but I spray painted blue.  I added a silver gift box and another garland tree . I removed one of our family photos to insert a Christmas printable in the middle. Our Christmas tree is still bare right now except for lights.  Hopefully it will get decorated this weekend. Are you doing any holiday decorating?      You'...