Holiday Glow- Living Room

I've been waiting for the sun or at least some bright skies to take pictures but we seem to be stuck under a gray dome right now so I will start with evening pictures of the living room decorated for Christmas!

This is the first time we've ever mounted a garland in the framework below the mantel top.  I'm glad I finally gave it a try.

The new tree is a 7 1/2' not 9' like I've had before.  We reasoned that it's much easier to decorate this height than the other and of course it was!

I used a roll of red tartan plaid to gently weave into the garland.  The golden pine cones and beaded garland have been with me for a while.  I knew I wasn't going to hang stockings and figured I'd hang garland from them but I didn't know I was going to have the 2nd evergreen garland too.  It's a real different look for me and I'm enjoying it.

Sorry this is so dark.  The deer head is mounted on a plaque and accented with cedar.  This is made for a wall but my vision was for it on these lanterns.  I also wove in some green ribbon on the lanterns for a more festive look.

There are antler horns, berries, and more tartan ribbon on the tree.

This is a new piece from Pottery Barn.  The top twists and turns on an LED light inside and it's on a timer so it comes on each day at the same time.

That's one of the poinsettias that I picked up after Thanksgiving while visiting our family.

I spotted this silver box with a tartan top at Pottery Barn.  To ease the silver box into my setting I set it on a little golden candle ring made of finely woven stick like material to warm it up. 

Found this is my stash of goodies so I hung it on the lamp.

A little tree with a group of ornaments given to me by my Daughter in-law and her mother over the past several years.

This striped chest holds my table linens is decorated with Santa, a sleigh and two large candlesticks. The candlesticks were picked up on clearance last year so this is the first time I got to use them.  The red luminara candles were also picked up then too- I love them!

I hot glued fur to the edge of the sleigh this year and I love how it looks.  I found this roll of faux fur at Pier 1 and the ornaments.

 If you follow me you'll notice I moved the sofa.  

The coffee table is decorated with an adorable lantern and some little cottage pieces.  I sprinkled faux snow in there too.

This is my game table dressed up with a gorgeous golden table topper that was my Mom's and a nativity scene.

 I filled the lantern with ornaments and I have a Santa dressed with velvet and tartan plaid standing on the hearth.  I'll take better shots in the daylight when I can get a brighter day!

The basket is loaded up with some birch logs, pine cones and bottle brush branches.

I took this in the morning with no overhead lights on. This is my favorite part of Christmas decorating-seeing the magical glow!  We have these on timers so I get to enjoy them early in the morning and all through the evenings.

I hope you like it!

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