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Stefanie
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How do you decorate...
for the holidays?
Your indoor/outdoor decor ideas please...
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Posted 11/16/06 12:47 AM  |
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peabody
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Re: How do you decorate...
We get a live tree, absolutely LOVE the smell of the pine tree. Also, I don't mind vacumming up the pine needles for months, becuase then whenever we vacuum it smells like pine, instead of my 2 dogs.
We or (I) put cute Holiday hand towels and soap dispenser in our 1/2 bath.
I LOVE the cininmonn pine cones, but Phil hates them. I try to sneak them in and them in our 1/2 bath.
This year we are putting lights on our HUGE pine tree outside and lights on our porch.
I am so looking forward to the Holidays this year!
Message edited 11/16/2006 1:45:32 AM.
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| Posted 11/16/06 1:44 AM |
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Tumbalina
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Re: How do you decorate...
I too LOVE the pine cones & put some under my couch & in the bathrooms.
A tree in front of my bay window, white lights in the windows, Mr & Mrs Santa that move in the windows too.
We decorate outside with lights & that Christmas garland that looks like real tree.
Alot of candles throughout, and lit!
Christmas table linens.
I hang my cards up, just looking for something nice to hang them up with this year.
Christmas decor around my entertainment center (I get it at Michaels) for example now I have a vine of autum leaves draping it.
Message edited 11/16/2006 7:26:57 AM.
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| Posted 11/16/06 7:25 AM |
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Kissy331
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Re: How do you decorate...
We also have a live tree as we both love the smell of pine when you walk into our house.
The cinnamon pine cones go in a holiday tub right in our entryway!
In our living room, we also set up our snow village & I have the light up candles in every window. Our coffee table gets a holiday runner with Santa figurines.
We put a fiber optic tree up in our backroom. My kitchen gets holiday towels & also a holiday door draft stopper.
The outside of our house gets trimmed with icicle lights & the pine tree gets red lights.
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| Posted 11/16/06 7:29 AM |
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alisonggg
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Re: How do you decorate...
This was our first holiday season in the house and we focused most of our decorating around the mantle.. We decorated for Halloween, Thanksgiving and plan on decorating for Christmas on the mantle. I like it because it keeps the holiday decorations from cluttering up the rest of the house (we have a small house so space is it at a premium). For halloween/thanksgiving we strung a string of decorative leaves with lights from below the mantel in addition to what was on top, I liked the feel it gave to the room. We also have a wreath that we place on the door and we change depending on the holiday.. I can't wait to put christmas lights our...it's our first time so we'll see how that goes!!
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| Posted 11/16/06 8:05 AM |
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Lucky09
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Re: How do you decorate...
Inside we are doing a real tree and probably doing something around the mantel (prob garland and stockings).
Outside we are putting 2 of these artificial pre-lit trees from Home Depot at our front door and one of those white light reindeers (DH loves them)...
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| Posted 11/16/06 9:10 AM |
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Lisa
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Re: How do you decorate...
Posted by MrsNYPDsGirl
Outside we are putting 2 of these artificial pre-lit trees from Home Depot at our front door and one of those white light reindeers (DH loves them)...
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I love these for the outside of our house. Do they plug in or are they battery operated?
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| Posted 11/16/06 9:12 AM |
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nmp070106
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Re: How do you decorate...
we go crazy bc DH and I love xmas! we have around the living and dinning area a drop ceiling where we can put stuff so it is going to have garland and all kinds of stuff! i will take pics and post when we are done, we will be working on this next week!
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| Posted 11/16/06 9:47 AM |
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MrsNaunie
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Re: How do you decorate...
We have these for outside-
in 4, 5, and 6 feet tall.
I have a cute little penguin soap dispenser for the bathroom, and of course hand towels and stuff.
Also, we set up a big display of our Christmas village- it's Springfield (The Simspons).
My mom does the classy Christmas thing- my faves are:
1) Her collection of swarovski ornaments hung from her Dining room chandelier
2) A crystal waterford bowl filled with silver and red plain ball ornaments. So understaed, I love that.
3) Snowman ornaments, huung by ribbon, int he kitchen bay window
4) Red and silver plain ball ornaments, hung in the front bay window, at different lengths, shaped like a Christmas tree.
I love my parents house at Christmas time!
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| Posted 11/16/06 11:22 AM |
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danielleandscott
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Re: How do you decorate...
Danielle has the kitchen and Bathroom holiday towels
We have a Fake tree and We usually do a snowman theme on the tree. Danielle loves snowmen.
We also have my Menorah
We put Hanukkah and Christmas Stickers up on the window
A lighted wreath on the front door
We put white lights around the banister.....
We have other odds and ends that we put around the house....Including Stocking hanger and Danielles stocking, My stocking and Tiny's stocking.
Outside....We are doing all clear lights. Around the windows, over the door, over the garage door.
Clear lights over the bushes
We have the triple pack light up reindeer for the lawn.
We have 10 Candy canes that stake into the ground and light up.
We have this cute items that we bought over the summer at the big fair in bellmore that lights up....
I would love to put those lighted trees on both sides of the front door...but we will see.
Scott
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| Posted 11/16/06 11:55 AM |
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Laura1976
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Re: How do you decorate...
Posted by Kissy331
We also have a live tree as we both love the smell of pine when you walk into our house.
The cinnamon pine cones go in a holiday tub right in our entryway!
where do you get the cinnamon pine cones from ?
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| Posted 11/16/06 1:39 PM |
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Tumbalina
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Re: How do you decorate...
Posted by Laura1976
Posted by Kissy331
We also have a live tree as we both love the smell of pine when you walk into our house.
The cinnamon pine cones go in a holiday tub right in our entryway!
where do you get the cinnamon pine cones from ?
Michaels or AC Moore
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| Posted 11/16/06 6:18 PM |
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Lucky09
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Re: How do you decorate...
Posted by Lisa
Posted by MrsNYPDsGirl
Outside we are putting 2 of these artificial pre-lit trees from Home Depot at our front door and one of those white light reindeers (DH loves them)...
I love these for the outside of our house. Do they plug in or are they battery operated?
They plug in... The ones I posted are expensive, but I saw them in Home Depot near me for $39.99!
We have to buy "fake trees" like this for our front yard b/c we planted all of our landscaping during the summer and our biggest bush is like 2 feet tall!  Maybe next year we'll be able to decorate our real trees!
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| Posted 11/17/06 9:17 AM |
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greenfreak
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Re: How do you decorate...
Posted by MrsNaunie
My mom does the classy Christmas thing- my faves are:
1) Her collection of swarovski ornaments hung from her Dining room chandelier
4) Red and silver plain ball ornaments, hung in the front bay window, at different lengths, shaped like a Christmas tree.
I love my parents house at Christmas time!
Sounds great, thanks for the suggestions! I have the swarovski ornaments too and they get lost in the tree and pull the boughs down!
If we had a chandelier, I'd do that too.
I think we should try for #4 too, that sounds like a great idea!
We do:
A real tree, purchased from our local volunteer FD down the road. Since we usually get a 1/2 size tree for the tabletop, we sometimes ask them to make a wreath for the front door with the leftover boughs.
Each year we each get a couple of new ornaments for each of our styles. I have the snowflake ornaments from Swarovski going back 4 years, he has Star Wars ornaments, you get the idea.
This year, we have our first Department56 village piece which we will put by the tree.
We have two stockings that we hang up too. But when we have a house, I'd love to get these, with personalized stockings:
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| Posted 11/17/06 9:51 AM |
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MrsNaunie
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Re: How do you decorate...
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I love those, but they never hold the weight of a full stocking...
There must be a trick.
You should definitely try hanging your swarovskis in the window- either with those adhesive hoos, or off a curtain rod.
They are so nice when they catch the sunlight. Like Pollyanna.
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| Posted 11/17/06 10:43 AM |
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charon54
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Re: How do you decorate...
Inside:
Department 56 Houses (we collect them)
Garland on staircase and entertainment unit
Christmas Tree, with a train that goes around it
Christmas linens on dining room table
Window clings and lights in the windows
Outside:
Blow ups (only 2, we don't go overboard)
Lots of lights and those light-up trains/santa's runaway/etc.
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