Good morning! Yep, I am the "surprise stop" on my good friend Jen's Virtual Christmas House Walk!
Be sure and check out my friend Tara's beautiful home {that is before mine on the tour}, over at Blondie 'n SC! And if you are just getting started with the home tour {which started on Monday} you can get a complete list of homes in the tour over on Jennifer Rizzo's blog.
Ok, let's get started...
I'm afraid I do not have my act quite as together as the rest of the gals on this tour and only have one room to show you and not the whole house...but I took a lot of pictures of this one room :))
I stuck to a very natural Christmas look in this room...lots of fresh greenery, twigs, berries, pine cones, apples and dried orange slices for a homey feel and a Christmasy smell.
the homemade tags on the vintage German beer bottles read, peace, love, joy...
I love using old crates combined with fresh greens, and this crate, along with the vintage Anheuser-Busch crate, belonged to my husband's grandfather...my mother-in-law recently gave them to us and I just LOVE them! Even the sides of the crates have "cool" printing on them...
I made my own dried orange slices by cutting the fruit and then baking them in a 200 degree oven for 3 hours to dry them out. Just flip the fruit slices every 30 minutes or so, in order for the fruit to dry evenly. Super easy! They look really pretty hung on a tree or in a window, as well. And, lemons and limes work great too!
I bought this vintage sheet music wreath, but with a little time, patience, and glitter, you could easily make one yourself!
The usual grain sacks that adorn my old ladder were replaced by these lovely vintage grain sack stocking from Dreamy Whites Online...
Several years ago, my in-laws gave us many of the vintage ornaments that are on our tree, and I have added a few more every year as I find them at the flea market and antique shops...
I will show you more of the tree when I get a few presents wrapped and under it :))
Thank you so much for stopping by! Tomorrow the tour continues with Kristin's home over at My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia!!
:) Tracey
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64 comments:
Beautiful Tracey!
tracey, i'm so tickled you are on the tour. when i first saw the list i quickly looked for your name....you are so sneaky!
love what a gorgeous christmas space you created.
i can imagine how wonderful it would be to curl up with a cup of coffee & a great book in there
xox
So beautiful! Di
Thank you so much for the tour!!...LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it all!!...Happy Holidays, Mariaelena
What a great and wonderful home and tour!
Thanks for taking us with you!
Markus
Pure Loveliness.....
Your home is just so stunning at Christmas! I love the natural elements and the vintage ornaments...
Gorgeous!
beautiful my dear. love the bottles and berries. my eye went right to them. and the chalkboard looks so cute. and i never thought to put apples and pinecones together. love it.
I love it! Glad you were added to the tour. Your centerpiece on your trunk looks so nice with all the natural items in it. I even spied the jute rug that I bought from you! Ha!
I haven't seen the other homes but your room looks awesome! I love the way you have decorated. I also love the stools. I think that the contrast between the cottage feel and that industrial look creates a wonderful feel.
So beautiful and peaceful. I just got a ladder but haven't done anything with it. Can't wait to decorate it.
I always enjoy reading your posts. Lovely photos to inspire your readers. Happy Holidays...Agnes
Darling Tracey, it's all so simple and beautiful!
I love this music sheets wreath.
Hugs from Itay
Silvia
Simply stunning!!!
It looks amazing! Please come over and style my home!!!
Perfectly beautiful and just so 'you'! Love every detail Tracey and was so excited to see you on the tour.
Happy Holidays my friend.
xo~
T
Tracey....I am once again blown away by your talent...honestly you just outshine the best of the best! Ordered my Jan, magazine and think I may order a pillow cover too(cause you know I don;t have any) hahaha! Enjoy your day and your stunning home....which if it were mine I would never leave! x0x0
LoVe It!*!*! Can't beat "unique/one-of-a-kind" displays... Enjoy your CoZy Nest...
HaPPy HoLIDays...
Jeanine Burkhardt
I love the simplicity and natural-ness of it all. Such a soothing, relaxed and beautiful room!
Morning Sweet T! Your home of course looks absolutely stunning! I love the natural simplicity of the pinecones and apples, and the love stockings...Thanks for letting us come in, I made sure to take my shoes off as well!! Merry Christmas sweet girl! xo, T
sooooooooooo beautiful!!!
Tracey~ Your home looks gorgeous as usual. I love it all. So glad you were part of this fun home tour. Have a great day!
~Cheryl
Absolutely gorgeous! Xoxoxo ~Ashley
Very simple and pretty...your decorations could be year round!
Happy Holidays!
XO,
Jane
Looks like you have your act together to me! Just lovely!
tot
Your home is so gorgeous, I love seeing it dressed for the holidays! Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing your home with us and what a wonderful treat to have you join in on the home tour.
XO
Kristin
Lovely as always Sweet Tracey!
Oh my goodness! Your home exudes so much beauty and style! I love it all...don't know which one I love the most, but truly, all of it is just STUNNING to say the least!!! Happy Holidays to you!!!
Hugs,
Jessie
So beautiful! I LOVE your chalkboard and those berry branches in the green bottles! And the way your floors look so clean and crisp! Your house is amazing! Merry Christmas dear friend!
Your room looks so amazing for Christmas. I love all the natural accents. it's perfectly styled.
AMAZING! I love it!! xox0
it's beautiful tracey! love the greenery and the wreath so pretty! merry christmas! susan
Absolutely gorgeous! And your photos are stunning, as always.
Blessings... Pollyi
Absolutely GORGEOUS!!!!!!!! Leahx
Simple, homey and lovely Tracey. I love the greenery and natural elements. I don't know how you keep that floor so pristine. :)
I may have to join this fun house tour party of Jennifer's on Monday. So much to behold!
Merry Christmas season to you,
Susan
absolutely beautiful!!!
x
The room is absolutely stunning, Tracey...so very pretty with all your Christmas finery!! And those crates are wonderful; love their sentimental value, too:)
Your home is beautiful and I am IN LOVE with your vintage German bottles with the little tags. I wish I could afford them!! I had a question about the orange slices - do they have a nice fragrance still? And how long do they keep (I mean, do you get ants or anything??)
Thanks!
Amazing Tracey - truly amazing....The combination of vintage, naturals, and farmhouse is melded to perfection in your home. What a wonderfully festive - and serene - holiday oasis. I truly don't care about the rest of your home at this point - I'm feeling at home here and loving it....don't make me leave! Smiles & Hugs ~ Robin
your home is absolutely beautiful.
i love all the details that you paid attention to....I've pinned several of your pictures onto Pinterest. :)
Looks very festive and bright!
Melinda
Oh my goodness! Everything looks just beautiful! Now you make me want to go try to make some dried orange slices! I love the touch they add!
Everytime I see your house, I feel like I'm looking through the pages of a magazine. Your holiday decor is amazing.
OMG, I Love the room, so pretty!! I just happened to have 4 oranges that looked well a little dried out, so I just sliced them and stuck them in the oven, thanks for the inspiration. Now to go down and get my old apple orchard ladder to hang some stockings on. Sue
Photos of your lovely home always make me sigh in longing (and a bit of jealousy).
I love all the special touches that make this room so special. Thanks for 'crashing' the tour.
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL, Tracey! I just adore the way you style your rooms. Simple yet very interesting and oh so cozy. :) My eye caught that cute skirt on your armoire. Now I'm thinking I may need to make one for my armoire to hide the cords beneath it. :) Great job, my friend!
xoxo laurie
Well T, you did it again. It looks beautiful. I love the pop of color and I am going to steal the orange peel thing and lie and said I came up with it. :) Thank you so much for being a part of the tour!
your one little room to show us is STUNNING! I love all the details and touches you passionately put into it. So many textures and soft colors....love it!
natalie
WOW is this is one room, I can't imagine the rest of the house. Stunning photos!!
Blessings~
Your home is amazing..I love all of the photos and my sadness is that there were not more..Merry Christmas..
Your holiday house is amazing. I just love the vintage sheet music wreath. Wishing you a beautiful Christmas season.
Thanks for sharing your beautiful home with us.
when's the next cocktail party at your house?? I'd love to see that in person Tracey!! beautiful....
I just love your home and blog!! I am so inspired! I have been following you since I purchased the Oct issue (Cindy from MT)and have become a new blogger myself. Thanks for the eye candy.
Just beautiful Tracey
Oh so peacefully Nordic :)
xx
Merry Christmas
~Dore
your Christmas looks lovely!
Hi Tracey, Your home is soooo gorgeous!!!!!Glad you shared it with us:)
~Debra xxx
Capers of the vintage vixens
Wow, everything looks gorgeous Tracey!
xoRoberta
So sorry that I missed the house tour! I will be sure to visit it next year. The homes are amazing! there are so many talented people in this world!
Your style is just so lovely Tracey. And I so enjoy seeing the close ups of all the details. Your photography is always so delightful to behold. I can just imagine how wonderful all those fragrances are in there. xoxo ~Lili
hi again!
i popped over for some decor inspiration and boy did i get a sleigh-ful! thank you. :)
beautiful ideas, beautifully presented!
xo
elyse
Oh Tracey, Everything is just beautiful as always! You have such a knack! Merry Christmas, marcia
very lovely!
can't wait to try drying fruit... i love the look and the smell! yum.
came here for the home tour (a little late, that's me!), but have enjoyed tooling around your beautiful blog... love the creamy whites...
merry christmas!
Thank you for your inspiring pictures and posts! Lookig forward to another year of following you!!
-God Bless
Molly Branstetter
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