Old Fashion Christmas
Hi Everyone!
And Merry Christmas!
I am sorry about being so distant. I had a day or two of some photo harvesting of my girls it appeared and so I got concerned and shut down a bit, hoping it will blow away and on to some other blogs.
We went to our favorite Christmas party last night and it reminded me of the blog post I did last year about these nice people, their great food, conversation and Christmas ambiance. And so I wanted to revisit the post again (and not take pictures of their home again) with wishes you and yours are enjoying the Spirit of Christmas.
Merry Christmas!!
Is there anything wrong with being old fashion and clinging to tried and true ideas?
Last night we went to an annual Christmas party, hosted by some friends of ours. Does anyone have those friends that love to entertain that they just take it to a whole new level? I know some of you reading this are that way. That’s the way this couple is. They enjoy hosting. They love to entertain. And they take great pride in their final product.
Their house is always decorated for Christmas tastefully yet still above and beyond. They maintain an ‘old fashion Christmas’ theme. And it truly is! We enjoyed our evening so much the food, the wine, the decor that I leaned over to my wife, gave her a nudge and a wink and whispered, “This house is truly blog-worthy.”
So come and join us down Christmas’s past and a truly festive Christmas night.
I missed the pic of the life-size Nutcracker man at the front door of their house, but here is a glimpse of what you see when you walk inside.
See what I mean by a theme of Christmas’s past? Here is a glimpse of their living room…
See the Santa Clause picture? Every single picture in their house is switched out to a Christmas picture. In fact, ALL normal house decorations are removed for their Christmas decor.
Like that end table, the toy blocks, they actually made them themselves.
They should be ‘the first toy maker to the king”…….. it’s a difficult responsibility..
The toy blocks actually do stack one inside each other for storage.
See the jacks on top?
And those skates?
The skates actually have wooden wheels. Can’t get more old fashion than that.
And more signs of their handy work and their pride in decorating sits beneath their tree…
Yes, that’s a toy drum they made to enhance their theme.
I swear, I have to take a testosterone enhancer every time I leave their house as I am so humbled by their wood skills, crafts, and initiative. I was so impressed.
Other ‘old fashion’ parts of the living room looked like this beside the entertainment stand..
There are some vintage dolls, bunnies and bears there. And the camera doesn’t capture the magic of Santa’s Sleigh, but that is brightly finished metal 3D replica, suspended from the breakfast bar above by fishing wire to give the illusion of Santa dropping his gifts and flying away leaving all to a ‘good night’.
The golden snowflakes also had the illusion of hovering as well, don’t they?
There were some vintage reindeer above the entertainment stand
The walls had all the normal accessories removed and replaced with Christmas themed eye candy..
I know, I know what you are thinking, where do they store all this? They told me they leave that to their little elves!
Even the dresser in the bathroom hallway has an old letter to Santa with it..
The house was so adorable it was hard to remember we were there for a bit of a party. The buffet line was equally magnificent
With some very special ornaments there as well..
See the fishing line now?
The dining room (and dessert buffet) had equally charming decor…
It looks like they were preparing for the King of Kings
Joe and Deborah were truly spectacular hosts and we had another great time at their Christmas shindig.The atmosphere was festive. The food was 5-Star. And the company was the best.
And yes, I must be the guest / blogger from hell as I go and record the privacy of their home for the whole world to see.. or at least you dozen or so that read my blog.
Do you think I will be invited back next year?
I hope you too are able to recapture the joy of Christmas’s past and create some more new memories of the miracle of Christmas present this year.
HAVE A MAGICAL MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
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