Thanksgiving is over and the fall decorations have been put away.  It is beginning to feel a lot like Christmas in my house a lot earlier this year than normal.  Time to get my holiday decor game on!

We picked out our tree on Black Friday and it is up and completely decorated, and it is only Sunday; with three kids under 5 this kind of efficiency rarely happens in my house.  Holiday pictures are beginning to pop up on Instagram and I find myself dreaming of Rachel Parcell’s (of Pink Peonies) holiday home perfection.  The three trees in her living room are just gorgeous! The clean and simple colors are perfect, just how I like to decorate – without the color overload!  Plus, she manages to work her Christmas decor around a blue couch (I have a blue built-in bookshelf). In a nutshell, I want to be her all of her holiday decor.

When collecting a few decorations from Michael’s for Halloween, yes Halloween, I was inspired by the slate and champagne ornaments on display.  I couldn’t bring myself to buy the ornaments in October, so I made my way back to Michael’s (a place I frequent regularly starting in October every year for holiday decorations) this weekend.  As my luck would have it, everything was on sale!  So even though I bought every box of slate and champagne ornaments they had, I didn’t break the bank.

You see the WANT THIS photo here, the GOT THAT pictures of the final product still to come.

How are you decorating your homes for the holidays this year?

XO, Ashley

photo by Rachel Parcel of pinkpeonies.com

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