Pinterest-Inspired Christmas Decor

Just a quick tour of our house's decor, inspired by Pinterest!

Our dining room table, ready for Christmas dinner:

Christmas Cards and Our First Tree

There was only time this year to accomplish a couple of Christmas-related things. But the big one is definitely the one I am most happy about. We got our first Christmas tree!

We'd never bothered getting a tree in the past because we don't usually spend Christmas at home, and when we were renters we didn't want to have to worry about storing a fake tree and ornaments. But my husband always promised that when we bought our first house, we could finally get a tree. Just looking at it in the corner of our family room has made me so happy the past few weeks, even if it's only for 15 minutes while I scarf down dinner, only to have to go back to work for the rest of the evening.

Our kitties have been loving sleeping on (and messing up!) the quilt batting I used for a tree skirt. Next year I plan to make a prettier tree skirt that will stay in place better. I've got all of the supplies I need, but it just didn't happen this year.

Happiness Is: Christmas Lights

This weekend we will finally be putting up Christmas lights on our house!

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Ok, not quite like that, more like just a strand along our front gutters. But it's really the only Christmas decorating we're doing this year, so I'm excited. Plus, I like to hook them up to a timer, so I don't have to come home to a dark house. We were going to put them up last weekend, but with the rain and police drama in our front yard, it didn't happen.

Are you doing any holiday decorating this weekend? Or are you a champ and already have it all done?