Christmas Decorating Using a Theme

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD1xOLPpA7inGg2GCin_YMZTmhpv1P0756IG9YjxBKiGyReBJyq9bNNNdxgKLe0lLrLz4IhMThmDaf_K1URVHkzxjLSXzXT-4lJYuOMujMNsvcEhr7cuN-V2gJMgdMSnwl-pRQTUa7R7FP/s1600/2011-tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD1xOLPpA7inGg2GCin_YMZTmhpv1P0756IG9YjxBKiGyReBJyq9bNNNdxgKLe0lLrLz4IhMThmDaf_K1URVHkzxjLSXzXT-4lJYuOMujMNsvcEhr7cuN-V2gJMgdMSnwl-pRQTUa7R7FP/s200/2011-tree.jpg" width="109" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I have just finished my Christmas decorating. Yes, I like to get my home decorated for the holidays right after Thanksgiving, so we can enjoy the sights, sounds and scents of this time of year. No snow in southwest Florida, so I still see palm trees swaying outside. But inside it's festive!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">My holiday decorations have remained essentially the same for several years, so I use what I already own and try to change things up each year.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This year I selected a beautiful silk holiday flower to use as a theme throughout my decorating...I placed these flowers in different areas as accents to my holiday decor.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIne0r6Z7DdKIPRA12CKD1KFsIFRn0R4JhJw7laGCHimzYzIU_GgbCZmvGnTann3VKkCbIsFjbkcEEHifV3jFSsDo8NhHwOIk6dMzEmVU6oMkeVE1qbmMqDc2ZUagfiF28Hc_s2ZvawGkW/s1600/2011-holiday-flower.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIne0r6Z7DdKIPRA12CKD1KFsIFRn0R4JhJw7laGCHimzYzIU_GgbCZmvGnTann3VKkCbIsFjbkcEEHifV3jFSsDo8NhHwOIk6dMzEmVU6oMkeVE1qbmMqDc2ZUagfiF28Hc_s2ZvawGkW/s200/2011-holiday-flower.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My holiday silk flower for the theme</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The Christmas tree you see is relatively small and slim...nothing fancy here...but I created an evergreen 'rim' around the tree skirt and added one of my holiday flowers to enhance the look and begin my Christmas decorating theme.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipiLNAuxz9ANFku-yK1JFrfgL2QEk8Wzxcp1bzj5IW2R3Ao1g-lSw8unf2B_YZZ46OGxuX0TvGLuq-fHdvZfYK0O-kWtheOFbzffVDpQPfS7qm8UQLZUxIuNlGMva6uimqH2k_-r7EFUZA/s1600/2011-tree+base.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipiLNAuxz9ANFku-yK1JFrfgL2QEk8Wzxcp1bzj5IW2R3Ao1g-lSw8unf2B_YZZ46OGxuX0TvGLuq-fHdvZfYK0O-kWtheOFbzffVDpQPfS7qm8UQLZUxIuNlGMva6uimqH2k_-r7EFUZA/s200/2011-tree+base.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioToR9H2UZ8cwcK1koJoU1Dsd0sD_e0nfa9lM4ff9npYSxPeGVwtE7LhgGVNChv1xV8vnfkaHek1bRMSuPufqBJOyeorLCv530SqfUZVpcms_jo3ptlQ5fVcrYy_krr_VZ2kFJHgGw34qM/s1600/2011-shelf+unit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioToR9H2UZ8cwcK1koJoU1Dsd0sD_e0nfa9lM4ff9npYSxPeGVwtE7LhgGVNChv1xV8vnfkaHek1bRMSuPufqBJOyeorLCv530SqfUZVpcms_jo3ptlQ5fVcrYy_krr_VZ2kFJHgGw34qM/s200/2011-shelf+unit.jpg" width="129" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Holiday Village Houses</td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikz6mTLQKZNlEaxNudONH3o4jwqDkwgCG_SLCLAi-SP_-wtyJOaiPEpBd8zbMmTk9QcPsUWj6vwL93x0XndrxFQsOkwv02GABAyNP-fFuECVfzkoC472mJWmMSilu_5AeoOTEVp9byIbCM/s1600/2011-shelf+unit+close.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikz6mTLQKZNlEaxNudONH3o4jwqDkwgCG_SLCLAi-SP_-wtyJOaiPEpBd8zbMmTk9QcPsUWj6vwL93x0XndrxFQsOkwv02GABAyNP-fFuECVfzkoC472mJWmMSilu_5AeoOTEVp9byIbCM/s200/2011-shelf+unit+close.jpg" width="101" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I took our Christmas Village houses and placed them on a simple accent shelf...adding bits of evergreen and several of my theme flowers, with a couple of Santas nearby. Note also the placement of the houses...I angled them differently and placed them on each shelf to create an interesting display...not lined up like little soldiers. The holiday flower on the top of the unit is resting on some small antique books, to keep things interesting. </span><br /><br /><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">My piano was a place where I could do a few things with small white lights, my favorite snowman and glittery evergreen tree, and of course a holiday flower to keep the Christmas decorating theme going.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3L7qNmTZKAi8VlkbC-v7wEY-CCtQP8mMGJN-QI8QmRYzqwP7_DlS6iMv2j_yIDP0gFrz-2zRD6fdWbuNe5Q4sJakM0xUequMOW98Mry6cRUTPR5keScPUPSdQ7uJvdtY2W_v-2jx9orfw/s1600/2011-piano.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3L7qNmTZKAi8VlkbC-v7wEY-CCtQP8mMGJN-QI8QmRYzqwP7_DlS6iMv2j_yIDP0gFrz-2zRD6fdWbuNe5Q4sJakM0xUequMOW98Mry6cRUTPR5keScPUPSdQ7uJvdtY2W_v-2jx9orfw/s200/2011-piano.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Piano dressed for the holidays</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I have a holiday picture that I love and just couldn't find the right wall spot for it this year. I decided to use it as 'music' on the piano...and I love the way it looks! You might not be able to see all of the detail, but the picture has a snowman in it which compliments my snowman on the piano.</span><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWg6M2djcioH7iW9y-e6uhNlqmzW3O9ZyVIkSMiwrHk_foH54M9tFhy0yrjSWe6sp9p8jru0SSX7K8tMn-543QpsRYMOIIy4yH2DiuglJDbXLS-hb8lrBrBVaSui5YkONCZjPXaIP_5eF/s1600/2011-piano+closeup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWg6M2djcioH7iW9y-e6uhNlqmzW3O9ZyVIkSMiwrHk_foH54M9tFhy0yrjSWe6sp9p8jru0SSX7K8tMn-543QpsRYMOIIy4yH2DiuglJDbXLS-hb8lrBrBVaSui5YkONCZjPXaIP_5eF/s1600/2011-piano+closeup.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Holiday 'music' on the piano</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">To continue my holiday decorating theme I placed my beautiful holiday flowers in two more locations. First, nestled amongst some greenery on an end table in the living area.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Then I placed another near my faux wood santas on the snack bar...just enough to complement the trio of santas, but not overdone.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswjRNXEVMJByA65YFlhYRNYgeM7PHZX_K52_nDW6YpYjR_dNYl84Rl9w3-sQkadF6k3uxyW1P2WI0Vn6EFELR1AyYA_rSahiBF5QiS8Lz4Hv965ZPquEQnph1hWRf7TDaNg5gH58ChKCM/s1600/2011-end+table.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswjRNXEVMJByA65YFlhYRNYgeM7PHZX_K52_nDW6YpYjR_dNYl84Rl9w3-sQkadF6k3uxyW1P2WI0Vn6EFELR1AyYA_rSahiBF5QiS8Lz4Hv965ZPquEQnph1hWRf7TDaNg5gH58ChKCM/s200/2011-end+table.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Holiday display on end table</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51lqYVgXNQt_cQV7WVqfyyttNMSCSBxgpD1QnPF1lyHQvGaNoZn40bXCzgua3d8OK6TXQ9wnA_YLXgRy6VEiuAHiHriK2OOgXhzjqcg03HduQXL7-CB-3LsDJOEu6nSVm8UBc1WYkbah1/s1600/2011-counter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51lqYVgXNQt_cQV7WVqfyyttNMSCSBxgpD1QnPF1lyHQvGaNoZn40bXCzgua3d8OK6TXQ9wnA_YLXgRy6VEiuAHiHriK2OOgXhzjqcg03HduQXL7-CB-3LsDJOEu6nSVm8UBc1WYkbah1/s1600/2011-counter.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Santas on snack bar</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">All in all, our home is decorated for the holidays in a simple way, nothing overly ornate or over-the-top. But there is a consistent holiday decorating theme using decor that I love.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Here are more great <a href="http://www.great-home-decorating.com/HolidayDecoratingIdeas.html" target="_blank">Holiday Decorating Ideas </a></span><br /><br />

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