Little Christmas Scenes (part 4)

Before the New Year, 

Before the sparkle all comes down, 

I must remember how cozy and delightful our home was this Christmastime. 

I started posting it a little different this year, calling it Little Christmas Scenes. 

Here are some of the other posts 

Little Christmas Scenes (part three)

part one is here

part two is here

On to the baking center.... oh how I love this space  💕 And really there is no need to comment... its all just pure magic for me this time of year. 

Little Christmas Scenes (part two)

Part One was back here  

And today I have a few more pictures to post. 

It's so much fun to Christmas up our little breakfast table area. This was what sold me on this house. I remember walking through the kitchen and thinking, nice. Then I turned toward this area and I wanted to move it. 

It was so cozy, so cheerful, so lovely. I knew I could make a million memories around a table right there. 

Here is how I set it all up (for fun) today: 

This is our 'everyday' Christmas dishes - I love so much the woodland animals. And we love to use these all season long! 

Open shelving is so much fun to style. Last year I turned it into a 'general store'. This year I wanted to keep a lot of the ironstone pieces on there and just add bits of Christmas throughout. I love how it all turned out. 

This gorgeous holly is from my Dad's yard. It makes it so stunning in that ironstone pitcher right in the middle of the table. 

This is looking in from our laundry/mud room/back door. This is the scene we all see when we come home after school each late afternoon. It's a cozy happy space. 

Another peek at the woodland animal plates ... 

Some biscuits and a pretty little green teacup - I love taking out all of the red and green anything I can find to decorate with. 

A sweet little print from Lore Pemberton. The dark hair and red hair remind me of my precious girls. 

Extra large homemade (looking) candy canes on the top shelf are sweet as can be. 

And oh goodness, this mug collection is the first thing I want to decorate with every single November 1st. I can hardly wait to see these mugs in here and use them every single day! 

My favorites are the ones that are little scenes - I want to jump right in and live in them! 

An antique basket looks charming with the Susan Branch Christmas book. 

This Christmas I've had this little kitchen tree for 30 years!!! Every so often I add another 'baking' ornament to it! It certainly is filled with memories! 

Red and green ironstone plates on the wall to me make it feel cozy. 

The china cabinet is filled with all of our Lenox Christmas china. 

I love our Connecticut colonial home and this spot is so dreamy and happy to me. 

Little Christmas Scenes (part one)

Instead of posting one big long blog post of our home all dressed up for Christmas I thought I'd put little scenes here and there as I begin to take pictures.  Decorating our home for Christmas is one of my very favorite things to do. I love to change things around and I love the tradition of using what we love so much year after year. I always seem to find a new way I want to do things but use the things we love the best. So make yourself a cup of something warm and wonderful and join me on part one: 

~ I adore this peg shelf. It's the perfect spot to display tea towels and my Emma Bridgewater Christmas in the Country mug collection 

~ On top I have a silver tray I chalk painted white to give it a cheery look. I have two china Christmas cups, marshmallows for hot chocolate and little individual jars of honey 

~ On the other side of our kitchen is open shelving and this is one little peek into that

~ Susan Branch china mugs for Christmas and winter are on display

~ Ironstone pitchers are decorated too and look lovely in all seasons 

~ I took these pictures on a dark and cloudy day but I still love it

~ Scott and I added this brass curtain rod which really warms up the windows

~ I hung 'curtains' from napkins I found in a beautiful little shop on main street, Fairfield Connecticut 

~ In the middle of the windowsill is a Lore Pemberton print that is so cozy I want to live in it! 

~ I usually display my Christmas creamers collection across the windowsill but they look darling in their own little basket 

~ Easy to grab for warming syrup or adding cream to tea 

~ I collect these 'made in England' mugs and I love displaying the green and red ones during the holiday season 

~ The teapot shelf is all dressed up for Christmastime 

~ An antique hanging basket holds a beloved book given to me by a student back in 1997 with an adorable tea towel and lights to add in that sparkle 

~ Our mud room / laundry room just as cozy as can be with a candle always glowing inside 

~ Santa's sleigh bells are hanging and remind us of the magic of the season 

~ This little vignette makes me oh so happy - another little scene I want to live it 

~ On top of our washer and dryer is a mixture of supplies and a Christmas store filled with hot cinnamon buns, a real vintage child's play cash register, and homemade gingerbread men 

~ A peek from the living room into the family room 

~ This year, I kept it a country cozy look with quilts (not red and green) and lots of pillows (I'll have to take more pictures of this area soon) 

~ I always decorate with vintage books and my Christmas collection is my favorite 

~ So much more coming soon!