Christmas | Just Around the Corner

I’m behind in the retail world . . . Christmas started showing up at my mall three weeks ago and until yesterday, I had nothing. I have been collecting a few Christmas items here and there over the past few months, but I hadn’t given any thought yet to putting together a holiday display in my space. This past week I made myself spend some time sorting and pricing the few Christmas things I have. Finally yesterday, I had a chance to load up some things.

This fun green dresser was an estate sale find last weekend. It was marked way down because the top had lots of peeling paint, but that’s not a problem for me! I sanded it down a little more to make the distressing more uniform then gave it a good wash down. The best part is the gold accents on the drawers and french provincial style pulls.

I like muted Christmas decor, like soft white, silvers and light golds. But at heart, I am a traditional green and red kinda girl. So this green dresser was a great anchor point for my venture into Christmas.

I also love all things miniature, so these mini bottle brush trees from someone’s model train collection are my favorite. They are scattered throughout my space.

And this isn’t Christmas exactly, but I was excited to find this awesome 42 piece set of Royal china. On my way to drop off my Christmas things at the mall, I poked my head into an estate sale right as they announced “90% off everything!” Whoah, awesome! This china set was one of the things I grabbed (more on my deep discount finds later). It is the “Homestead” Collection, and I’ve never see it before. More great green Christmas color!

What I really love about it though are the pictures on each piece. They are all very “homey”, and some are full scenes from an old log cabin, some are singular items like fireplace bellows. They just feel “warm”.

And just for a little eye candy . . . here is my friend and next door neighbor, Shannon’s, space at the mall. She is always so creative in her displays.