Christmas in July

I loooovve Christmas, I really do, but I do not like to skip over my favorite season and holiday to get to the craziness that is Christmas. I am Fall obsessed, you will learn this about me in the coming months. I could have pumpkins out all year long and wear sweaters and boots while sipping my hot cider everyday of the week. But, since it is July and the theme is not Fall in July, I want to remember some of my Christmas decor from last year. Am I the only one who forgets where I put stuff last year? Or worse, what goes back in "that spot" after the Christmas decor comes down? I hope not, because it is a little embarrassing. 

These photos are from our first Christmas in our home, just about 6 months after we moved in, so I am hoping this year is a lot more exciting. I hope......

I have 2 million, ok, maybe 1 million, Christmas pillows and only so any couches. So it is a struggle to choose which ones to use.

 I love my kitchen chalkboard and the kids love the countdown to the big day.

My favorite comfy chair, and I think this is my new favorite pillow. 

I went with real garland this year and just strung some lights on it, I like the way it turned out so I think I will do it again this year 

Choosing the Finishes

There is nothing more exciting than a new house. While the home buying experience can be difficult and crazy at times, it is also thrilling to pick out finishes and upgrades and colors that will come together to create this place where your family will live. 

I LOVE to decorate and redecorate. So when it came time to choose my finishes I was like a kid in a candy store. Thanks to Pinterest and a plethora of magazines and HGTV shows, I had a picture in my head of what I wanted. I budgeted it out and I walked into that design center ready to spend!

Check out what I picked, fingers crossed it all comes together in the house as well as it does in my head!

I chose a light colored granite and a white shaker style cabinet with a brown sugar glaze. I love subway tile, so I went with a beveled subway tile in white that will be disjointed on the wall as the back splash. And my flooring is there to just to make sure it all flows. LOVE!