Dreaming of Christmas

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December has always had that magical touch in my heart. Aside from having my birthday at the beginning of the month, December has always been filled with magical lights and special family reunions. From as long as I can remember, we used to get dressed up real nice, get our hair and makeup done and drive up to go visit some family members. On each side of my family, I had aunts that have always went out of their ways to decorated Christmas as if we were truly at the North Pole. As a little kid, it really felt magical.

Even now as an adult, Christmas still holds a special place in my heart. 

Unfortunately, we don't have much space in the apartment to put up a Christmas tree this year. (Imagine as mall space filled with boxes on top of boxes and a few other random things here and there - and there you have an idea of our apartment situation). I've been joking around saying I only have space to put up a car scent in the form of a tree. But hey - at least the apartment would smell extra good and it wouldn't be too much of a hassle to store afterwards. Haha! 

All jokes aside, this doesn't stop me from dreaming about decorating our house with Christmas decorations next year. So, I thought I would share some inspiration with you.

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LIVING ROOM

By now, you've probably noticed that I love a house with a rustic feel. The country girl in me can't help it. Therefore, I would simply keep the Christmas decorations in the living room as simple as possible. By that, I mean keep the overall look filled with greens (Christmas tree) and perhaps add a few green garlands on top of the fireplace, maybe a bit of burlap.

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XMAS TREE

I love how full this xmas tree looks but still not overwhelmed with colors. I'm not usually known as being ''matchy-matchy'' but I do like to see well coordinated colors. In this case, the burlap and the green works magic together. 

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WRAPPING

This is where I usually have the most fun but not much talent. Growing up, whenever I would wrap someone's gift - it would end up looking h-o-r-r-i-b-l-e. To the point where you couldn't even guess the shape of the gift because it was all over the place. And no, it wasn't on purpose. But, over the years, I have become more and more patient when it comes to wrapping and have appreciated taking the time to do a great job. In the image above, I love how they all look original yet simple.

Thanks for letting me share my xmas inspiration. Hopefully, next year, you will get to see the real deal and not just pictures I found on the net. :-)

Happy Monday!

- Jessica