Anonymous wrote:The butterfly tree is just insane. I’m sorry. The poor baby! Does she not get to touch it?

I kind of love the idea of kid trees but I think they have to be touchable.

I had a little tree when I was a kid and I agree. That was when you could get ball ornaments that were silky thread wrapped around Styrofoam. Remember those?

Anonymous wrote:The Alexandria house is great, I would love to go to a party there, find myself awkwardly with no one to talk to, and happily get drunk by the fire trying to make friends with the dog.

If you pay extra attention to the dog when you are over, you are a friend for life. You are welcome at my home any time!

Anonymous wrote:I missed you Eye Candy Op! Thank you for posting.

Can you please share where you found the picture with the white tree? I’m looking for a side board/cabinet just like the one in the picture!

Same question for the middle kitchen post? I’m obsessed with the cookbook bookshelf by the island idea.

If you mean the black dining room picture, the blogger is Kelley Nan. She's a little extra...prepare yourself!

That kitchen belongs to Alexis Walter (here's her instagram). It was featured in Southern Home Magazine. I flipped through the kitchen highlights she has in her instagram stories and didn't see any reference to the bookcase. Sorry! Here's a close-up, though.

I've had this open on my browser for a day and I guess it's time to she it. There's so much going on, but I feel like this person dgaf what anyone thinks. It's not my style, but I appreciate them doing their thing. Also, the dog looks like they'd like to be elsewhere.


Madcap Cottage has multiple trees and color schemes. Here's one.


This is the dining room in a blogger's home. I counted five trees in the home, but I may have missed one. Last year, there were two in this room.


That blogger changes the colors on the trees every year, which makes me wonder if she rents decor or has amazing storage. She did a butterfly tree for her child last year, which was different.

Some more ornate looks.

I keep coming across this photo and it makes me smile. That's a designer named Richard Keith Langham and he throws big holiday parties every year.


An outdoor tree that has a little more going on that the last one I shared.



Brian Branton, a lobbyist who lives in Old Town, goes all out for Christmas. Even the bedrooms get decorated. His garlands and wreaths are amazing. See his instagram for more.

I'll do some maximalist stuff today...I think just making the thread got me in the holiday mood!

First, the kitchen polar bear. The caption says it's "courtesy of Holiday Warehouse," which looks like the kind of place Turtle Creek Lane shops.

Some mantles...



So this modern house had very minimal decor...but then there was a giant, fake polar bear in the kitchen.


Maybe not minimal, but a simple color scheme.

I'm going to keep going with simplicity until you all tell me to stop.

The Celine throw from Sferra comes in tons of colors and might fit the bill. Kellogg Collection definitely has them (not sure of what is available at each location), but here's a link to buy them online from Bloomingdales.

Sferra has a newer style called Terzo that might also be nice. It's just a different weave.

Anonymous wrote:Great pictures! I love the understated holiday decor. I've seen so much over the top stuff. How do people put all of that stuff up and take it down. I guess I'm just lazy because I keep it simple.

I wonder if there's a shift going on right now? I usually gravitate towards super traditional images that have big trees and lots of garlands, but I'm finding simpler decor more appealing right now? I still like traditional...just not where it becomes maximalism? Maybe it has something to do with the times?

This is Blair House. Can't get much more traditional.


For the "just call Bunny" person in that other thread (thank you for that laugh!), this is where an article says she has Christmas dinner...her "barn."

Dining rooms (trying to branch out from my usual here)

The owner is a floral designer. Just thought it was fun and different.

Love the use of turquoise and pink in these. Not the usual holiday colors.

Trees/living rooms



This caught my eye because I think it's outside? And it looks like they just decorated with flowers. Different, but I found it interesting.


Couldn't resist good boy. Also, they have a mix of traditional, transitional, and contemporary decor. I thought that was interesting.

Kitchens

Some exteriors to start...

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Okay, I think I’m banned from posting pictures. Sorry for the dud thread.

I don't think you are banned. You probably try to post a large number of them. Try posting less than 5 pictures.

Thank you so much...maybe it's an issue with my own internet. Sorry to be a bother!