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Christmas Foyer and Dining Room Home Tour

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It’s been a little while since I’ve joined my friends for a seasonal decorating tour, but I am so excited to be joining in the Come Home For Christmas Tour, hosted by 2 Bees in a Pod, because Christmas is officially less than a month away. Did I really just say that? Are you panicing a little bit now like I am?!
 
 
 
If you are coming today from one of the other fabulous blogs, and we have not met, I am Rachel and you probably wouldn’t believe it now, but our house started out as a really nasty foreclosure. Project by project, we are cleaning it up and making it our own. (You can see a gallery of all our projects HERE.)  I am a Nashville-bred, DC transplant, who loves to make stuff. Lots of stuff. You will usually find me in paint stained clothes working on my next project. If you are a regular reader, know I try not to overload you with pictures usually, but today is a bit different. Today, I am sharing our foyer and our dining room, which I will be sharing more of next week  because we are hosting a simple Christmas party this season.

Woodland Animals Christmas Tree with train under the tree.

Our foyer splits into 2 rooms, with the dining room being on the left and what I call a parlour room on the right. (Off the blog, I just call it the front room, but that’s not a technical term.) This is where I put our second tree that faces the street. A few facts about our christmas tree:

  1. Your looking at an 9 ft thrift store tree that I got for FREE. In case you don’t know, calling me cheap is a compliment and my whole house is decorated on the cheap.

2. We have a theme for the front and dining room. It’s a woodland animals/winter wonderland theme. Our tree has owls, birdhouses, foxes, and rabbits on it. For anyone looking closely, I have a few pieces of paper stuck on the tree as placeholders. I ordered these lanterns which are a huge deal at $7.99 each to put up, but they haven’t arrived yet. Bummer.

3. Trains are sort of my husband’s thing. They are nostalgic for him since he has always had one at Christmas time and we put ours under the front room tree.

Christmas Santa Sack with free tutorial.

4. This is our family Santa Sack. I created a stencil from this tutorial and “painted” it using a fabric marker. I got my canvas sack for $4 at Hobby Lobby or you can easily order one for about $25 on etsy.

Our dining room continues the winter wonderland theme.

3 tiered stand decorated for winter and christmas with deer, pinecones, balls, and bottle brush trees.

This 3-tiered stand is a new addition this year! It is actually a silver serving tray and a 2-tier cookie stand from my mom’s kitchen. I took a piece of wrapping paper cardboard and wrapped it with ribbon to make a 3-tiered stand.

The centerpiece on my dining room table is actually my year round centerpiece with this magnolia garland, some silver berries, and these black lanterns that I have had for years.

The silver coated deer tie into the foyer and I got six of them on sale.

Dining table placecards for a christmas party made out of ornament balls and name tags

To be honest, I am not normally fancy enough to put place cards on my table. It is usually friends and family visiting, so they can sit wherever they please. But I felt like the table needed a bit more color and something festive. I just happened to have some leftover Christmas balls and I love the pop of color on the mats.

Thank you for joining me today and I am so glad you came! If you want to learn more about us, check out a few of my favorite projects we have done:

  • This mini refridgerator started out as white and we painted the refridgerator to fit the man's office. This is a silhouette cameo project but every man I know wants one of these babies now!
    The Mini- Beer Safe
  • Chalkboard Distress Merry and Bright Christmas Sign using recycled wood. Looks sorta like a faux beachy driftwood look but without the pallets.
    Merry and Bright Christmas Sign
  • Craft Room Reveal

And check out all of the other ladies in this hop! They are so talented and we have a different room each day of the week!

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TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

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  3. Jenny says

    I loved your santa sack when I first saw it, and it’s still one of my favorites! I’m on the hunt for a faux tree for cheap this year – but FREE?! That’d be the best!

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  7. Samantha says

    Oh my goodness, your tree is *stunning*!! And I love how you decorated your table for Christmas! I especially love the magnolia leaves! Wish I had thought to use all my magnolia stems that are waiting to be made into a wreath!

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  8. Emily says

    I’d be lying if I said I’m not envious of your tree! It’s gorgeous! And I love your woodland theme, and the train, too. My dad and I usually go to see a big local train display at Christmas and I’ve always wanted to add a train to our decor.

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      • Morgan says

        This is stunning! Would you mind sharing how you were able to get the balls to stay so well on the plates?? We are using Christmas balls for our name cards at our wedding and I am trying to figure out the best way to do so!

      • Rachel says

        Oh, I would love this at a wedding! I didn’t worry too much about the balls rolling around for mine, but I could see the dilemma. If it were me, I would take a 1/4 inch wide strip of paper and tape the ends together to make a ring or loop. Then set the ball on top of the loop so it’s like a nest. That would help keep it from rolling around the plate. You could also try something round and more decorative like a small wreath or decorative chain.

  11. Kristi says

    Oh my gosh! First of all that tree was the score of the century! And second, your parlour and dining space look absolutely stunning! Love the woodland animal theme!

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    • Rachel says

      haha! So the whole story is that my neighbor is the thrift store/yard sale queen. She actually found it at the thrift store as the donators were bringing it in. The store didn’t have room for such a large tree so the people donating it gave it to her instead. Unfortunately, she found out that the tree had been in a home with cats and her boys are allergic, so I ended up with it. Score! We washed it with a pressure hose just to be safe and I added the flocking myself. Not too shabby.

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  13. Sarah says

    I love that you got your tree for FREE!!! Woohooo!! Score!!! Your woodland theme is gorgeous and my boys would be entranced with the train.😉 What a lovely space- Merry Christmas!!😊

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    • Rachel says

      Yes, my son is entranced by the train and my husband loves to watch it as well. I wish I had found one that didn’t require batteries though, cause we go through a lot. Thank you for stopping by!

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  16. CoCo says

    Oh my word, your tree is gorgeous! I can’t believe you got that for free – that is bananas! I love all of the extra special touches you’ve added and how you’ve upcycled and customized so many things to make it your own. It’s all really festive. Hugs, CoCo

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    • Rachel says

      Yep, I tell my husband all the time he is lucky to have me since I am cheap and responsible, lol. Except that I make him help me with DIY projects all the time.

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