My sweet friend Jennifer Rizzo is hosting a Holiday House Walk so we can peek in on each others homes while they are gussied up for the holidays. I have been so inspired by the previous homes that have already been featured this week. Make sure to take a peek at all of them, you won’t be disappointed. The stop just before mine is Susie Harris, so make sure you pay her a visit. If you’d like to start from the beginning, do so by clicking here: Day 1
Welcome to my home! This is my front room, which gets 95% of the holiday decor in my whole house. It’s also the room you see when you walk in the front door, and where we have Christmas dinner with my family when we host the holidays, which we have done every year for the past few years. It’s also the very spot Finn will open his presents from Santa on Christmas morning! Oh I can’t wait to celebrate his first Christmas!
I have collected these striped stockings over the last few years, and I love the way they look hanging from the mantel. I usually have a fresh swag of cedar garland behind them with lights, but I haven’t found any yet this season, so I’ll be on the hunt for it next weekend.
I am so excited that this year, I get to pass on a tradition from my own childhood to our new son, Finn. These vintage Santa mugs were in my home as a child, and my sisters and I all had our name on one. The “Sara” mug below is the very mug my mom painted my name on. The “Josh” and “Finn” mugs I found last year to match my own, and just yesterday I painted both Josh’s and Finn’s names on. (Using red nail polish).
I bought this bowling set a few years ago from Fjorn.com. They are one of my favorite Christmas decorations, and I’m sure Finn will love to play with them next year.
A handmade grainsack stocking from Dreamy Whites looks perfect on my Romanian hutch. I have about a dozen different stockings I’ve collected through the years, and I use them more for decor than for filling. I didn’t get them all out this year, but sometimes I will hang them in the bedrooms just to spread around the holiday cheer to each room.
The display atop my piano always changing a bit each year, but my favorite Santa bucket takes center stage every year. St Francis fits right in with the holiday decor, but I keep him out all year round.
I have a small collection of mercury glass ornaments that I adore, and my three oversized ornaments found their way to a wooden dough bowl this year.
I bought this linen advent calendar last year from French General, and added the little girl cut out (from a vintage cabinet card) to help count down the days till Christmas.
Both of my handmade jewel trees were previous year crafts that I did with my family, and they are hung above the mantel, along with a Christmas clock that was a gift from Josh’s grandmother. It plays a Christmas carol each hour.
Hannah always keeps watch over the tree and waits for Santa. She loves to open presents, but she knows she has to wait until Christmas morning What a good girl she is. :o)
On to the dining room….
Just a few small touches to make it festive, and a fresh wreath for that wonderful smell that fills the house at Christmas time.
Finn’s room also got just a touch of cheer with an advent calendar and a small wagon with vintage blocks.
My office is much to messy for me to let you peek, but I will show you my trug full of packaging supplies that is ready to start wrapping gifts for under the tree…
And there you have it. I hope you enjoyed the tour. Be sure to continue on the Holiday House Walk tomorrow, which starts at the lovely and talented photographer: Traci Thorson’s home.
Happy holidays to you and yours!
by Sadie Olive
well that was absolutely wonderful!!!!1
so tickled YOU were the suprise!!
merry christmas cutiepie….can’t wait to hear all about finn’s first christmas!
& ps, i love that hannah girl. what a good doggie she is xoox
I think this is my first comment…love the decor, but the photo of your chocky lab is the BEST! He/She looks JUST like my puppy. SO cute and looks like he/she leads such a hard life…. ;-)
Beautiful. Merry Christmas.
Such a lovely home…and its Finn’s first Christmas!
Enjoy every special moment with your little family.
Thank you for sharing your home with us!
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Your home is one of my very favorite to look at…so glad you were the surprise. :) I love the touches of vintage collections and unique things that you decorated with for Christmas. You’ve really made it magical for your son’s first Christmas ~
Enjoy this time!
Sarah xo
Adore your home. Thanks for letting us enjoy this toure.
Your home is so warm and pretty for Christmas! I especially love your beautiful bejeweled Christmas trees – they are lovely! Have a happy Christmas season!
just gorgeous sara. what a wonderful surprise. your packaging supplies are to die for. thanks for sharing. i know you are soaking up every delicious moment of your baby’s first Christmas. so sweet.
your dining room is so unique from the tin ceiling to the carpet. Lovely, cozy, christmas cottage.
sara, it is just beautiful! so glad to hear you are doing well, i haven’t been by in awhile! have a beautiful christmas with your little family! susan
Breathtaking!!!
This is enchanting and inspiring …You have decorated your home with such LOVE , it’ radiates through your soulful photos . No doubt in my mind you are having a magical Christmas . Thank you !
Enjoy a warm and gentle season !
Can I move in with you??!!!
Your home is warm, cozy and oh so chic, I love every detail. Thanks for sharing it with us today and happy holidays.
xo~
T
So beautiful! Such a treat to have a look inside! Wishing you a wonderful Christmas with your sweet family,
xo,
Lulu
Wow your home looks so gorgeous for the holidays! I especially like the bowling set, the Santa bucket, and the peek into your wrapping supplies- I am sure there will be some beautiful packages as a result!
Sara your home is Christmas perfect…just beautiful!!!
xo
:) T
oh what a wonderful surprise ! loved every single photo…just beautiful !! thank you so much…i really feel like i was there…..merry christmas to you and yours !
Just gorgeous! Every last detail! Would you be willing to share with me where you purchased your adorable dog bed? I would love to get one for my dogs for xmas!
I love your home. It is always so warm and inviting. And it is so exciting to prepare for your first Christmas with your baby. Enjoy every moment you can.
Thanks for letting us into your home…You Hannah is so sweet I love that she is present in the room…with herself or her bed! Your living room is wonderful I really appreciate how you worked asymmetrical with the fireplace & sideboard! I haven’t visited here in a long time and now I will have to go backwards to see all you have been up to!
Thank you. It’s actually from Anthropologie, I bought it about six years ago or so.
Oh I was so excited to see you were the surprise house! Everything is gorgeous and I know it is going to be such a special Christmas for you guys this year!
Your home is simply gorgeous and welcoming, Sara! Combined with your beautiful photography, it’s such a joy to “tour”. Enjoy your son’s first Christmas!
This is such an incredible home tour! What caught my eye and makes me smile is the dog/stockings picture. Oh my word… stole my heart!
Beautiful! So much to take in…
Donna
What a really gorgeous home! I love how homey it feel. Love all the special little touches around each of the rooms. It’s breathtaking!
Love your ome it is just beautiful!! I have the same oversized ornaments in a dough bowl to:) Merry Christmas!!!
So sweet Sara…love the touches in Finn’s room…I always decorated my girl’s rooms too when they were little…brought back memories for me.
Happiest of holidays to you
Victoria
Oh Sara…it’s all so gorgeous!! Those Santa mugs are an especially sweet touch:) And what a special Christmas it will be: Finn’s first!
Sara, your home looks fabulous! I love the little santa mugs, especially with little Finn’s name on it! :) The stockings, the pretty ornaments, and Hannah keeping watch, it is all precious! enjoy baby’s first Christmas! muwahh, T
Beautiful! Florence
Your house looks fantastic with all of your personal touches! Where did you get your cushions for your dining room chairs?
Your home is so beautiful. You have put into action the dreams that are in my head. Your home is an inspiration. I love the french feel. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Thank you for sharing yourself and inpiring others.
great tour… beautiful home.
so much excitement for firsts in your home…
happy holidays!
ps love the button tree!
OH my!!! How have I missed your blog in all of my perusing??? Thank you for opening your home to us! And I am going to definitely take a look around your blog. I see so many things which are providing inspiration in our humble abode.
Do you mind my asking where you got sweet Hannah’s bed? We are in need of a big pillow/bed for our sweet Lily (newfoundland/malamute mix) and I do believe something similar would be just the ticket for her.
Thank you! And enjoy that sweet baby boy!
I love the charm of your place. The bowling set is a crack-up and the button tree is so sweet. Hannah is too!
Sara, I am so glad you shared your home with us! Your home looks beautiful as always with your fantastic eye for vignettes and your amazing style.Thank you so much for being a part of the tour!
Stunning yule home you have here!!! Love all your bits and pieces!!!
Oh my goodness! Your house is so beautiful. I cannot tell you enough how much I love the black and white wall and the tin ceiling in the dining room. What a special year with a first Christmas for Finn! Enjoy! Some of my favorite ornaments now are the baby’s first as well as the little crafty ones our boy made for us when he was little.
Happy holidays!
Your home is beautiful..Merry Christmas..
Wow! First time here. Stopping by on the Christmas Tour. Love the ceiling in your dining room, all the white, the antiques & the wagon in your most recent post. Beautiful family!
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That’s what I’m in love with….this amazing, whirring confection of vintage vignettes….each more divine than the last!!!
Bravo!!!
Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays/Hugs,
Lana
beautiful! love your tin tile ceiling and the black diamond wall cover… paint or paper? pretty! also, lovelovelove the vintage feel.. sweet pup, too. :)
Precious as can be! I’m glad you included some pics of your doggy too! Very cute…Merry Christmas, Marcia
So peaceful, simple, and naturally festive
that baby of your is serioysly one of the most cutest babies!!
loved the tour through your home – you have such great style
Have a blessed Christmas,
Anne Marie
Thank you Patty. The harlequin pattern was painted on. I wish we could say we did it ourselves, but I hired a gal to do it for me.
Love your home, its fun to see all the little things that you have done to provide special memories for your family, and to see how you have integrated family mementos into your own home.I also like the dog bed ….what is the saying …..I know it is unavailable from Anthropolie …too much time has lapsed …..but would love to know the whole saying …..what a joy to look inyto your home for this holiday ….thank you so much !!!!
I love your style! Beautiful…
Where may I ask did you find the stockings? I need a few new ones now that my daughter is married and my son is soon to be married. I have knit ones with stripes, different from yours, but similar…they would blend nicely.
thank you
Thank you Bonnie. I have collected them over several years from all over really. A few I found at Home Goods, one is from Ballard Designs and one or two are from Sundance Catalog. All of them were purchased more than 3 years ago but I did see some similar ones in this years Sundance Catalog.