Holiday Home Tour 2025

 We took one single year off from celebrating Christmas and that made it so much harder to decorate this year. We could not remember where much of our decorations used to go; adding in the help of my husband and Ian and I was pretty blazé about the whole thing this year. I think the house still looks fabulous though. And best of all it took us under an hour and half to get it all done! 

Front Door:


 

Front entry way: 

one of my high school friends and her husband made this reindeer for us our first Christmas in this house before we even had kids! 

The sleigh my grandmother painted by hand is on the side of our bench on prominent display and the metal wreath will get filled in with holiday cards as they arrive.

My candy cane wreath went on the back of the front door this year

 Our great room:

 




I had fun tucking all sorts of little decorations in with my plants


 The kitchen just got a few small touches:




 Our formal living/dining room:








 Basement:

 



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Comments

  1. Maria RineerDecember 12, 2025 at 5:56 AM

    Your house looks so festive and pretty! I like all of the touches, especially among your plants which are gorgeous. How wonderful to get everything done so quickly!

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    1. Joanne December 12, 2025 at 7:21 AM

      Aw, thank you! It was really wonderful to have everything done so quickly.

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  2. HollyDecember 12, 2025 at 6:25 AM

    Lovely

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  3. Kathrine EldridgeDecember 12, 2025 at 6:32 AM

    Your home looks beautifuland festive! We are still waiting for our Christmas cactus to bloom. Yours is lovely!

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    1. Joanne December 12, 2025 at 7:22 AM

      Aw, thank you! They just LOVE the lighting in this house and actually bloom several times a year.

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  4. CatDecember 12, 2025 at 6:55 AM

    It looks beautiful, I like the little touches of Christmas everywhere. My favorites are the sleigh and the Christmas village.

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    1. Joanne December 12, 2025 at 7:22 AM

      Thank you! My son built that Christmas village display stand for me.

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  5. Jenn LloydDecember 12, 2025 at 7:25 AM

    Everything looks so beautiful! I love the lighted garland above your kitchen cabinets. What a great use of that space! I love how cozy and inviting everything looks with the twinkling lights. You did a great job!

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    1. Joanne December 12, 2025 at 8:13 AM

      Aw, thank you! I love that that garland runs off batteries and a timer too.

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  6. GinaDecember 12, 2025 at 7:47 AM

    This is a cozy and lovely holiday home!

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  7. Melynda@Scratch Made Food!December 12, 2025 at 7:48 AM

    Very comfortable! I love the JOY sign with the cardinal.

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    1. Joanne December 12, 2025 at 8:14 AM

      Isn't that so cute?! I found it at an after holiday sale years ago and just loved that little cardinal.

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  8. Lyssy in the CityDecember 12, 2025 at 8:02 AM

    Looks fabulous!

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  9. JoyceDecember 12, 2025 at 8:11 AM

    Everything looks so pretty and festive! I love the JOY ornament with the lake view : ) I'm glad I have my blog this time of year because I can look back and see how I arranged things lol. Have a great weekend!

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  10. Amy ScottDecember 12, 2025 at 8:19 AM

    So festive! Maybe taking a year off makes it more fun this year? I like how you added things to your plant collection!

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  11. Dara @ Not In JerseyDecember 12, 2025 at 8:27 AM

    Everything looks cute and welcoming!

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