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!

    https://www.kathrineeldridge.com

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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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    1. Joanne December 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM

      Thanks. I liked how they looked tucked into the plants too.

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

    Everything looks cute and welcoming!

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  12. MarilynDecember 12, 2025 at 10:24 AM

    Joanne, I love all of this! Like Maria said, I love the Christmas touches among your plants. The reindeer is so cute and I love the sled your grandmother painted!

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    1. Joanne December 12, 2025 at 12:25 PM

      Aw, thank you. I'm so glad to have a couple of her paintings.

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  13. Jodie's Touch of StyleDecember 12, 2025 at 1:14 PM

    The little bit of sprinkling of christmas decor is nice. That's exactly what we did this year.
    Xoxo
    Jodie

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  14. mireilleDecember 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM

    I love the little touches everywhere! I do the same: I have downsized my decor over the years but love what I have and spread it around different spots of the house. Just makes it festive!
    www.chezmireillefashiontravelmom.com

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  15. Tanya December 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM

    Everything looks so festive and cozy. I always have to look back at the blog to see where I put things. It looks like your Christmas cactus is blooming too.

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    1. Joanne December 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM

      I thought about pulling up old blog photos but decided to just wing it.

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  16. JeanieDecember 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM

    It looks beautiful, Joanne. Fun, festive, happy. I love all your vignettes and that sled is a treasure. Christmas everywhere!

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  17. JudeeDecember 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM

    Joanne, your home looks warm and inviting and just enough festivity for Christmas. Beautiful tree!

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  18. AmeliaDecember 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM

    Beautiful tour, I love the small, timeless personal touches! And for not remembering where the decorations used to go, I think you did a fantastic job with placement. Merry Christmas!

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    1. Joanne December 13, 2025 at 9:18 AM

      Thank you! I think in the end it all came out looking great too.

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  19. Deb's WorldDecember 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM

    Hi Joanne, it all looks fabulous!! Enjoy.

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  20. MarshaDecember 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM

    It's so nice and cozy as well as meaningful, Joanne! It takes me several days because I struggle to remember where everything goes, too! I thought I had taken photos, but I can't find them.

    https://marshainthemiddle.com/

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    1. Joanne December 13, 2025 at 9:18 AM

      I definitely wasn't very particular about anything this year and I'm glad I still loved the end results.

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  21. NancyDecember 13, 2025 at 3:45 AM

    I love that you have many decorations that hold a beautiful memory. It looks very cozy!

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    1. Joanne December 13, 2025 at 9:17 AM

      Aw, I love that so many of our decorations hold beautiful memories too.

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  22. Kim CarberryDecember 13, 2025 at 7:19 AM

    I always have to look back on old Christmas photos to see where some of the decorations go. lol You have a beautiful home and I love all of the decorations.

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    1. Joanne December 13, 2025 at 9:16 AM

      I thought about doing that but decided to just rely on memory and wing it as to where everything else goes.

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  23. Amy JohnsonDecember 13, 2025 at 8:10 AM

    I can't even imagine only spending an hour and a half to decorate my house for Christmas. It takes me at least 4 to 5 days. That's incredible.

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  24. Kari December 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM

    Your home looks so festive, Joanne! I love it.

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  25. NatalieDecember 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM

    Lovely and festive! You did great in such a short time. Thank you for your weekend coffee share.

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  26. MelisDecember 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM

    I love how you have little bits and bobbles tucked into all the nooks and crannies! It's so festive without being "over the top" (what *that means)! Enjoy the season!

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  27. CharlotteDecember 14, 2025 at 5:07 AM

    Very festive, Joanne! We've scaled back on the Christmas decor....adding touches here & there.

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  28. JayneDecember 14, 2025 at 8:22 AM

    Great job! Your home is beautiful, and I love all of your cute decorations, so very pretty. :)

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  29. KathleenDecember 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM

    Beautifully decorated! So festive and inviting!

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  30. Veronica LeeDecember 15, 2025 at 3:54 AM

    Such a delightful home tour.
    Your home looks beautiful and festive.
    I especially love the decorations tucked in among the plants.

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    1. Joanne December 15, 2025 at 5:58 AM

      Aw, thank you so much. I love those random pops of color next to my plants so much. It was just a last minute whim but it's perfect.

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  31. LeanneDecember 15, 2025 at 6:43 AM

    It all looks lovely and Christmassy Jo - and you did it a remarkably fast turnaround time - we have MUCH less and I think we still took a couple of hours to do it. Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas and New Year. x

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    1. Joanne December 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM

      Aw, thank you! I was surprised at how quickly we were done. It usually takes me a good 1/2 a day at least to get everything out.

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  32. Jen WhiteDecember 15, 2025 at 7:55 AM

    Love all your festive touches....even better that you had help putting things out!

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    1. Joanne December 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM

      Thank you! I was so happy for the help; typically they hear it's decorating day and everyone scatters.

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  33. The Happy WhiskDecember 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM

    Your house looks amazing. Super cool and fun. I love it. Who cares what the boys said, you did a banging good job.

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  34. nicole orriensDecember 16, 2025 at 2:51 AM

    May I ask why you took a year off of doing christmas decorations? And what made you decide to do them again this year? Your house looks lovely by the way : )

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    1. Joanne December 16, 2025 at 11:11 AM

      We weren't home last Christmas. We left for a 2 week Hawaii vacation for much of December and our trip was the gift to our boys so we basically just skipped celebrating. We couldn't convince my husband to go away on another trip this year (though the other 4 of us tried to persuade him for several months).

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  35. Lindsay's Sweet WorldDecember 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM

    Everything looks great, Joanne! I really love the garland over the kitchen cabinets. I would love to do that in our home!

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    1. Joanne December 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM

      I love that it's battery operated and on a timer! It makes it so easy.

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  36. Linda @ Life and LindaDecember 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM

    Joanne, your home looks so pretty and festive. I am happy to feature your holiday home tour at Love Your Creativity. Merry Christmas.

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  37. Tamar SBDecember 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM

    It looks so festive! Love all your plants, too!

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