Home For The Holidays!
You already know when the clock struck midnight and November 1st was upon us, we told Alexa, “Alexa play All I Want for Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey!” We then proceeded to bust out the holiday decorations and our Christmas cards in celebration of the winter solstice spirit. We can’t help it, we love the holidays but what we truly love even more than opening presents is getting our household in order and ready for the Christmas season. Boiling cinnamon and buying holiday candles is our forte, therefore we have some favorites we want to share with you to help get your humble abode in the holiday spirit. The best part is, you don’t have to step a foot outside the comfort of your home to shop for any of it because Nordstrom online has you covered.
Remember being a kid and having an advent calendar? Not being able to wait until the next day when you could pop open another secret door that would present a little treat or prize was the highlight of our childhood during the month of December. It was like having mini Christmas treats that would give us a taste of what the magical morning would be like. With the Tree House Advent Calendar from Nordstrom you can relive that joy with your own children, nieces/nephews or splurge and recreate that magic for yourself. This golden, wood and glitter dusted advent calendar holds twenty-five days of treats for the whole family and an extra special treat on the day of Christmas. The best part about this advent calendar is that you can reuse it year after year to surprise the kids and even grandkids with a little something special while they countdown the days until Christmas. Grab yourself one of these and display it someplace special in your home where the whole family can gather round every day and reveal a new delight.
For us, each year we pull out the Christtmas bins from storage and assess which decorations we will use and which one need to be replaced. It seems this year, our Christmas stockings have wilted and dulled from being stored away for so long. Customized stockings with everyone’s names painted or drawn on have to be laid to rest and the search is on for something new, fun and modern. The Faux Fur Stocking from Rachel Parcell caught our eye and we had to rush and order one for the whole family. These decadent faux fur cream stockings add immediate warmth and comfort to our home and provide ample space for all of our stocking stuffers. The only dilemma is do we still reach for the paint and glitter to customize the cuff of this stocking, or do we leave them clean and pristine? Expect an update to follow as we continue to fill our home with more holiday cheer.
You can have the perfect stocking, you can enjoy each day counting down until the big “25” using your advent calendar, but what is the real essence of Christmas? The scent. The smell of Christmas has many faces; vanilla, cinnamon and any kind of tree is the true element that makes a home Christmas ready. So that means we can really go candle crazy during the holidays and splurge on the best Christmas scents. The Nest New York Limited Edition Holiday Candles are the perfect trio to welcome Christmas to your home. With scents like “Blue Cypress and Snow”, “Holiday,” and “Birchwood Pine,” you can enjoy carefully crafted candles with premium wax that will burn evenly throughout the entire holiday season. We like to place the different scents throughout the house to give each room its own special aroma and we also picked up a few extras to throw into our loved ones’ stockings. What we love even more is that our advent calendar, stockings and candles are all perfectly color coordinated with warm golden tones that create a gorgeous Christmas theme.
These favorites aren’t just fun for us or for you but for the whole family and anyone who enters your space. The holidays are about bringing people together and to remind us about what really matters and engaging in the holiday spirit. We hope you enjoy these Christmas decorations as much as we do but this is only the beginning as far as decorating goes, so until next time, happy holidays!
xo
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