A Christmas Tour of Fanningbank

Hello everyone,

     Today Fanningbank,the home of our lieutenant governor was open to the public for a tour as it is decked out in all it's Christmas finery.I was pleasantly surprised that I was allowed to take photographs to share with you. So let's have a look.

  I loved the wood fireplaces as they added so much to the ambiance especially here by the huge tree.Wouldn't you love to sit here for awhile.

    

Isn't this magnificent!!!

Love how the tree is reflected in the mirror.

Remembering the reason for the season.

Another beautiful fireplace.There are lots of beautiful paintings and antiques.

Every mantle was decorated so beautifully too.

This fireplace is in the large foyer.

Beautiful arrangements. I didn't use a flash so the color is off.

The large dining room all set for dinner. I am on the garden committee and this is the room where we have our meetings.Unfortunately,my husband and I had to decline dinner here on Saturday night with the other committee members because we are on the house tour that night but hopefully next year!

Sorry for the poor quality of these pics.

Tea anyone?

They have a room decorated for children too.

This is the outside -too bad no snow yet!

I hope you enjoyed coming along on the tour-I know I enjoyed it!

Take care,
Carolyn

Christmas trees are up!

Happy Monday everyone!

This weekend I finally got both of my trees (living room + family room) up and decorated. I love the feeling of a fire in the fireplace, a good movie on, a decorated Christmas tree, and a cup of coffee in my hand. It really is my happy place that I go to often (in my head) when life feels too hectic.

Here are a couple photos of my decorations (ps I know I need a tree skirt :)

I'm loving the beautiful mercury glass candlesticks and Christmas tree (gifts from my mother-in-law) which are currently living on my mantle.

We decided to decorate the upstairs tree very formal with gold and silver balls and red leaves. The flowers are the best trick I have...not only are they beautiful and cheap (I just buy fake poinsettias at Michael's and pop off the flowers from the stem) but they are perfect for hiding bald spots in your tree.

And here is my downstairs tree...this is where we put all of our family ornaments. As you can see we need to fill in a little more with balls and flowers. But overall, I'm loving it!

Now I just need to get on top of my Christmas cards...I'll post on that later this week!

A Flashback

Hello everyone,

     I was going through some of my outdoor shots from last winter and picked out some of my favorites to share with you. We do not have any snow here now as it has been very mild, and  what we did have, is all gone.

The is our front porch last year.

This is putting me in the mood for some snow,how about you?

I am joining Beverly at How Sweet the Sound today and also The Tablescaper for Seasonal Sundays.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Carolyn