Christmas Inspiration

Still need some ideas to bring the holiday spirit into your home?<br />Come and have a look !<br /><p><img src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/0D/front-door-mollica-1209-de.jpg" style="width: 401px; height: 510px;" /><br /></p><p>Instead of the customary wreath<span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox"> use a trapper's basket on your front door.<br /></span></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2Y-z728Py9Cd-ME_ALsm7a8COx7L6hE86-WOjNAUr13aqCP3HEoBc0uNsZ1BwYYnmY9EKtWNnDO0UO6spXeUOnRPWn3bNCtIp3yyIdZ4PyyN_vdF9o7Wux97KvbtlqbIMEgTI3q1cZMF/s1600-h/Country%20Livingholiday-decor-ENTER1206-de%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="Country Livingholiday-decor-ENTER1206-de" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2YgMIS0p_LvWgdBItaLVz9MwLmXAngGbvrvlwTFoYX9wUK2Qs7ZbzFIkHrdf0rsXdaY6o4Ld-d0kk4TTZHSkNgkaDUZmeskmKWBDGVOZW7Hs2LUcR2RpHaNsCqOfdLDE9nXga6VIWeUC9/?imgmax=800" style="border: 0px none ; display: inline; width: 545px; height: 694px;" title="Country Livingholiday-decor-ENTER1206-de" /></a><span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox"><br /></span></p><p><span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox">White dove tree ornaments combine with amaryllis, carnations, and orchids.Might they have overdone the mantel a bit? Hmmm<br /></span></p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMeWmcGpfhk4QrtlpZEh1RmnuY8AzMsce9qxInLl9JF3xSuDDbi9fH0ZB2KeR-HwztKZ_SIXYJMhBQ-IyNiW9vsafSjeYx3MbQO3292yC6ACZ481l_Skp9uQOVYKOmqCVk_Ob_J-KxeLk1/s1600-h/flower-jugs-de%5B5%5D.jpg"><img alt="flower-jugs-de" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG2w0uO8E1qyDDbpViyJf3vL0n18-UOAPRm1H_dsI1Sdjl4K7zLdF1GrVLs9_Xn9X5VsO2HDJ_vciVgIQtuTK3ZNNFzb3N7JrarKDhsUsCW-8wJiQb7r4CeIFe4K61jHaKJRhPcd0PBdoz/?imgmax=800" style="border: 0px none ; display: inline; width: 550px; height: 701px;" title="flower-jugs-de" /></a></p><p><span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox">Juniper wreaths hung with ribbon in the windows, a florist's bucket or ornate jug to display amaryllis and other holiday plants and flowers.</span> </p> <div class="fb_captionbox"><span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox"></span><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/wH/starfish-wreath-de.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 401px; height: 513px;" /><br /><span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox">Gilded starfish and sand dollars for a </span>nautical wreath.<br /><br /></div> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGhzEbG3ZPG1q2bYhd3y8KduyqhKXUdktuOda6mGLHkIgjLhIdBvuUcHzCkOkZ7hQu7ufSUyLNcDYflVTMO-9Uknno5USEvDMfdB1yxet70owMXlK9A_ScxwlFvhbglv4TutW0qUaQtRS/s1600-h/SKONAHEMfzuyy4hnh9aeqt76qicvesx2dpf61ws%5B8%5D.jpg"><img alt="SKONAHEMfzuyy4hnh9aeqt76qicvesx2dpf61ws" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx5lKeMzEqeIsLeGUNMw7I07uIxA_P6-B2VICQb7LhDO7ySyYQb_8IpjUx4skpaj66zx4Jh7d36lMOKo6FOGW7j6eBKkcWaSJIVBX_vv22hjQzhH-5wj-en66j6-A3Nk_howOfyPlch8fL/?imgmax=800" style="border: 0px none ; display: inline; width: 500px; height: 730px;" title="SKONAHEMfzuyy4hnh9aeqt76qicvesx2dpf61ws" /></a></p><p>Those small lanterns on the mantel look lovely.<br /></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO4gmMnTxR2vZ2D0t-Wnbh9hJCtm-ei_INqIsp7ZtGY9RXAxclm_-m6hIGEv7PZH88bv1H5ASimoL83DYuYHjo-iq5UP_1JZDf0CtSdaJ-VE7RPBcy4dZF-qHgVvEi2YXU5g7Y12wvx5mM/s1600-h/white-wonderland-de%5B4%5D.jpg"><img alt="white-wonderland-de" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK_U_0hvKdWO7pDCds0nLJxq47YoHIGajlkpvPar3Nx2pILm627yYD0FDxihuXaOJqysqbYj2tPBCn2cuR3RUF4Lb8hksDtL24mmpBTxiP_VgpX2SyHMoM-AApEA3hBTU_gcFy07EdSHPw/?imgmax=800" style="border: 0px none ; display: inline; width: 501px; height: 393px;" title="white-wonderland-de" /></a></p><p>In an all white room gold looks stunning.<br /></p> <p> <img src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/zQ/bench-swedish-1209-de.jpg" style="width: 503px; height: 640px;" /></p><p><span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox">Simple Scandinavian-style wreath of boxwood and dried wheat hangs above a 19th-century painted-wood bench.</span></p> <p><img src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/wv/dining-room-swedish-1209-de.jpg" style="width: 506px; height: 644px;" /></p><p><span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox">A handful of sprigs of wheat in two glass jars flanking a tray with candles. Easy!<br /></span></p> <p><img src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/dg/side-table-swedish-1209-de.jpg" style="width: 503px; height: 642px;" /></p><p><span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox">This is a 70-year-old clam-shucking table, once used in an Atlantic City seafood restaurant. Dried wheat for the wreath.<br /></span></p> <img id="fb_image" src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/stockings-bed-de.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 502px; height: 641px;" /><br /><span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox">Bring the holiday feeling into your bedroom by hanging stockings in different colors and textures at the foot of the bed. Or hang stars made of wheat in the windows.<br /><br /></span><img src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/eT/bedroom-swedish-1209-de.jpg" style="width: 504px; height: 644px;" /><br /><span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox"><br /><br /></span><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/credenza-wreath-de.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 502px; height: 641px;" /><br /><span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox">Add splashes of green and white to every room. Details can be as simple as a wreath hung with striped ribbon.<br /><br /></span><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/ny/advent-calendar-de.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 505px; height: 645px;" /><br /><span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox">An Advent calendar made from flash cards, paper clips, and ribbons is strung in a window.</span><br /><h6><img src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/Qb/kitchen-mollica-1209-de.jpg" style="width: 502px; height: 642px;" /></h6> <h6><img src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/3A/living-room-mollica-1209-de.jpg" style="width: 505px; height: 395px;" /></h6><br /><img src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/di/dining-room-mollica-1209-de.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 391px;" /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVTwGVHLN1oWajoZINQ8AOa05AsRyPK8T0gkJPWs1_a78wWG38MfIj0lLqUZ8i1x6D-sotKOC4Js9jhupJ44saoBOxsSuCCyfbwcTTY3qHYP22J6gIJosnrJ42k7j6ZBCGDHSEcebDbWW/s1600-h/90y5uaiqbqd8cmd40g6l61lxkm1whty%5B7%5D.jpg"><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.countryliving.com/cm/countryliving/images/VD/floral-wreath-de.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 400px; height: 510px;" /></a><br /></p><span id="fb_title"></span> <div class="fb_captionbox"><span style="display: inline;" id="fb_captionbox">A fragrant wreath made with fresh pine, cedar, hydrangea, and green apples</span>.The contrast between the wreath and the blue door is gorgeous!<br /><br />I hope these images have inspired you. Let me know which one you like!<br /><br /></div>From <a href="http://www.countryliving.com/">Country Living</a>.

Christmas Inspiration

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