Usually I decorate with a combination of fresh and artificial greens, and bows and garland, etc. This year, I liked how it was looking after I added the artificial greens, and this is where I stopped. The poinsettia clip-ons may stay, or not, depending on my mood in the next couple of days. I'm liking things a bit simpler around here, and this falls right in line with what I want to work toward with my non-seasonal decorating in the whole the house.
See that box of lights in the fireplace? I saw the idea on Pinterest. Since I have a large collection of boxes and trunks and crates, it was a simple matter to put some artificial greens, a string of lights, and a log into a Farmers Creamery crate. (Farmers Creamery was a dairy that operated in downtown Fredericksburg until the late 1970s.)
We can't use this fireplace for a real fire because the brickwork is original the 1848 date of our house and is in really bad condition. (One day, it will rise to the top of our restoration list and we will spend the $$$ it takes to have a fireplace repaired and the chimney lined.) In previous years, I have put candles or an arrangement of greens in there. I think I like what I did this time the best!
I will share more Christmas decorations as I finish them.
(If you have not seen the rest of our family room, click HERE for an old post with a full tour ... which includes before and after photos of the renovation.)