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    Home » Lifestyle » Lovely Touches of Christmas In Our Home

    Lovely Touches of Christmas In Our Home

    Published: Dec 25, 2022 by Andrea Howe · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Merry Christmas, from our home to yours. It’s Christmas Day, but I wanted to pause and wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. And what better way to do that, then with some Christmas snapshots from around our home?

    green smoke kitchen island decorated for Christmas

    Thank you for being a reader of this blog. Some of you have been with me for close to 14 years (with my old blog Four Flights of Fancy, to For the Love Of, to now). And some of you may be brand new subscribers, so you may not know this blog has turned from a family blog, to daily style and DIY craft blog. To now, a primarily food blog. While the content around here has changed over the years, my main goals haven’t. I hope you may always find some sort of value in these pages, whether it be a kitchen gadget or a good recipe. I truly appreciate you all and thank you for making 2022 the most successful year of my blog yet.

    built in bookcase and fireplace mantel painted Benjamin Moore Gentlemen's Gray

    This year I began decorating mid November, with the hopes that most would be done come Thanksgiving. I had a couple of set backs, but for the most part it was complete. I loved having the house decorated and feeling festive for a longer than usual time. It was nice breaking my rule of “no decorations till after Thanksgiving.”

    coffee table decorated with books and Christmas garland and ornaments
    Benjamin Moore Gentlemen's Gray living room with Christmas tree

    We added a lot more unlit garland to our home this year. When some of our garland died a couple years back, I discovered it was getting harder and harder to find nice pre-lit garland. In the end I found really good quality unlit garland, and love it.

    Gentlemen's Gray music room with black piano and Christmas tree
    gold nutcracker on a bookshelf

    To bring in light, I added remote control fairy lights and candles in a few spots. It definitely adds that festive glow. I was pleased with the 2 sets I found and will likely add more flameless candles to our collection.

    round mirror decorated with Christmas garland

    A 3rd Christmas tree went up in our living room this year, and after 2 unsuccessful tries, I found a really cute and great quality artificial tree that is perfect for the spot.

    decorated Christmas tree set against plaid wallpaper

    Other than that, I kept things pretty minimal and muted throughout the house. We still have some construction going on and I felt overwhelmed cramming the house with lots of decor. This amount felt perfect and the thought of taking it all down doesn’t completely overwhelm me.

    media center built in painted dark gray in a bonus room
    hot cocoa and popcorn station in a bonus room

    I have a couple of more posts planned before the new year, including my annual “what worked” series. This is where I share “best practices or products” if you will, that worked in my life that year. It’s always one of my most widely read posts of the year, so make sure you are subscribed to my newsletter, as to not miss it.

    Santa collectibles decorations
    hutch decorated with Christmas decor

    I already have my posts planned for January 2023. There will be several new high-protein meal ideas and lots of air fryer recipes! The new year is when people try to reign in their indulgences over the holidays and set new health goals for themselves. I hope this blog will provide plenty of content to help in those areas.

    reclaimed wood mantel on a stone fireplace decorated for Christmas
    fireplace mantel decorated with garland and lit candles

    Readers have also really been enjoying and responding well to my style posts on Instagram. I don’t plan to ever go back to being a daily style blog lol, but Instagram is a great place to share favorite fashion finds and outfit ideas.

    women in red sweater and jeans sitting on stairs with a tri-color Australian Shepard dog

    You can follow me there on Instagram if you are interested in food and fashion haha.

    felt Christmas trees on coffee table
    wood Christmas trees and taper candles on a reclaimed wood mantel

    It’s going to be a fun year for creating and sharing content with you all. I am honored you choose to be here and can’t wait for 2023!

    wet bar with glasses and christmas decor
    amber glass vase filled with holiday greens

    From our home to yours, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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    About Andrea Howe

    Andrea Howe is the recipe developer and photographer of Howe We Live. She is also a seasoned home cook of over 20 years, for her family of 5. Andrea has spent over 10 years in the food industry, writing for various publications including Babble and Disney. Her work has appeared in Real Simple, Taste of Home, Yahoo, Buzzfeed and ABC News.

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    1. Arianna says

      December 27, 2022 at 10:32 pm

      Love the holiday home tour!

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      • Andrea Howe says

        December 29, 2022 at 9:56 am

        thank you so much! Happy holidays 🙂

        Reply
    2. Lori says

      December 26, 2022 at 8:05 am

      This sneak peek into your cozy and stunning home had me wanted to decorate for Christmas and it’s December 26th! I love all the ideas for the best holiday decorations…so good!

      Reply
    3. Susie says

      December 25, 2022 at 8:56 am

      wow!!! I loved looking through all these pics. beautiful home! Merry Christmas

      Reply

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