This year I decided to be a little simpler in the holiday decor, though I still want touches of cheer throughout my entire home. I decided in the kitchen to play on the Mackenzie Childs pieces I already have there and add in more inspired check touches.
Above the window I added the garland that I have used for the past few years but add in some harlequin black and white ribbon into the existing swag. I use this garland to hang my Christmas cards as they arrive. There is a strand of twine wrapped along the garland with small clothes pins I use to secure the cards. Down the center of the windows, I hung an apron in the same print that I found at a thrift store this year.
Beneath the window is where the pups eat and I had to give them some holiday flair there as well. I hung their stockings for Coco and Dante as well as left them a small red truck that is hauling dog bones. Their food mat is one of the MacKenzie-Childs pieces I use year-round.
I kept it simple on my counters and around the sink since I will be baking soon as well and need the space. I did though of course change my dishtowel out and my cleaning supplies to Mrs. Meyers holiday scents (use link to order and receive a free gift from Grove) as well as add a Bath &Body hand soap for the season. I also placed a small truck picture on top of the microwave.
To the left on the wall near my Keurig I hung another truck picture I had with a touch of greenery and some of the harlequin ribbon again. Of course, on the stove I have to have a seasonal White Barn candle burning from Bath & Body. Aren't their candles just the best?
For the island as well, I kept it simple on the counters. I left my MacKenzie-Childs cutting board out and added some greenery and check ribbon above the Tuscan picture below the shelf. On the shelf, I tucked in two small picks I had and a tin plate I picked up this year at Hobby Lobby. The check frame is not from Mackenzie- Childs and was found on Amazon to hold a cross stitch of a goat my mom made for me.
On the slim wall of the walkway, I hung a photo of Santa working on a red truck that I picked up a few years ago from Hobby Lobby. I added a holiday sign and an old photo of my dad with Santa when he was young.
On the side of the refrigerator, I just sat an arrangement I had made up years ago but added the whimsical pick by MacKenzie-Childs to spruce it up and fit with the theme that I picked up from a local boutique called Ivory & Birch. I also placed this cute penguin I found a few years back at a thrift store. I also keep my Bath & Body room sprays here.
Comment below.... what did you do for kitchen decor this year? What small pieces did you add in to make the old seem new again? Also click the subscribe link on the right to get an email when a new blog posts. I will be posting room by room in the coming weeks and days.
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