Christmas in the Kitchen

Merry Christmas EVE!

I hope that you all are having a wonderful day!

We are in full swing vacation mode over here with christmas movies,

and christmas cookies, 

a full day of lounging in our pj's,

and enjoying the quiet time together.

As promised,

I wanted to share some little snip-its from our kitchen!

I have another post with some details,

on how I put things together in here,

but will share that later this week.

I draped garland and white lights, with a few poinsettia's 

over the top of all the cabinets.

I love the glow it gives off at night :)

After seeing these paper wreaths on Pinterest last year,

I couldn't wait to make some this year.

I love mine hung over the kitchen sink!

Perfect way to bring some Christmas into the kitchen!

It kinda makes me want some sort of a wreath there all year long :)

It really is stunning in person,

I clipped some simple greenery, pinecones and a tiny ornament to mine,

for more of a Christmas feel.

Finishing off around the sink I placed some large pinecones in front of the window,

and brought in some more boxwood bunches in pitchers,

for more greenery.

Across the kitchen I have some shelves hung to hold my cookbooks, 

and cake stands.

I decided to practically take everything off of them,

and do something a bit different for christmas.

Here is a quick cell phone pic of what they looked 

Before 

After

As you can see there are a few key pieces I kept,

but also brought out some new things.

We randomly hit a yard sale at the beginning of fall,

where I picked up this great set of vintage mason jars for a steal!

They had been sitting in a closet, because I wasn't quite sure what I wanted to do with them,

and thought they were perfect to bring out for Christmas,

not to mention I think they found the perfect home on these shelves.

I moved things around,

added more boxwood clusters,

and some silver twig garland.

I grabbed this extra small basket I had to put loose recipes and smaller cookbooks in.

The larger cookbooks I placed in one of the cabinets under the island,

and am thinking they might stay there even after Christmas.

To the left of the shelves are two windows,

where I hung some live garland,

and replaced the corkboard with a Christmas chalkboard drawing I did.

I placed a small tree, I cut down from out back

in an old maple syrup bucket,

and left it at that for a simple touch.

I hope you all have a wonderful 

Christmas Eve

&

Christmas!

I will be back tomorrow with a short post

featuring our christmas cards!

~Merry Christmas~