My good friends, Cindy from Cloches and Lavender and Terrie from Decorate And More With Tip rounded up a few fun ladies for a Christmas home tour. Each of us are sharing a room, or rooms, in our home decorated with all things Christmas.
When it came time to decide which room I wanted to share, my thoughts went to my living room.
I mean, it is where most of the pretty is.
But then I looked out of the living room window and saw this.
It’s where we spend a lot of our time.
We ARE outside people and it IS Texas.
Todays high is expected to be 77.
Perfect patio sitting weather!
I knew that I wanted to share the room that we love to be in as much as possible.
Our patio.
The Patio
When you walk outside the back door off of our living room, this is the “room” that you see.
We have set up a mini living room with swivel chairs to watch TV, relax, read books or just watch the kids in the pool.
For the Christmas season I’ve added red and white throw pillows and navy and white buffalo plaid throws to keep us warm and toasty.
Greenery, berries, and pinecones adorned with red ribbon are hung from each of the back windows.
As you step out of the backdoor, a cute red truck Christmas doormat is flanked by two large red poinsettias.
Don’t you just love all of the cute doormats that are available now?
This corner is the home for a few trees, poinsettias and a Merry sign that the Queens made a few years ago at their annual party.
This is such a pretty corner in the daylight, but it really shines at night!
Across from the trees, at the end of the sitting area we have a drink center that sits directly under the TV.
We don’t use it for drinks in the winter, but we do serve off of it in the fall and winter when we watch football.
Today I’ve got a few poinsettias and a snowflake lantern decorating it, as well as a fun pink flamingo!
Here’s a picture of the seating area looking in from the pool area.
We just put up a pergola over the dining table.
I cannot tell you how happy I am with it.
Already I can tell that in the brutal Texas summer we will have much needed shade.
And in the winter it will give us protection from the elements.
I couldn’t wait to start decorating this area.
I’m nowhere near done, but hanging the sleigh and giving my table a centerpiece really gave this area a festive feel.
Not the best picture, but I couldn’t not share the area at the end of the table.
Just a fun vignette full of Christmas cheer.
At the other end of the table I’ve placed a light up snowman trio.
As you could tell from earlier pictures, our house backs up to the neighborhood park.
So we like to decorate for the daytime as well as the night time.
Speaking of the the patio at night…
At night it’s magical!
With everything lighted there is just enough light to see the entire space and still give your that Christmas magic feel!
While it’s not the prettiest room in our house, it’s definitely one of our favorites!
Thank you for stopping by, it was so good to have you here.
Now it’s time to visit the rest of the Christmas Home Tour participants!
