Christmas wreaths and faux boxwood topiaries
We recently painted our yellow exterior white (Benjamin Moore Chantilly Lace on the siding and windows and Benjamin Moore Essex Green on the doors!) and the new colors are so pretty with holiday greenery. We have these wreaths on our front doors and these faux boxwood topiaries in these chippendale planters on our front porch (I will say the topiaries are very top-heavy so while I love the look, you’ll need rocks or something heavy to keep them anchored down!).
Decorative Christmas trees
I love these shimmery gold Christmas trees that I ordered on a whim from Amazon! It looks like the gold has sold out but they’re still available in silver here. They would be so pretty clustered on either side of a fireplace mantel too!
Decorating a Christmas tree with toddlers
I kept most of our glass ornaments in storage this year to toddler-proof our Christmas tree and instead picked up 15 of these tinsel balls from Target that look like shimmery glass but are made of styrofoam and tinsel so they reflect the light beautifully but weigh next to nothing and are impossible to break. They keep going in and out of stock online but I would check your local Target store if you like the look — I wish I’d bought twice as many! Also if you’re decorating a Christmas tree with toddlers in mind, we’ve found having a little barricade of already wrapped presents in front of the tree to be a helpful deterrent. 🙂 And always love our Alexandra Williams Designs wrapping paper!
Mini boxwood wreaths
My mom hung these mini boxwood wreaths on the back of our kitchen counter stools with clear fishing line and we are definitely making them part of our holiday decor every year going forward! Such a sweet and simple touch. Lastly, we had this mini Christmas tree sitting in our garage and removed the plastic base so it would fit inside this blue and white planter in the boys’ playroom. You can also see the doorway garland we added between our living room and dining room in this post!
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