Gourds be gone, snowmen await!

As the Thanksgiving table transitions to Christmas, the gourds and mini-pumpkins are fed to the deer out back and the candy cane striped candles move in. The setting in this photo was a platinum & gold filigree & swirl patterned tablecloth, with an ivory base. The china, also in a creamy white, were two sets mixed and intertwined with gold luster goblets for bottles of vino that the family shared. December is here; the neutral table settings can stay, and the gourds can be switched out for burgendy red and white striped candles.

When your base is neutral, it can fit almost any holiday table. As I took down the orange and black garland and put up the evergreens with lights, our puppy sat by the pile of decorations dreaming about his first white Christmas....that was after I got him to leave the tree skirt where it belonged (under the tree!)

 With the front door, I took the pinecone fall wreath and added irridescent sparkly dark-red pointsettas for color and to fit with the holiday coming. The haystalks were covered with x-large $1 store bags and wrapped instead of being tossed aside. Without having landscape yet, the oversized gifts light up nicely on the front lawn. Finish touches included adding red & green floodlights for the neighbors to enjoy. Inside, the mercury glass remained from the fall. Red lights wrapped in sparkly tulle gave the mantle a nice touch for Christmas. (Notice the pumpkin still hiding behind the snowman!) With the colored lights, and swapped out foliage, the great room is beginning to look a lot like Christmas in here....