Our Christmas Guest Room!

   

I don’t normally decorate our bedrooms for Christmas, but I have one room that I might add just a little something too and that is our guest room.

Our guest room is in the process of being re-done. You all might remember how it use to look……

The little sofa made out into a bed.

The reading nook was also large enough for our Grandchildren to use as a reading and sleeping nook.

BUT

As children do, they grew and grew, so the reading nook is just a nook and now we need more beds.

After deliberating, and thinking of all possible guest that might be staying here from time to time we realized that twin beds would be the most suitable for our needs at this time.

I have to admit I am going to miss this darling little guest room, but I think we can make the next one just as nice, or at least I hope we can.

We ordered two twin beds, and got them on a great price over 6 months ago.

It is the Thomas bed from Pottery Barn.

I made design boards to see what would look best together…..

We were on a roll and as in life sometimes we have things that take us down a different path for awhile.

5 months ago my husband had open heart surgery so when the beds were delivered, we had them placed in my living room leaning against the wall covered in blankets. 

There they sat for the last five months, but to be honest that did not bother me one bit. All I wanted was to get my hubby back to good health. I am happy to say he is in good health and doing wonderfully.

In fact he is doing well enough that he was ready to set up the beds in the guest room so that our overnight Christmas guest would have a place to sleep.

We have the beds set up, and ready for sleeping, but the painting, night stand, and hanging of art will be waiting for us after the Holidays.

Here is what the guest room looks like now all ready for Christmas guest…..

You will notice that the pillow sham says DREAMS on this bed!!

On the other bed it says SWEET!!

We also added a soft ambient light glowing behind the headboards. This is the same bar lighting we had on top of the bookshelves in the room  before.

It was my husbands idea to attach it to the bed, but I said, No to the bed, but how about just putting it on the wall? So that is where it is, on the wall, and it gives off the perfect amount of light in a dark room.

We also placed a Christmas pillow made by Craftberry Bush for Society 6, click HERE to go to website.

There is a significance to this pillow for my husband and me.

His very first car was a RED 1964 V W Beetle, and that is the car he drove when we were dating, and also when we were first married. 

So this sweet pillow not only is a touch of Christmas for our guest room, but a sweet memory for us.

After all isn’t that what Christmas is all about? Making sweet memories with the people that you love!!

This weekend we had our first guest in our new guest room. We had our two Grandsons here for our annual Grammy's Christmas children. 

 Here is my youngest looking for his own Christmas memory. He is trying to find his favorite ornament. (Thomas The Train)

A nicely made bed is pretty, but there is nothing better than a bed that a child has snuggled in.....

 

I hope you are all enjoying making memories for yourself and your family and friends during this Holiday Season.

Now go out there, and Falalala, and deck those halls!!

Merry Christmas and SWEET DREAMS!!

 

 

Something Is Hiding On My Christmas Mantel This Year!

 

This years mantel is a winter wonderland for little creatures great and small. I love a touch of whimsy so this year I added a special little guest.

She is going to be somewhat hidden among the greenery in hopes that maybe someone my just catch a glimpse of her.

She is just tiny, only about 2-3 inches overall. I wanted her to blend into the snowy background……

She needed a little snowy finish so I gave her a dry brushing of white and a good sprinkling of fairy dust (white prism glitter)

She is nestled behind some greenery sitting in the snow…..

I wonder if anyone will see her?

I love to make little memories for my family and friends, and a touch of whimsy seems to be the perfect way to do it in my home this year. 

No elf on the shelf here, but we have a snow fairy in the woodland snow!!

 

 

10 Gifts For The Men In Your Life!

   

Giving gifts is part of the Christmas celebration, and I for one love to give gifts. I hunt all year for ideas for the people I love. It doesn’t have to be expensive to be thoughtful, but the operative word here is thoughtful.

Do you all have a hard time finding gifts for men? I have three son’s so you would think I was a champion men gift giver, but I still find it hard to find the perfect gift year after year.

This first gift is actually for young and old, boy or girl, we all play this at our house. It is a beautifully made wood board game, and for $50  it will give you years of fun, and what man doesn’t love a good Baseball game?

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Men are always the hardest to find fun gifs for. I found a new to me website that had the coolest travel toiletrie bag for me. Fill it up with their favorite toiletries, and you have a great gift for $68…..

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Use this link and you will get $10 off of your purchases……

   Click Here to get your discount

 

Look around the site, they had some really different  and fun items for men.

This next gift could be for male, or female. The perfect leather belt personalized for only $55, that price includes the monogramming...

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Pretty cool comb for only $5!!

I always love to personalize something when the option is available and this next item is personalized at no extra fee for $78…

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Talking about carving, makes me think of meat, makes me think of barbecuing, or grilling.

You all  know how men love a remote, well now there is a meat thermometer with a remote.

My hubby just bought these for himself, so I know it makes a good gift.He is loving his new toy at $59.99……

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We live in California so we grill all year long, but in the winter it can get a bit chilly. 

This thermometer has a remote, and it allows the person to leave the grill, but still will be aware of the temp of the meat. 

It can also be used in the oven. This has turned out to be a really good thing for us to have and it is very accurate as well.

To go along with the remote he also purchased these two goodies which would make a complete package gift….

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He says that these fire start cubes are the BOMB, okay he did not say the BOMB, that is coming from me, but he really really likes them!! No more papers or lighter fluid, YAY!!!

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Using this wood proved to make the  meat taste wonderful.

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This is a fun alarm clock for $45 you flip it on or flip it to off. That way you know when it is set. Love this idea!!! It also comes in many different colors.

I know men love gadgets and things that are a bit different. Instead of the normal every day candle, how about this for outside……

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Pretty cool for only $28.

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Now I know to we women this looks a bit odd, but trust me on this. 

Again, my hubby has this, and he has used it countless times. He even used it this year when he was getting things down from the rafters in the garage, It helped him to see up there in the dark!! 

Also great to keep in the car in case you get a flat in the dark or have car trouble.

For only $29.99 it is a deal!! Buy them one they will love it!!

If you need more ideas for gifts, be sure and visit my  board on Pinterest, just click here:

Gift board on Pinterest