We’ll be heading to Chicago soon to experience Christmas in the City for a few days. Yes, this is what we do when we live in Dublin, Ohio. We have spent Christmas eve in New York City almost every year, however this year the farthest we’ll go is Chicago. For now I just dream of next year when our new home will be ready for a Christmas decor overload.
Instagram has become more than a social platform where to share images and showcase our work, aesthetics or ourselves. For many, it can also be a very resourceful travel guide to find everything from best destinations to visit to hot and hip restaurants to explore. Instagram is more than a travel guide and besides the trolls that rely on low tactics of following to then unfollowing to gain follows back for a day, it’s still a fun social platform to be part of. So of course it’s uber magical to experience Christmas via Instagram with its endless source of virtual travel experiences on steroids. One minute you are outside Atlanta Holiday House and the other you are in the lobby of Claridge’s Hotel in London. For sure Instagram has its pros and cons, you may have heard about Selena Gomez erasing her Instagram app once she realized she had become the most followed person on the social platform, “As soon as I became the most followed person on Instagram, I sort of freaked out,… It had become so consuming to me. It’s what I woke up to and went to sleep to.” Selena Gomez told vogue. Now that. Is not healthy. There are a lot of sad stories out there about people who accidentally died while taking a risky selfies, others go as far as almost getting naked for a few more followers. Is that really necessary…? I prefer to take things as they are… a simple social platform that can provide great source of inspiration. There are other things in life that are far more important… like family, health, food on the table, friends, and most importantly enjoying our surroundings. As I’ve been saying for years our surroundings influence our deepest being.
Christmas Decor is found more at home in a country rustic setting… There is something so warming and soothing when the patina of a rustic decor is combined with the natural elements found in Christmas decoration. It’s a perfect match, isn’t it…? In the first image for instance, the Christmas teardrop swag appears to have been born out of the patinated door. Whether you live in the woods or you just happen to enjoy a rustic decor, here are these living rooms with country Christmas decorating ideas to inspire.
Christmas is the most magical time of the year, says everyone… It’s the time to get together with your loved ones, bare the not so loved ones, and find all the possible excuses to splurge on exquisite little things for ourselves and for those who have been good during the year… Naughty ones don’t get anything… It’s funny how we often think about the gifts and not about the details and labor that goes into putting them together… the practice should look good too… so I rounded up some of the essential things you need to spruce up your gifting process as well to make it easy and stylish at the same time because we care about tiny little details like that as well. From very appropriate Christmas Wreath wax stamp to organic-looking wrapping bows.
Of course don’t forget to play your favorite Christmas songs while you are at it. There is never an inappropriate time to start listening to them… You can take my word for that.
I know we haven’t even celebrated Thanksgiving yet, but to my defense, Christmas decorating takes a lot more time and planning than Thanksgiving. Although this last statement may as well be subjective… For now, I can’t wait to start listening to Christmas songs while imagining decorating our Christmas tree and also while doing almost everything else. Unfortunately, our home is far from being ready, so our own Christmas tree may not happen this year, but I can’t wait to enjoy others. The king of the season is, of course, the Christmas tree which will need a respective tree collar or tree skirt. Here is a fabulous roundup:
