Christmas Tour Of Homes

I didn't get our house very decorated before we went away so I am going to take you on a tour of a home that we visited in Jacksonville Florida.  Every year the owners host a neighborhood party and I happened to be visiting family and so I got to go this year.

The large front porch says, "Welcome".

As you open the front door you are greeted by red walls and lights and decorations  in every nook and cranny and you can't help but smile. 

Stockings are hung by the chimney

Decorations line the stairs. 

There's a Santa for the kids.

All the indoor and outdoors spaces are lit up.

View of  house from backyard.

Santa and his reindeer fly through the air

Every surface is decorated.  The pictures are even replaced with Christmas ones.

There are Santas everywhere.

And lots of different kinds of trees.

And snowmen

And reindeer

And penguins!

And I even got to meet Santa

I am joining The Inspired Room Christmas Home Tour. 

 Be sure to go there to see lots of beautiful Christmas homes!

I am so glad you stopped by for a visit today!

Rhondi xo

Homearama

Now that I am a realtor I get lots of chances to see beautiful homes.  These are pictures of a gorgeous home  I saw this week, which was part of Homearama, a tour of custom homes here in Charlotte.   Everything about it was just beautiful! 

Fabulous kitchen

What a beautiful home.  I hope you enjoyed the tour.

Rhondi xo

Christmas House Tour

Welcome to our home. Come on in. Amidst all the busyness of decorating, shopping, and visiting, I want to always remember why we celebrate Christmas, so I make sure the nativity scene is in a prominent place. I bought it at Dollar Tree a couple of years ago!

We aren't going to be home for Chritmas this year. actually we aren't home very much this entire month, but I had to have at least one tree, so this little one sits on the island in the kitchen. And these little felt trees march across the dining room table. Also Dollar Tree finds from a previous year! The mantle in our living room gets a little Christmas finery. Mr. and Mrs. Santa and some brass candlesticks decorate the mantle in our TV room. I placed red garlands over doorways..

And above windows...Some greens from the garden fill blue and white containers.Bows, pinecones and greens adorn baskets. I gather red from around the house to make things look festive: a quilt, books, ceramic cardinal, little wooden hearts and lots strings of apples.All my large blue and white vases get filled with strings of apples. Red and white china sits on tables. Snowmen pop up here... and there....and everywhere.. A couple of favorites find a special spot to perch: this little wooden doll that came from my mom's home.
And the final ornament which we put out this year is this silly Santa on a motorcycle that moves and plays "born to be wild"! My husband doesn't have a motorcycle but he is always joking about getting one and this is the nearest that he'll get.There are some other Christmas Home Tours going on today: at Boo Mama's and Heather's and at Hooked on Houses, and at Southern Hospitality, so I hope you find the time to visit all of them and see lots of other homes all decorated for Christmas.

This is such a busy time and we aren't going to be home very much, so I am not going to be posting for awhile.

My prayer is for you that you have a happy, safe and blessed Christmas and remember, you are the reason for the season. Jesus came to this earth for you!

Merry Christmas.

Rhondi xo