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I’m Dreaming of a GOLD Christmas

December 3, 2008 By Dusty Rogers 20 Comments

I had a wonderful time putting this year’s Christmas tree and decorations up last week but haven’t taken any photos yet. So for now, we’re going to take a little walk down memory lane while I show you my Christmas decorations from previous years! Starting with last year–Christmas 2007.

Even though Christmas 2007 was our second Christmas in our current house, it was our first one with a full height Christmas tree. We had a very large artificial tree at our last house and discovered we didn’t have a good place for in this one. So I hit up some after-Christmas sales in 2006 and scored this beautiful pre-lit “skinny” tree that fits perfectly in our dining room corner. I had also recently changed the primary color scheme of our main floor to browns and wheat colors, so I decided to decorate for Christmas primarily using golds, bronzes, and creams–a Christmas color scheme I’m so in love with now that I don’t think I’ll ever change it!

Here’s my beloved Christmas tree from last year:

I hung lighted garland in the Living Room:


I placed gold ornaments around the photo wall in the Dining Room:


The table all set for Christmas Dinner!



Our fun, funky place settings. I found these beautiful glittery gold chargers at Target and then stuck confetti picks–which I found at Pier 1–into a folded napkin behind name cards.

On the back of each guest’s name card I put a question such as “What is your favorite Christmas memory?” or “What is your favorite thing about the person sitting to your right?” We then took turns going around the table and answering questions while we enjoyed dinner. It was a lot of fun!
In addition to all the gold, I also decided to add a punch of color by doing a small red Christmas tree in the Living Room:

G&D stockings and garland around the stairs in our Entryway:

And last but not least–a couple of DIY wreaths hanging in the Kitchen:


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Comments

  1. 1
    ALL says:
    December 3, 2008 at 11:08 pm

    Gorgeous! I love it!

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    Emily says:
    December 3, 2008 at 11:14 pm

    Love it all, so beautiful! I love your tree toppers, did you “do it yourself damn it” them?

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  3. 3
    Dunc says:
    December 3, 2008 at 11:41 pm

    LOVE the wreaths in the kitchen!

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  4. 4
    kari says:
    December 4, 2008 at 12:28 am

    Girl, you know it’s all gorgeous and I LOVE it. I love your place settings from last year, they are gorgeous.

    Reply
  5. 5
    N. says:
    December 4, 2008 at 2:11 am

    You have a beautiful home, and your Christmas decor is gorgeous. I love the golds!

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  6. 6
    ka1t_lyn says:
    December 4, 2008 at 2:22 am

    Your home is beautiful, and I very much enjoy the gold color scheme– I’ll have to put it into my “ideas” folder :)

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    Katie says:
    December 4, 2008 at 5:47 am

    My favorite is the ornaments on the photo ledges…no, the centerpieces, no the sparkly placesetting sticks, wait – the gold trees on your behind-the-sofa console table…ahhh! I love it all!

    please decorate soon so we can steal all of your lovely ideas!

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  8. 8
    Jen M says:
    December 4, 2008 at 9:29 am

    Absolutely stunning. You totally prove that Christmas decorating can be classy and unfussy and doesn’t need to create clutter. Totally love it.

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  9. 9
    Jen says:
    December 4, 2008 at 12:37 pm

    Love it! Can I ask where you found your white quilted stockings? I’ve been looking for something similar and haven’t had much luck.

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  10. 10
    the mrs. says:
    December 4, 2008 at 12:45 pm

    Absolutely beautiful!

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  11. 11
    LJK says:
    December 4, 2008 at 1:47 pm

    I love your place card/break the ice questions idea! How fun!

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  12. 12
    The Dutchess of Kickball says:
    December 4, 2008 at 2:21 pm

    I am totally digging what you did with the picture wall!

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  13. 13
    Mrs. Dirnberger says:
    December 4, 2008 at 2:42 pm

    Oh fun! I use the same color sceme!

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  14. 14
    Kelli says:
    December 4, 2008 at 3:08 pm

    I love the name tags with the question on the back. I’m going to steal that idea for my small group Christmas party. Cute idea!

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    Kim & Ryan says:
    December 4, 2008 at 3:17 pm

    That is truly gorgeous. I wish I had an ounce of your classy style sense.

    The place settings are divine.

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    G+D says:
    December 4, 2008 at 3:56 pm

    Thanks everyone! Your comments are all so sweet!!

    Jen–the quilted stockings are from Pottery Barn.

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    G+D says:
    December 4, 2008 at 4:02 pm

    Oh Em, forgot to answer your question too, sorry! Yep, the tree topper is DIY (dammit). I wanted something besides a star or angel and couldn’t find anything I liked, so I tied a bunch of wired bead picks together with plastic fasteners (the kind with the teeth that loop), stuffed them in the top of the tree, and arranged. Very easy!

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    Mrs. McB says:
    December 4, 2008 at 4:09 pm

    Very beautiful!

    I especially love your skinny tree.

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  19. 19
    Janelle says:
    December 5, 2008 at 5:06 am

    Ummmmm. Can you come to my house? I’ll pay in pumpkin!

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    Freckles Chick says:
    December 6, 2008 at 10:12 pm

    Ohhh, I’ve harbored a burning love for your gold holiday decor ever since I wandered across your Nest bio many moons ago. Just gorgeous!

    Reply

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