seeing red

This year I am digging Christmas.  I bought half a dozen Christmas magazines two months ago and earmarked almost every page, making lists and lists of things to make.  But in the end, slightly handicapped by 8 days out of town, I decided to pare down my list to the easiest things I could do to "Christmas up" the joint.

My bedroom is a lovely shade of blue and I have very neutral bedding.  I wanted to have just a little bit of Christmas in here, too.

It's subtle, but I like the change (I think those mirrors are begging for small black or red satin bows, don't you?).  I bet you could find easy ways to tastefully spruce up your room for the holidays.  In this case, I bought red pillowcases (not the sheets - too expensive), added a red pillow I had at the house, and added a bough/window sash-thingy I got at Michael's for $2.

James doesn't like the bough sash-thing, but I love it.  No nails required.  Garland is just a bunch of wirey twist ties, so I stuck two of them behind the picture.

This room is visible from our living space, so I thought the fifteen minutes was worth the time.  Do you all bother to decorate the less thought-about spaces in your home (the bathroom, the mudroom, etc), or is that just beyond the Christmas decorating scope for you?

Comments

[Tara Miller]

I love it. Your room gives me so many ideas for my house. So simple. This stuff is just under our noses. Thanks

[Danielle]

Oh...I totally decorated the bathroom! Haven't made it to the mudroom...yet. We've only just moved, and the mudroom isn't quite organised enough...so if not this year, definitely next year. I LOVE the way you fancied up the bedroom...simple, yet festive. Nice. :)

[Amber]

Your bedroom looks like it's straight out of a magazine - or Pottery Barn. Very pretty! I usually put little things sprinkled throughout the house but most of the decorating is in the living room.

[Lacey]

I skimped out on all the decorating this year. I usually put up a village and all kinds of knick knacks, but since we are moving so soon after i chose not to. I love your bedroom. It looks great!

[Margot]

I don't know, I'm not so sure about the decorating the unseen portions of the house. Then again I'm the one who always tilts my head questioningly when I see that someone changes their bathroom decor for every season...

[Heather]

I usually don't decorate the unseen rooms but I was hoping to this year! I haven't yet but there's still time, right?

[Lacey]

Hi there!
I am a blog stalker and I wanted to ask a question. We are moving soon (curtesy of the USAF) and I have been looking for the perfect shade of blue with gray. What is the color on your walls? It's FAB!
Thanks so much!
Lacey

[celia]

Lovely results! I love the red cushions and the green in the wall too...

[Lucy]

I decorate the bathroom, and the mudroom--but not our bedroom, because it's the only room upstairs, and it seems like too much work for the payback. . . .