Welcome and Merry Christmas! It’s time for the annual Christmas Tour of Homes at my sister’s place, the one she so happily inherited from BooMama. I’m so naggy and little sistery to be first on her linky (tee, hee!) I always look forward to walking through other people’s houses for these tours because it satisfies both my creativity and my nosiness. Here’s to hoping no one spots the blanket fort I forgot to clean up before I took the photos.
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Thanks for nosing around my place. You’re always welcome here. Feel free to find out a little more about this space, but I have a feeling you are busy breezing through other people’s houses. I know I am.
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*The mini pre-lit tree, the Jesus sign and the Christmas cards are all from DaySpring. The kids table I got at a yard sale, chairs from TJ Maxx. The color on the walls is Tobacco Road. The fort was free.
Your house is so beautiful, Emily! You create a warm, wonderful, Christmas-y feeling in every room.
It all looks so warm and welcoming – so joyous! Thank you for sharing your lovely home.
Gorgeous as usual. Love seeing the new big room.
I have lots of trains as “decor” too – we must both have little boys
I love all the little tables with trains. I also love how the little table in your living room is kind of like the coffee table, but also has that chair pulled up to it. Great!
Your home is so beautiful. And you take such awesome pictures! Love it!!
beautiful, beautiful! I wish I were as talented at decorating as you are!
i absolutely love the way your living room turned out. it’s wonderful.
your christmas cards are great! can i be on the list?
Looks beautiful! Love the new room.
I love how you decorated – and that space looks so open and gorgeous w/ the wall down! And the trains make me smile, we have so many… what a nice way to display them and keep them accessible
It’s beautiful! Taking out that wall was a wonderful idea. Lovely as always Emily. Merry Christmas!
i love all your christmas decorations! LOVE that garland!!
Warm and toasty, I should have poured a cup of hot chocolate to drink…it would have made the visit perfect! Thanks for sharing!
Your home is simply lovely. I especially like the fireplace. Your photos are as gorgeous as your home!! Merry Christmas. Thanks for sharing your home with us!
I love the garland on your fireplace. So pretty
I really love the way you photograph. I’ve been here before and it’s one of the things that always stands out to me. I love the way you worked the little toy train sets into your Christmas decor, genious!
Beautiful! I just LOVE your newly expanded living space. Thanks for sharing your pics!
Beautiful! I agree with the “creativity and nosiness”, in the nicest possible way of course! The fort just means you’re a great parent. Merry Christmas.
Everything is so very pretty! I love your family card!
sandy toe
Your home and decor is quite lovely! Thanks for sharing!
Love the mantel, very pretty!
so beautiful! as always! and I love it that you incorporated your kids things. What a beautiful family- I have 3 young children (1,3,7) and it is hard to balance the lovely & the kid friendly!
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So beautiful… beautiful Christmas Home!
Your Christmas cards are adorable!
Beautiful home. Beautiful people.
Merry Christmas!
Beautiful home and decorations. Merry Christmas.
Absolutely gorgeous! And I did spot the fort…how cute! Merry Christmas!
Is it weird to say I would LOVE to visit you and your sis? Or stalkery?
You’ve got impeccable taste, but I can tell that from having met you. As I told Nester…I hope to see YOU soon, too. That’s what meeting you IRL does to me
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It all looks so beautiful, Emily! The new room looks right at home.
And the Brio trains. . . I miss the Brio days. You lucky girl.
Love you,
Richella
Emily,
Your new room (your whole house!!) is beautiful!! And your family is ADORABLE!!
Thank you for letting us stop by for a visit!
Christmas blessings!
Melissa
Your home is just beautiful. May many wonderful Christmas memories be made within its walls.
Our home is having an old fashioned handmade Christmas this year. I hope you will stop by.
Loved your pictues…BEAUTIFUL!
Your mantle is amazing!
Merry Christmas!
I love how you decorated for Christmas–so warm and welcoming. You should link up to my Hooked on Holiday House Tours party that’s also in progress. I think my readers would like to see this, too!
WOW!!! Your home is gorgeous!! I love everything! Merry Christmas to you, you have a beautiful family!
Can I just say I’m in awe. My house looks NOTHING like that. HELP!
What a beautiful home! The decor is just as gorgeous.
Thanks for inviting us in!
Danielle
Beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing – I really love all the train sets. What a great idea. Merry Christmas!
Your house is very warm and inviting. Thanks for letting us get a glimpse!
Blessings,
Kim
girl…so cute…soo. soo. cute!!! i love it ALL! the room looks fab, btw. and your cards are too cute. how many times have i said cute in this comment?
I see Thomas and Percy and Harold hung around to chat. So cute!
It looks amazing. I love the garland the most. And your Christmas cards are adorable!
What a beautiful home – I just love it. Lovely photography too.
Libby
Everything looks so fabulous Emily! Love it all! I love the pictures you take. They are so beautiful!
Great Christmas cards too!
Wow, just beautiful!! Took my breath away
Just beautiful! I have stairs envy. Seriously, everything looks great.
BEAUTIFUL! What a wonderful home you have… and I didn’t see the fort! ~smiles!
Merry Christmas and Blessing to you and yours.
Beautiful! and I never would have seen the fort if you hadn’t mentioned it!
I love all your decorations. Your home is really beautiful. Enjoyed your tour.
Debbie
Beautiful, Emily! I am LOVING that knocked-out wall and what it did to open up the space. Are you enjoying it, too?
Looks like someone in your house is a fan of trains. I know them well myself. Your home and your family are beautiful! Merry Christmas! : )
Everything is so lovely!
Be a sweetie and Merry Christmas,
Shelia
Beautiful simply beautiful, thank you for sharing.
Blessings,
Sue
Hi, is my first time here. Your home is beautiful and also the decorations.
Have a wonderful week.
Hope you can visit my blog.
You have a very beautiful home and Christmas decor!
Your staircase is just gorgeous.
~Enjoy this blessed season! ~Melissa
beautiful, warm decorations… and the remodel looks great! I like the pillars!
Can’t believe how awesome your living room turned out. Only you could do a remodel and have it looking like that in no time flat. It’s just gorgeous!
Beyond beautiful….I keep staring at the pictures! Where did you get your Christmas cards? They’re beautiful!
Everything is so beautifully decorated. Merry Christmas!
beautiful home! merry christmas!
It looks great! I love it now that the wall is down!
SOOOO pretty! Love it all!! Merry Christmas!
Lovely pictures! I love how your portray a sense of elegance while maintaining a homey, warm feeling. Beautiful!
*sigh* You have a beautiful home. All of your Christmas decor is gorgeous!
I LOVE your house! The light, the colours & the furniture & the photos! Love your trees and your garlands too!
Welcoming and warm, for all
I put ribbon starfish on my tree this year, love them too.
Beautiful children, thanks for letting us into your lovely home.
BEAUTIFUL … both your family and your home !! Thanks for allowing us in to visit such a warm and inviting space. I love your mantle(!) and all of your other wonderful Christmas decorations!! I’m new to blogging, having just created my blog last week … stop by sometime for my Christmas tour! Take care, Becca (http://adventuresindecorating1.blogpost.com)
It all looks so beautiful, Emily! I love, love, love your mantle. Merry Christmas!
Hi! You made great job! just beautful xmas deco!
Congrats for your wonderful family!
Merry Christmas!
visit me anytime…
xoxo
beautiful Emily! Can you share where the darling children’s chairs came from…the little table/with tree?! The two that match – love them!?! Thanks! Amanda
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing your home with us. I always get inspired when I see pictures of your home.
Oh wow… your new room all big and beautiful. Can I come over and chill out on that couch and admire your tree? gorgeous….. Love your fireplace and all the goodies.
Sigh! Looking at your house and everyone elses is making me feel like mine is inadequate. HA! Hopefully one day I can have as gorgeous of a house as you have!
Beautiful home…just beautiful! We should all inspire to have more loveliness of what you have!
LOVE it all!
-FringeGirl
Oh.My.Goodness…want to see it in person!
Love your pictures. Very warm and cozy.
Love your home – it is SO BEAUTIFUL! Thanks for sharing! ;O)
hehe – I spy the fort (but only because you mentioned it!). The new room is GORGEOUS. I bet you’ll never regret knocking that wall down! Merry Christmas.
Your house looks soooo warm and inviting! I love it!
Summer :0)
It all looks so pretty!
Your home is beautiful- blanket forts are the best!
gorgeous, love the garland!
Emily, these photos are absolutely gorgeous. Of course, I’d expect nothing else.
Merry Christmas!!!
Beautiful! I adore the cute table beside your stairs! I must find me one!
Absolutely gorgeous!
Gorgeous home!!!!
Of course, your home is beautiful but what really stood out to me was the kids play table in front of your sectional. I really love that idea! So inviting for the little ones. That’s what is so great about your home and your sisters, it’s beautiful, comforting and inviting.
Just absolutely gorgeous!
what a gorgeous & amazing home you have created!
mostly, your family is just beautiful. thanks for the tour. love your blog quote – too.
have a lovely week.
blessings!
kellie
Your home looks amazing. I love the garland down the steps. The renovation looks so great – well done. Merry Christmas to you and yours! oxox
Love the trains, and the simplicity. Simple and beautiful!
Oh, thank you so much for inviting us into your home. Everything is so beautiful. and the Christmas card to all was so precious!
Stopping by from The Nester’s Tour…
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Your home looks beautiful! I love a good blankie fort too.
Merry Christmas!!
Your home looks beautiful. Thank you for sharing it with all of us.
Ruth
Your home is decorate beautifully. I adore all your little tables and chairs. Such a beautiful home, but so livable. Merry Christmas!
Everything is so very pretty!
Merry Christmas!!
Hoo Hoo
Beautiful!
Nice to get to see the big room all decorated!
Are those starfish in your garland? I love it!
Absolutely gorgeous – fort and all! ; ) I love that you’re being all little sistery and being the first to post!
Beautiful! I love the garland on the fireplace.
Thanks for a peek into your home and Christmas decor.
I love the Christmas Home Tour, and was so glad your sis inherited it.
Happy Christmas to you and yours from Northern Ireland.
Merry Christmas to you and your warm household.
Your home is gorgeous!!
I especially love your garlands and the cute train set
Merry Christmas,
Kym-Anne
It looks wonderful. How do you keep your house so clean too? (I already bugged your sister about hers.) Even that blanket fort is tidy.
beautiful home. lovely site. I’ve been a “stalker” for a while and love your photography! thank you for sharing.
Love your home…thanks for sharing.
Your home looks wonderful! Beautifully decorated.
You have a beautiful home and I loved your sign under the tree. Jesus is the Gift!
Merry Christmas!
Patty
OK – I just linked over to your website from the Christmas Tour of Homes . . . and your house is beautiful! Can I be nosy and ask where you got your couch and the little white kids table? I’m moving on Friday and those are two things we need in our house – and yours are beautiful. Just nosing around. . .
Hello! I am leaving a comment on the first home and the last home (so far) in the blog hop. I just love your lighted mantle…looks so beautiful. Your home is so inviting. Thanks for sharing your home with the blogging world.
Merry Christmas!
Lisa
So nice, I love how everything works together for a clean homey feel.
Beautiful!
Your home is lovely. So is your family and blog. Thanks for the tour!
xo,
cristin
Very beautiful! I especially liked your lights along the fireplace at night!
I really enjoyed touring your beautiful home! Your lighting was just beautiful, do you have any lighting tips?
Your house is beautiful. I love the mantle!
I love your house and have so enjoyed watching its amazing transformation! You are so talented!
So Pretty! I love your decor. Merry Christmas.
Gorgeous! Just gorgeous! I’m joining the tour in 29 minutes.
Your home is LOVELY!!!!! Merry Christmas!
So many gorgeous pictures, it’s hard to pick a favorite!
Emily!I’ve been reading your blog for absolutely ages but this has to be my favourite post yet (at least a non ‘Unwrapped’ one). Your decorations are gorgeous and I love the new knocked through rooms, I’ve been eagerly anticipating their reveal for what must be weeks now! It looks great and is so worth what must have been hard work and chaos for a little while. Merry Christmas!
Your home is beautiful thank you so much for sharing.
Beautiful!! Thanks for sharing! I only wish my house looked like that this year. I’m moving on the 23rd of December (how’s that for timing)!! What color are your walls painted? It looks like the living room and the hallways (going up the steps) are the same color. I need to find a good colorful, yet neutral color for my great room in my new house. My floors are going to be almost the same color as yours and I love your wall color.
Just beautiful. Everything. Thank you so much for allowing us to “tour” your lovely home! And what a lovely family, too.
Christmas Blessings to you…
Blanket forts just complete a house I think!! I love that bunch of candles on the stand in the hall way – if only my own hallway was big enough for something like that!
I came across your blog for the first time tonight. My, you have a lovely home. And your Christmas decorations are beautiful. I’m feeling very inspired.
I LOVE THAT GOLD TREBLE CLEF ORNAMENT!! I simple MUST have it!!!
Absolutely Beautiful!
Very nice, great job, I like the wall that you took down.
I ADORE your Holiday decor!! So warm and welcoming!!
so lovely!
I just loved your living room. All the decorations are just beautiful! Thank you for the tour!
Totally beautiful and no fort did I see!
GORGEOUS! What a beautiful home with beautiful decorations. Merry Christmas!