I know we still live in a tiny- itty- bitty 1 bedroom, 1 bath apartment while looking for our dream house BUT I still try and decorate for Christmas as much as I can. It's somewhat of a challenge when you don't have very much room to work with. Each year I try and add a few new things to my holiday decorations so someday I will have enough to decorate my house. Our first year of marriage I decided we absolutely MUST HAVE a Christmas tree, but Christmas trees can be a couple hundred dollars so we skipped buying a brand new one and adopted my parent's "extra" tree. This tree was the first tree they had when they were married and now it's ours. We decided we will purchase our own this year after Christmas because that's when the big sales on them are.
Our tree just needed a little "filler" as I call it, because we chose to go with a "fake" tree and this tree is from 20+ years ago you can see through the tree in a couple spots. So I added ribbon, now you can barely tell.
I also decided a Christmas wreath on our front door was a must have! So again, my mom gave me some of her "extra" wreaths. I love them though! So easy to change up with a different ribbon.
I also found 2 cute bells at the dollar store to go on a door handle. I added a little ribbon for more sparkle. I think I may spray paint them red or silver, but for now they work and they were only a $1!
Last year we went tree topper-less. I am pretty picky and nothing really caught my eye. So this year I really wanted to find something. I was at Target and found this classic, simple, silver star for only $10. Thank goodness.
To top of the Christmas season I always buy holiday candles. There is just something about walking into a room and smelling cookies or apple cinnamon that really just puts you in the holiday spirit. Right now I have "mistletoe" burning and it smells wonderful!
And who doesn't love ABC Family or Hallmark's Christmas movies....come on...THE BEST!
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