New Kitchen Decorating 2015: decorating a stairway for Christmas

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Happy Holidays!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Merry Christmas!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Are you all ready and set for the big day?  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Or, are you like me and in kind of a spinning flurry of activity trying to get the last minute details all finished?  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">In my last post I promised you two things</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">~ A home tour of my home decorated for Christmas </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and a little more info on what </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have been up to for the past months...</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Let's start with the home tour </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and chat as we look at the pics.</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">BTW, I am watching </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">"It's A Wonderful Life" </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">as I am writing this... Such a classic!!!</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1e24j2-oLmP5IgNEe2UOpoTtTOwG3BoNYNlpmuVOp-98tijx4YhxFFCp1HpApgtZJ-hqQwvmnUpKSdxa5gH8kK3DZX63mXX7FYGU8sZoVdmcciDCCcG0vkRzgeaKhPar4citz9BH9AcR/s1600/IMG_8786.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1e24j2-oLmP5IgNEe2UOpoTtTOwG3BoNYNlpmuVOp-98tijx4YhxFFCp1HpApgtZJ-hqQwvmnUpKSdxa5gH8kK3DZX63mXX7FYGU8sZoVdmcciDCCcG0vkRzgeaKhPar4citz9BH9AcR/s640/IMG_8786.jpg" width="396" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I decided to go in more of a "classic" direction this year </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> for Christmas.  I found a beautiful Plaid ribbon that </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">matched my Carolers that I have had forever.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I used the plaid ribbon on the stair garland and kept it very </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">simple and added some extra sparkle with a very cool </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">ribbon from Nell Hills.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> My BFF and I made a trip out after Thanksgiving </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> and found some fun things for holiday decorating.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhOSudfD_1E-HddUKm0hW-UJWk5RCZ2QyXy_0O99Snyyt5TrvN6TbmjcfREfZGxFVKeEyfBMS3Ot62R5XH_vJqcXFNicSePy7lDtFz10CxdZiMrA5wp-bthc8RxlZ_FJRsowo4nakTABl/s1600/IMG_8785.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhOSudfD_1E-HddUKm0hW-UJWk5RCZ2QyXy_0O99Snyyt5TrvN6TbmjcfREfZGxFVKeEyfBMS3Ot62R5XH_vJqcXFNicSePy7lDtFz10CxdZiMrA5wp-bthc8RxlZ_FJRsowo4nakTABl/s640/IMG_8785.jpg" width="432" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So, maybe you are wondering how the </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">"house up for sale" all went?  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Well, we put the house up in April </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and had a lot of showings.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Gee, isn't that a LOT of work!!!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Clean, clean, clean, get out of the house, </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">take the dogs with you...  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We did that for about three months </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and got a few bites but nothing serious </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">so we took it off the market.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We just didn't want to interrupt Miss Beaux's Senior year of High School with moving etc...</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-UCnNBmY5e0uvR5iKjYgc0Ccb8skqC3T7S5lYMyfr-_SYJM_JikydUalUd8CyPttycg47m9ReiqWLethfPeJkkDwVG7JfiAk8Rfm3uR-M_QtaAq3MJgE5qoVlLf_-KHslK5awCa9wr0N/s1600/IMG_8781.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-UCnNBmY5e0uvR5iKjYgc0Ccb8skqC3T7S5lYMyfr-_SYJM_JikydUalUd8CyPttycg47m9ReiqWLethfPeJkkDwVG7JfiAk8Rfm3uR-M_QtaAq3MJgE5qoVlLf_-KHslK5awCa9wr0N/s640/IMG_8781.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Aren't they the cutest little carolers?  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I love red plaid!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I am looking for a new red plaid shirt right now </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">to replace the one I shrunk in the wash!  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I found these guys when we lived in California.  </span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I won a silent auction bid for a little boutique near where we lived and they are what I picked out with my winnings.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzuTvG5D9DCNaYnG66cer_1vAmVmYNipacgEL0vUo5wmX6Rsq11A1UllCmbOeNWHjcyXlJeaYQQH4Zm0i42ZwQJVEpnae2Gs5Qf_IYIieNJ59E4XN31ytx0kbSk8j8vhr1jbD4jiEqDvTV/s1600/IMG_8783.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzuTvG5D9DCNaYnG66cer_1vAmVmYNipacgEL0vUo5wmX6Rsq11A1UllCmbOeNWHjcyXlJeaYQQH4Zm0i42ZwQJVEpnae2Gs5Qf_IYIieNJ59E4XN31ytx0kbSk8j8vhr1jbD4jiEqDvTV/s640/IMG_8783.jpg" width="560" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirUQTyIUhirLNJsroY5enLIlVvQuxIOzMYdlJe5p0VfPc5HiMBkc6Oh404hUfI8sCrAHjf5EudqZFjG0crvdRBxHdve9WIzBAV21KfINhzwlDvq6RwKE8vzOpBE3I3R669bFY-8p5qspjh/s1600/IMG_8782.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirUQTyIUhirLNJsroY5enLIlVvQuxIOzMYdlJe5p0VfPc5HiMBkc6Oh404hUfI8sCrAHjf5EudqZFjG0crvdRBxHdve9WIzBAV21KfINhzwlDvq6RwKE8vzOpBE3I3R669bFY-8p5qspjh/s320/IMG_8782.jpg" width="320" /> </a> </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I put some greens and white flowers </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">in this silver reindeer bowl </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">that I picked up at an Estate sale,</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKXDlveUFasDm2jPhv4wMboymDtx1t60bEP0siWdjvpButh9eFhQjfYStXbLntckatPKD0JLcPIPT99mq3grqz2Kh3mnXXiZS4riiWcqO_xXLU8u8STB6mDzAXfR1hSZDuOarwBMSCHBE/s1600/IMG_8780.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKXDlveUFasDm2jPhv4wMboymDtx1t60bEP0siWdjvpButh9eFhQjfYStXbLntckatPKD0JLcPIPT99mq3grqz2Kh3mnXXiZS4riiWcqO_xXLU8u8STB6mDzAXfR1hSZDuOarwBMSCHBE/s640/IMG_8780.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I carried the Plaid into the dining room </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">by adding the same ribbon </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">to the the dining room table centerpiece.   </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We held our Company Holiday Party here at the house so I had a lot of floral arrangements.  </span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthlsjUmgs7CnjgfwZq35rp6kFWRI1IXaG92pvPjlO7AFJQFVFLBAkhwLsJa3GZQL9WL5JEaGeojENg_qiC_UIbhsTp7bxGiyYJjsz76lXk0hIlCOKqkw-CMWQy4YrXJXdRZbLxMgQhmGJ/s1600/IMG_8787.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthlsjUmgs7CnjgfwZq35rp6kFWRI1IXaG92pvPjlO7AFJQFVFLBAkhwLsJa3GZQL9WL5JEaGeojENg_qiC_UIbhsTp7bxGiyYJjsz76lXk0hIlCOKqkw-CMWQy4YrXJXdRZbLxMgQhmGJ/s640/IMG_8787.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />Thanks for stopping by to see the Entry and the Dining Room come back over for the Living Room, and Kitchen Hearth Room next...</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Until Next Time,</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Beaux R'eves</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> joining:</span></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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