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    Home » Christmas Decorating

    Holiday Open House with 11 Magnolia Lane: Christmas Table & Dining Room

    Published: Dec 6, 2014 · Modified: Aug 6, 2022 by Simple Stylings · This post may contain affiliate links · 8 Comments

    Happy weekend you guys!

    Today I'm joining some lovely ladies and opening up a part of my home today for the Holiday Open House!

    11 Magnolia Lane is our gracious host and has put together an awesome group of bloggers to participate in this fun home tour. I can't wait to accept my invite and visit all of the lovely homes!

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    Today I'm sharing my Christmas table and dining room with you and a few sneak peeks of more holiday decorating to come.

    If you are new here, welcome, and I will let you in on a little secret...okay it's no secret :) I love everything nautical and coastal and I definitely wanted to incorporate that into my holiday decorating again this year!

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    I found this porthole ice bucket at our Habitat Restore and I love how it worked so well with our nautical theme.

    All of the fabric is also a Restore find ($1 per yard) and it's so vibrant that I kept the rest of the decor simple with a few trimmings from our tree and my gold striped candles.

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    Oh and I just learned how to create bokeh with my DSLR and I think I'm addicted :) I'm convinced this is why twinkly Christmas lights exist!

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    I'm no seamstress so I cut all of the fabric for the placemats and napkins and "hemmed" them with some fabric tape.

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    I love how all of the colors and patterns work together!

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    I don't really know how the table came together, it just sort of evolved, but I fell in love with the old school floral fabric and thought it would be a great back drop for the navy, gold and polka dots.

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    I hope to have a tutorial for these DIY confetti glass soon because they are so easy! Definitely one of my favorite hostess gifts AND you can even put them in the dishwasher!!!

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    The classic blue and white plates were my Granny's and I used a simple oyster shell at each setting.

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    Our family doesn't have a traditional Christmas dinner that has to be the same each year but we always have breakfast casserole in our pj's after the kids open presents. We have a fabulous family recipe that I hope to share with you some time in the next week or two!

    What is your family's holiday meal or tradition?

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    If you missed our last minute chalkboard advent calendar you can find it here.

    The "new to me" glass cabinet holds glassware for entertaining in our small dining room!

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    Make sure to stop in at 11 Magnolia Lane and browse their awesome blog! I'm so honored to be among this group of talented bloggers!

    Here is the schedule:

    December 4th~Heather from Southern State of Mind

    December 5th~ Emily from 11 Gables

    December 6th~ Summer from Simple Stylings

    December 7th~ Pam from Simple Details

    December 9th~ Sarah from Life on Virginia Street

    December 10th~ Paige from The Pink Clutch

    December 11th~ Amanda from Dixie Delights

    December 12th~ Brett from Being Bianca

    December 13th~ Aniko from Place of my Taste

    December 14th~ Rachel from Useful, Beautiful Home

    December 15th~ Shirley from Housepitality Designs

    December 16th~ Julie from Less Than Perfect Life of Bliss

    December 17th~ Krystine Edwards

    December 18th ~ PRETTY PREPPY PARTY 

    December 19th~ Amy's House at 11 Magnolia Lane

    December 20th~ Christy's House at 11 Magnolia Lane

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    I still have a few last minute touches left before I reveal the rest of our holiday decorating but here are a few sneak peeks of whats to come next week!

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    Make sure to check out how I incorporated a different style of coastal theme in our Organic Coastal Christmas home tour from last year!

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    I hope you all have a lovely rest of the weekend! Make sure to check back for more Christmas DIY's and decorating!

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    Comments

    1. lisa @ Shine Your Light

      December 07, 2014 at 9:26 am

      Summer I love your nautical Christmas tablescape! That ice bucket is awesome!!!!!!! I want one! Your mixed fabrics look so pretty and fresh along with the sprigs of greens. Can't wait to see the rest of your Christmas decorating, you have some a great touch!

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      • Simple Stylings {For The Semi-Creative Mind}

        December 12, 2014 at 11:46 pm

        Thanks Lisa, you're the best! Can't wait to finish going through all the amazing tours this week!

        Reply
    2. cassie

      December 07, 2014 at 8:00 am

      beautiful, summer- i love the mix of fabrics!!!

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      • Simple Stylings {For The Semi-Creative Mind}

        December 07, 2014 at 8:28 am

        Thanks so much Cassie!!

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    3. Amber

      December 06, 2014 at 7:05 am

      LOVE how it came together!!! We have breakfast as a big family, too! It's my favorite!

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      • Simple Stylings {For The Semi-Creative Mind}

        December 06, 2014 at 8:22 am

        Thanks so much Amber! I love breakfast in pj's!

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    4. Christine

      December 06, 2014 at 6:56 am

      Summer, I love your christmas table. Its beautiful. So unique and fresh! I almost thought you were having an actual open house when I saw the email in my inbox and got a tad bit excited. haha. Beautiful decor.

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      • Simple Stylings {For The Semi-Creative Mind}

        December 06, 2014 at 8:22 am

        Ha! I would have to do a lot more cleaning if that was the case :) Thanks Christine!

        Reply

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