Geometric Rug

That was easy!!! I mentioned yesterday that I was on a mission to find a rug now that the new sofa was in place. But if know me, you know that I can be soooo indecisive and quite the procrastinator when it comes to making decisions, that's why I'm so shocked that I found "the perfect" rug so quickly. After looking on Pinterest and various decorating sites, I found that geometric prints are definitely in! I really love the chevron patterns as well, but the "trellis" pattern was the style I kept going back to. Also the more I thought about getting the rug in green, the more I realized I wanted to stick with the brown shades instead. I really don't want to get locked into a color scheme again. It is much easier to change out pillows and curtains, than rugs and furniture.
I guess what really pushed me into making my purchase this morning was the coupon I got in my email. overstock.com was offering $20 off $100 purchase with free shipping and delivery by Christmas!!!!! I had seen some beautiful rugs on their site, so I went back and started browsing.
Here is what I came up with:

Hand-woven Providence Wool Rug (5' x 8')

I know it's brown, but it's definitely not boring!!! I {love} it!!! The cost you ask???
Original price: $174.99
Sale price: $148.74
- $20 coupon
free shipping
total price: $128.74

Destination Disney The Letter "Y"

We're almost finished.....here's what I came up with for the letter Y.

Yak & Yeti

Ye Olde Christmas Shoppe

Yacht Club Resort

YETI

YO HO YO HO A Pirate's Life For Me

 

5Q Friday...All about Christmas

OOPS! I missed last week....

5Q Friday 12/09

1. What is your favorite Christmas cookie? chewy chocolate cookies

2. What's your favorite holiday movie? National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

3. Is there a gift that you bought for your kids that you wish you hadn't after they opened it? Toys that had a million pieces.....

4. What is the messiest room in your house right at this moment? our bedroom....still has all my wrapping stuff in there!!

5. What is the furthest you have driven for the holidays? we always stay home for the holidays!

"Oh! there's no place like home for the holidays...."

Thoughtful Thursday Dec 15

out with the old, in with the new

Sofas that is..............
Our new sofa was delivered last Friday and I absolutely {love} it!!!

Due to my not-so-great camera, the pictures really don't do it justice!
I am now on a search to find a new area rug. Here are a few Pinterest inspirations:

decisions....decisions.....
So now our room re-do is almost complete. We moved the old sofa in and it looks pretty good.

I'm really enjoying my new space! It is so cozy at night, with the tree lit, curled up on the sofa watching a Christmas movie!! Ahh!!! This is nice!

Wordless Wednesday - Dec 14 A Griswald Christmas

Christmas Quizzy.....

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? I {love, love} to wrap!!! I'm not a huge fan of gift bags....unless it's a hard to wrap item.
2. Real tree or Artificial? We bought our first real tree this year a love it.
3. When do you put up the tree? We put ours up on Dec 1st this year...usually within the first couple of days in Dec.
4. When do you take the tree down? Soon after the New Year.
5. Do you like eggnog? It's something I really haven't tried, although my family loves it!
6. Favorite gift received as a child? I shared about my favorite childhood gift here.
7. Do you have a nativity scene? I do, it's one I've had for years. I'm hoping to get some pieces of the Wilow Tree Nativity....soon????
8. Hardest person to buy for? AND 9. Easiest person to buy for? I'm combining questions 8 & 9, since the answer to both is my mother-in-law. For years, she never wanted "anything"....she was VERY hard to please, fortunately, she has pretty much become my easiest because she only wants gift certificates for getting her hair done!! Easy peasy! :O)
10. Mail or email Christmas cards? I've already posted about my love of giving/getting cards....this is a definite MAIL CARDS!!!
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I really can't think of a worst gift.....
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? Our family favorite: National Lampoons Christmas Vacation...THE BEST!!
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? around Thanksgiving
14. Ever recycled a Christmas present? I'm not sure about this, but I'll say no as I wouldn't admit it anyway!
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? I {love} Stollen Bread at Christmastime.
16. Clear lights or colored on the tree? a mix of red and clear.
17. Favorite Christmas song? O Holy Night
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? stay at home
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? of course!
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? usually a bow, but I bought a star this year and decided it looked better without a tree topper.
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? The boys would always open one on Christmas Eve morning, then we open the rest of our gifts after dinner. On Christmas morning, they would open their gifts from Santa.
22. Most annoying thing about this time of year? complain-y people........
23. Favorite ornament, theme, or color?  Red/clear lights, and the ornaments are a collection of ornaments that we have gotten over the years. I try to buy/make at least one new ornament each year.
24. What do you want for Christmas this year? on my wishlist: a purse, gift certificates, pjs, Willow Tree Nativity pieces......on my "if I could get anything" list: a nice camera