Foyer tables are the perfect place to decorate for the seasons and Christmas is my favorite time of the year to adorn this spot with sparkle and cheer. I found a few things on clearance after Christmas last year and it was a lot of fun discovering them again. The Joyful Tidings glittered letters were found, I think at Kohls. And this year I decided to continue with the limey green with white and a little red thrown in the mix too on the foyer table. Those large sparkly red and green balls were clearance finds last year too. 
I sprayed a few of my pinecones white and they mix right in too. Some old berry garland that I’ve had a long time from a yardsale adds a lot of pop. I love to highlight a few special ornaments here and there and you can see a little mirrored treasure chest in the birdbath. This is the same white iron birdbath that I scored this summer at a yardsale.
And I decided since I wanted to use my lime green small acorn ornaments here, I’d just make myself a white tree. Picked up a few old limbs outside and painted them white. I anchored them in the urn with seashells. Sticks can have a whole new look with a coat of white paint!
A few special ornaments are grouped here and I love to use fresh greens snipped and added to bowls and baubles. You know that most Christmas tree lots will give you all the extra branches that they’ve lopped off, right? I just go and load up my trunk and have plenty for the mantel and around the house. They do smell good, but not quite as strong as a real tree. I have a fake tree, but the real greens help a little. Just snip and tuck!
Found those green glittered hummingbirds last year too from Homegoods.
The new hurricane lantern (from Linden Street) takes center stage on the foyer table this year. Have you seen these cool battery operated candles? I started seeing them a couple of years ago and finally got myself a set of 3. They are a little pricey, but I used coupons from Michaels for 40 or 50% off and that helps a lot. I love these things! They flicker just like the real thing and I love that this hurricane is big enough to hold 3 of them. Add a little fake snow and some pretty balls and that’s all you need.
Two more special ornaments that have been with me for years are hanging on the tree. Love this pretty little fairy.
And flying Santa is perfect for the white tree. I move them around from year to year.
A white iron urn (from a yardsale of course) holds some lime green reindeer moss and my little white bird from the diningroom shelf. It’s always fun to move things around the house and use ordinary things at Christmas to make them extraordinarily beautiful for the season. One little thing I picked up from Mary Carol Garrity’s Christmas book is that any ornaments that you lay around in a bowl or on a table, tie a little bit of ribbon to it to give it an extra special look. I tried out my little video on my camera again to give you an up close look at the foyer table, so check it out! If you like it, I’ll have to do more videos. I can only do about 35 seconds at a time since that’s all my memory card will hold. Merry Christmas from our house to yours. Hope you enjoyed more of the tour this Christmas. There’s still more to come!
I love your foyer! I love the lime green and the touches of red bead garland. I bet it is even nicer in person!
Love everything! My favorite is the little white tree branch with the green acorns. Cute, cute! AND you reminded me I forgot to get the battery candles after admiring them in the stores last year.
Rhoda,
I love your foyer decorations. The tablescape is so very pretty. I also like that color theme, it is what I use for my kitchen Christmas decorations.
Have a wonderful week,
Tam
Happy Birthday! I hope it was a good one!
Your foyer looks so elegant and beautiful!
Have a great week!
Hi Rhoda! You always have such beautiful and interesting posts. Always some treat for the eyes.
Lori
Rhoda~Love your little southern accent! I adore that little acorn tree! I think I might have to copy that! 🙂
Jill
Beautiful – thanks for the ideas! I loved the little video – it’s nice to hear your Southern voice!
Rhoda…this is so beautiful! I’m really loving all your lime green! Also HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY wishes to you! It sounds like you had a great one!
It looks fantastic, Rhoda. I love the lime green, white and red. Thanks for the suggestion of tying a bit of ribbon in the ornaments. I will definitely use that idea.
Every detail is perfect. Enjoyed the tour!
It looks wonderful Rhoda!
Hugs!
Kat
(I like the idea of a video. I have a few I plan to show later this week.)
Hi Rhoda! Your pictures are gorgeous and I love all your Christmas decorations! You are so good at this! Love those fake candles, I saw some in Macy’s yesterday and thought about buying them, but didn’t. I, like you, like to get things on sale.
Oh, I wanted you to know, I did use your instructions on enlarging pictures on my blog a few days ago. The tall ones were great, but the horizontal ones were cut off. I know I’ll learn, but the ones that worked out were beautiful. Thanks for sharing that!
Be a sweetie,
shelia 😉
Happy belated birthday! I was away from my computer for the weekend baking crazy amounts of cookies and treats (and picking glitter out of my hair, the dog, the floor, etc., LOL!). Your foyer table looks fantastic! I’m sooo behind…I really need to light a fire under it (“it” being me, not your foyer table!!).
Hugs from cold and windy NYC,
Laura
Love the Christmas birds!
I’m all about the birds.
Yeee HaaaW!
I get to meet Rhoda! See you in a few months!
Having just had baby #4 and hubs gone for work until after Christmas, we’re doing the bare bones of decorating. Just the tree, mantle, and porch.
But, if I had the energy, I’d totally copy everything you’ve done here! Just fabulous!!!
That looks so great and welcoming! I love the color combo you have used…that lime green just pops in there and looks so unique!
Your foyer looks so festive. Those are the most realistic electric pillars I’ve seen! Everything you’ve done is beautiful.
Still more to come- wow
Where do you store all of it when the holiday is over?
I only have about 4 big plastic boxes with christmas in it & I can see I need to do some catching up!
That display is wonderful!!!
It is a wonecrful and beautifull welcome to anyone coming to your house for the holiday.
Fantastic job!!!
I just love your entry way Rhonda its all so beautiful…really like the branch you painted how cool is that..I also love the pine cones..I take the pine cones and spray them what ever color and add a little birds nest on top and a mushroom bird put a ribbon on it to hang with…of course all done with glue gun..and hang them on the tree they always look so cute..great post girl…thanks hugs and smiles Gloria