Merry Christmas and welcome to my second Christmas home tour. I shared our foyer, family room and kitchen earlier this week and today, it’s the colorful Christmas tree and the dining room, which is all decked out in retro feels and lots of color. I hope you like pink! It’s such a fun look this year and I’m loving it!
I’m joining Jennifer with Dimples & Tangles hosting It’s a Colorful Life Christmas tour along with many other bloggers this week. You will love this tour if you love color, we are all color loving gals! If you’re here from Melissa at Home with a Twist, thank you for stopping by. Melissa’s blog is so fun!
If you’re new around here, I’m a long time blogger going on 15 years, so I’ve been here a long time. I can’t believe I’ve shared my Christmas decor for so long online, but it’s been a lot of fun. I’m married to Mark and we like color around here. We merged our two childhood tree collections of Shiny Brites that were passed to us by our mothers and our tree is one retro explosion of fun colors.
We also like blue and I added 3 different ribbons on the tree that bring out the blue tones. Also, this year Mark added an electric train around our tree and I just love it.
The tree has our old Shiny Brites along with some newer retro Shiny Brites and it’s such a fun tree.
You have to smile when you see this tree, right?!
I always enjoy putting it up and getting the house decorated for Christmas, then I enjoy the rest of the month.
We have an 11 month old Shorkie named Daisy and she’s been such a delight to us. She’s not quite sure about this train thing, but she’s fascinated.
Will that thing get me, mom?!
I was hoping to get a dog who would pose dutifully in front of the Christmas tree or sit on the front steps for me, but Daisy is not the girl for that. We will have to work on training her, but if I put her on a chair, she’s mine!
I made her pose for about a minute and then put her down again.
She looks so cute in front of the tree!
Mark has a few Santa statues that look cute around the tree too.
They add to the nostalgic feel.
Have yourself a merry little Christmas!
I add a capiz star to the top and lots of colorful sparkly picks.
Sorry for the abundance of photos, I just can’t help myself with this tree.
It’s a beauty!
More color on the coffee table.
And a look at the nativity scene on the side table.
I’ve had this for about 30 years from Fitz and Floyd.
Now moving on to the dining room, I promised pink and I delivered pink! Not a traditional Christmas color scheme, but stick with me.
I found those glass trees at Walmart this year and they set the tone for my dining room Christmas table.
They are the perfect sparkly glass pieces and I love the colors.
After I found the trees, I walked into Homegoods and spotted this cute pink Bambi deer and had to bring her home. I knew she would be just perfect with the glass trees. I added a few of my favorite Shiny Brites from my collection around the tray for extra color and sparkle.
Gold flatware and this pretty serving bowl that my maternal grandfather made and passed to my mom sets a pretty table. Mom gave me the bowl when they moved and I can’t believe how pretty it looks on this table.
The pink runner is from Walmart too and it was the perfect backdrop to my table.
I had everything else on the table and it was so fun to put together this pink and blue table this year.
The sideboard has garland, lights and lots of sparkly brass candlesticks and mercury glass trees.
My thriftstore brass deer look great nestled in the garland.
An old iron urn I’ve had forever holds a pretty white bottlebrush tree.
A look at the table from above.
Reindeer votive holders are a great accent. I’ll link some of these things below (affiliate links used).
The teapot is from Mark’s collection, it’s from Japan and came from his uncle.
The glass bowl is Art Deco glass that Mark collects. The pink color was perfect for the table, so I snuck it out to display.
This is one of the funnest tables I’ve ever set! Here are a few things that I’ve shared here, the glass trees, flatware etc.:
White icicle glass ornaments hang from the dining chandelier.
I added some pretties to my bar car too, just simple and retro feeling.
Vintage pink ornaments and some pastel glass garland is just enough.
This silver tinsel tree is so cute and fun. That turquoise tree topper is vintage from Mark’s family collection. It’s so fragile!
Real retro tinsel is draped with twinkle lights and some bottle brush trees on the bottom.
A view of the dining room from the stairs.
Mark added one of his blow mold Santas to the column so as you can see we have a variety of styles going on. Retro, colorful, metallic, sparkly and lots of lights. That’s our style!
And we love it! It feels like Christmas to us and we love our holiday Christmas house. It’s so nice to turn on the lights every night and enjoy the ambience the lights bring to our home.
Oh and here’s one more sparkle opportunity, this gold tinsel tree I found a few years ago at an antique store. I collected some vintage metallic ornaments mixed with newer ones to add to this tree and it’s so pretty. I took out my plant from this plant stand to put in in the corner of the dining room for a fun little surprise.
And that’s a look at our holiday home! Thank you so much for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed all the pics and got inspired for yourself. We do what we love around here and don’t try to be trendy or decorate in a theme or style, we use what we love and it all works to us! Don’t miss Paige at The Pink Clutch next on the tour. Her home is always pretty with color and I know you’ll enjoy.
IT’S A COLORFUL LIFE 2021 CHRISTMAS TOUR SCHEDULE
MONDAY:
Dimples and Tangles || Haneen’s Haven || Casa Watkins Living || Kate Decorates || Speaking of DIY || Joyful Designs Studio
TUESDAY:
Less-Than-Perfect Life of Bliss || Maggie Overby Studios || Pender & Peony || Serene & Co. || Zig & Company || SKG Designs
WEDNESDAY:
Home With a Twist || Southern Hospitality || The Pink Clutch || Diana Rose Spier || Carla Bethany || Blue Agate Abode
THURSDAY:
Our Fifth House || Southern State of Mind || Kaleidoscope Living || tatertots and jello || Mum Little Loves || Southern Nell’s Gracious Living
FRIDAY:
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Loving all the pink accents! It all looks so pretty and you have a cute little model there. My models are a little cranky and don’t stay still for very long.
Oh so pretty Rho!
Your house looks beautiful as usual..all deck out for Christmas.
Mark’s train set is the icing on the. cake. I love those shiny brights.
Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful home.
Love,
Judy
Thank you for sharing how you combined Marks and your collections. I love the colorful tree and the beautiful pinks in the dining room! I have my grandmother’s china which has pinks and greens…….next year I’m going to make the dining room a pink bonanza. I’ll have to start collecting pink items right now! Merry Christmas!
Thank you for sharing your home! So colorful and fun!
Absolutely magical Rhoda!!! Love how you mix colors, and vintage with new. I will now have to raid my parent’s stash of old ornaments (they no longer put up a tree) and incorporate them into my Christmas decor.
No doubt you had loads of fun putting together your dining room pink theme! May I ask where you got the gold cane tray on the table from?
Merry Christmas, and thank you so much for sharing!
HI, Deborah, that was from At HOme earlier this year. It’s Grace Mitchell collection and I found it online so you can have it shipped. It’s a fun piece!
https://www.athome.com/grace-mitchell-gold-punched-metal-tray-18.5/124305565.html?nav=search
Just gorgeous! Love all of it. Thanks for sharing.
This is just gorgeous. I love all the happy colors and Daisy is just the cutest ! Your tree is my favorite ever!
Not the traditional Christmas colors but you did a beautiful job with your blues and pink. Very festive.
So beautiful! I love the vintage ornaments. I am a huge collector of vintage ornaments so I love seeing them used in other homes also. Thanks for sharing your beautiful home.
Merry Christmas!!
I love your colorful tree! It’s gorgeous. I love how your new tabletop trees from Walmart mimic the colors of your Shiny Brights in the dining room. Just lovely!
Daisy looks so darn cute on her perch! This will be her first Christmas! We always buy and wrap some toys for our Lucy. She likes to tear into them the way she sees everyone else ping! Love the addition of the pink! Just gorgeous!!!
Everything looks festive and your tree is Beautiful!!
Wow, Rhoda, that was so much fun! Thanks for posting all the beautiful pictures – I especially loved seeing your tree. I always go round and round my tree with the ribbon. You’ve inspired me to go vertically with the ribbon. Seeing 3 ribbon colors also has given me a new idea! Thanks! Merry Christmas! God bless! —-Ruth xo
Beautiful — love all of the color!! I used pink this year also!!
Hi! Love touring your pretty home. The Christmas decorations are refreshing to see. Much nicer than the neutral decorations that some people use. Those neutrals just seem to fade in with the neutral colors already in those homes. Color adds to a home and is very welcoming.
Enjoy the holiday and your BDay month🎄
Everything is beautiful and festive, Rhoda! My youngest daughter loves anything pink, so she will love seeing your decor. She also looks forward to seeing photos of Daisy! Hope you and Mark have a very Merry Christmas! So glad things are working out better for your parents. God bless you all!
Love your colorful home especially during the Christmas season Rhoda! Your centerpiece is my favorite!
Oh my gosh, Rhoda. I just love looking at all your decorations. That tree is amazing. Plus I love all the beautiful trees and bulbs everywhere else too. The little deer scenes and little village scenes are all gorgeous. Love the train and Mark’s Santas around the tree too. You do a real superb job of bringing Christmas into your home. There’s a beautiful Christmas surprise around every corner! Thank you so much for the tour! Loved it!
Love your Christmas home decorated! The tree looks very pretty but all the other things you’ve used in your dining room and the other part of your house looks very nice. I especially love the teapot of Mark’s and the bowl you received from your mom. It all comes together nicely.
Rhoda, Your vintage Christmas ornaments create one of my favorite Christmas trees!! You really do them proud with that ribbon. I’m glad little Daisy is a fan!!