You all know by now how much I enjoy decorating for Christmas and in the kitchen with green and red already in here, adding the punches of lime green and red this time of year is just icing on the cake.
Green and red really pops off the beadboard I added to the back of my little kitchen shelf since this time last year. It’s a little hard to photograph, but you can see how cute it all looks. Joyful Tidings is the greeting in here.
Friends gave me the handpainted candlesticks and skinny Santa (thank you Wanda and Susan, long-time friends of mine). I love adding them to this little shelf. The red bottlebrush trees were found in the after-Christmas sales last year, I think at Target and I love them here too.
Hanging ornaments here are fun and easy to do. 
And with the addition of the white corner cabinet, I had fun doing this up for Christmas too. I’ve had a few ask about the green paint color in my kitchen. It is Laura Ashley Olive 4 and you can find it at Lowes. Looks drab on the chip, but it’s a great color on the walls. 
The after Christmas sales added some extras to my decor this year, like the cakestand and large platter. You can see I brought back the little kitchen tree intact and ready to celebrate at our house.
I even added some bling and sparkle to the chandelier in here.
The little kitchen tree glows and sparkles and adds a lot of cheer to the kitchen.  See those cute green polka-dot metal candy ornaments? Found those at Walmart this year. Surprisingly, they have really kicked their decorations up a big notch and I saw lots of things this year that I may have to go back and scope out after Christmas. 
Those candy ornaments have already disappeared though, maybe I should have bought more than 5.
My little black shelf holds a couple of sparkly red and green ornaments. The angel Fitz and Floyd plate was a yardsale find last year and HOPE was from after-Christmas sales.
A bunny ornament was given to me by a sweet decorating buddy a few years ago. 
Here’s the cakestand and platter that you saw at the Holiday House. I found these at a cute little shop in Chelsea (AL) called Chelsea Lane, last year after Christmas for 1/2 price. My kinda deal! 
The kitchen cupboard all decked out. If you were reading my blog last year, you’ll remember that I decoupaged that striped paper on the metal tin that’s holding the Christmas tree. You can click here for all of that info, in case you need a new project. 🙂 
The corner cabinet was too fun to add to also, so I added mostly white dishes with a few red and green things.
The fake paperwhites look pretty on our breakfast table, sitting in the yardsale Southern Living at Home urn and the pretty white round platter I found at a yardsale too. Those yardsale finds sure come in handy! I just love this little display, it feels so wintery and makes me smile when we are having a meal here.
Corner cupboard with the Christmas Spirit sign I found a couple years ago.
These little hearts were found last year after Christmas too. It’s so much fun to drag out all the new stuff the next year, since I totally forget what I’ve found from year to year.  Not that I need anymore stuff. 🙂 
Those big green balls are new too from the sales and they are those shatterproof ornaments, which I’m liking more and more. With some green sparkly picks and a red bow, it’s a lot of Christmas cheer. 
I simply piled some left over ornaments in this white bowl to add to the festive feel.
And the glass ball ornament wreath that I made last year, hangs on the window. I’ll show you the how-to’s next post.
Thank you all for coming by to visit me! I love this time of year and hope that y’all enjoy seeing everyone’s Christmas decor. I sure don’t ever want to come across as showing off. I simply love Christmas and everything about it and love spreading some cheer around our house and sharing it with all of you. I know that everyone has their own way of decorating for the Holidays. Some are more simple and others go all out (like my sister!). There’s no right or wrong way of celebrating or decorating and I think you all “get” that too. So, thank you for taking the time to come by and celebrate with me. I am always so glad to see you and read your comments! I do read every single one of them.
The main thing to remember is what this season is all about. Celebrating Jesus and what his birth means for ALL of us! That’s the reason for the season and for that I am eternally grateful.
For a fun giveaway of Hobby Lobby gift certificates, click on over to my friend, Kelee’s blog, The Katillac Shack and sign up! Who can’t use that right now?
And I can’t let today pass without shouting out a big ole’ ROLL TIDE!!! What a great game we had with the Gators and I’m so happy for the team and all the fans. My hubby has been a Crimson Tide fan since he was 5, so he’s a happy guy today!
Blessings to you this cold Monday morning! I loooooove all the lime green and red. I’ve always admired the brightness and splendor of your kitchen (and laundry room!!!) year round and the extra Christmas oomph is as you said “icing on the cake.”
Not to be all stalker like (HA!) but I thought of you Saturday when I was thrifting and came back with some amazing finds that I literally thanked God for on the spot. You are a constant inspiration. I loved what you did at that holiday house, too. If I hadn’t been sick, I would’ve come down. If you do something similar, I promise to come down and support a good cause and see you and your delightful work up close! Oh, by the way, i took my mini anniversary trip to B-ham this August (nothing fancy, just stayed at the Holiday Inn down from that big fancy mall that is up on a hill–Summit Place, i think) and found THE BEST thrift store items of a $5 White House/Black Market Audrey Hepburn like dress for my daughter brand new AND a $2.99 chandelier which I’ve been re-doing and will blog on soon. I’m going to call it the “Ode to Rhoda” in honor of you!
Thank you soooooo much for your kind message. You really are an inspiration to all of us.
Many blessings back to you,
Lanal
Your Christmas decorating is inspiring. I am usually a less is more girl … but yours is beautiful.
Good Monday Morning Rhoda!
I always love those pops of lime with berry red (my favorite) in the kitchen. Especially because my kitchen is white so seasonal changes occur often in that part of our home.
Now I’m off to see some more of what you’ve been up to.
Always inspiring!!
Take care and have a great week.
Lisa
OH! I forgot to ask, just how did you hange those pinecone ornaments inside (with the “Joyful Tidings”)? I love that look!
Rhoda, your kitchen looks beautiful! I love all the colors and how everything ties together! I especially love the cake plate!
Hey Rhoda, I love your kitchen! I see you have an ornament wreath. I actually made one in lime green and red and I am very happy with it…..However….I cannot find a place to hang it. It won’t lay flat on a door and right now I have it hanging from an old plant hook in the ceiling of my family room….any suggestions?
Love it – your kitchen was made for Christmas decor!
I love your cheery kitchen! The chandelier looks so cute & festive, and your hanging ornaments are wonderful!
GORGEOUS colors Rhoda!
Your decorations in your kitchen are just amazing down to every single detail. Love the ornaments! Lime and red is my new classic Christmas favorite.
~Blessings, ~Melissa 🙂
Hi Rhoda,
I love the red and lime green so pretty……you’re so right there is no right or wrong way to decorate….just do what makes your heart sing !!!
I took a little bloggie break….hope I was missed 🙂 I am so glad to be back !!! I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving we sure did, we went out this year….
We got some snow over the week-end….funny it was 70 earlier in the week….my flip flops need zippers !!!
Thanks for this lovely post,
xo Kathy 🙂
It’s all gorgeous and so much to take in! Love it!
Everything looks so cute! I can’t even pick a favorite. I did just sit here and study your breakfast table centerpiece. I have a gold pedestal bowl that I want to use on our dining table as a centerpiece but could not figure out what in the world to do with it. This gives me a great idea. Thanks! 🙂
Oh Rhoda,
We’ve only just ‘met’ but how you inspire me. Thank you for all the beautiful Christmas eye candy. I don’t think anyone that reads your lovely blog considers you ‘showing off.’ Quite the contrary, we all look forward to your informative posts and amazing vignettes; as evidenced in all the comments posted here.
I also wanted to wish you a belated Happy Birthday. I hope you spent it doing things you enjoy, surrounded by those that love you most. Yesterday was my father’s birthday but sadly, he is no longer living.
Rhoda, you are so inspirational!!! Your kitchen looks great-my kitchen paint color is very similar to yours. I truly enjoy reading your blog.
I sat here and looked for ten minutes. I absolutely love the tree. I am about to redo my kitchen and I love the colors!
Beautiful! I love the freshness of that color scheme. And I thought I had a lot of Christmas decor. Can you imagine if some of us had a joint yard sale with just Christmas items? It’d would be miles long!
LOVE this color scheme and your kitchen is gorgeous! The wall paint is so “happy”. Great job on the decorating!
Debra
Last year I wasn’t sure I liked the lime green that kept appearing in Christmas decorations, but maybe I just didn’t like it as much with PINK (which is how I kept seeing it) because THIS year it’s really growing on me! And I want to paint my dining room green, not accented with red (at least that’s not my current plan) but will be super-cute for Christmas – hopefully it’ll be done by next year!
Rhoda, your kitchen is lovely! I really like your lime and red color scheme. The “Christmas Spirit” sign over your white cabinet caught my eye. So pretty! And I have to agree with you about the Wal-Mart decorations. Such a place of stigma in the past…they’ve really stepped up their game. 😉
I’m hosting a 1 Year Blogiversary/Christmas (small) Giveaway today. Hope you might be able to stop by! 🙂
I just love seeing how everyone decorates for the holidays. Especially for Christmas. And you did not disappoint. Thanks for sharing.