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Do you know what today is?? Today is the day I show you how I’ve decked the halls in our dining room this year. I’m teaming up with 20 other bloggers to bring you a {one room} holiday homes blog hop and I’m so excited!!

When my husband and I moved to Texas I got rid of almost every last piece of Christmas decor. It was a sad day when I watched the garage sale masses swoop down on all of my holiday goodies, but it was necessary. After all, when you have to fit your whole life in a U-haul, you need to make sure to only take the important things. 

One good thing did come from selling all of my holiday decor–I got to start from scratch! The bad news–it’s hard to build up your supply when you’re living life on a budget. There’s just no way to justify going crazy on decor that only stays up 4- 6 weeks of the year. 

For this year’s Christmas dining room tour I got creative, but kept things simple. Everything I used I either made, bought marked down after Christmas last year, or had managed to miraculously hide from my husband when we moved. I did purchase a few items this year from Target, Dollar Tree, and splurged a little on an artificial tree. 

But seriously, what Christmas decor is complete without a tree (or a bunch of mini trees)?

I stuck to a metallic/rustic theme, with some reds thrown in. I was really crushing on all of the red and plaid this season that I just couldn’t help myself. So if this tour is a mismatch to you, sorry (not sorry)!

Oh, and I should mention that when I say this is a Christmas dining room tour, it really is my dining room, sitting area and entryway. But it still counts as one room, because it is!

See what I did there?

And be sure to hop over to see the rest of these beautiful ladies’ perfect holiday homes!

1. Casa Watkins ~ Winter Home Tour, Part 3

2. Kolb Corner ~ Christmas Dining Room Tour and Holiday Homes Blog Hop

3. Green with Decor ~ 5 Must Haves for Christmas Decorating: The Family Room Christmas Tour

4. Karen’s Up On the Hill ~ Holiday Hallway and Holiday Homes Blog Hop

5. Twelve on Main ~ Farmhouse Christmas Dining Room Tour

6. The House Down the Lane ~ Holiday Homes Blog Hop: Red and White Christmas Dining Room

7. Creatively Homespun ~ A Vintage Christmas Dining Room

8. 2 Bees in a Pod ~ Guest Room Christmas Home Tour

9. Sew a Fine Seam ~ Dining Room Decked Out For Christmas

10. Knock It Off Crafts ~ Holiday Homes Blog Hop: Festive Master

11. Vintage Paint and More ~ Christmas Home Tour 2015, Part 1

12. Inside the Fox Den ~ Candy Coated Living Room

13. Penny Love Projects ~ Holiday Home Tour

14. Made In a Day ~ Mini Holiday Decor Tour

15. Refashionably Late ~ Holiday Home Hop

16. Pretty Practical Home ~ Simple (and Cheap) Holiday Porch Decor – Holiday Homes Blog Hop

17. Intelligent Domestications ~ Christmas Traditions Home Tour 2015

18. Our Crafty Mom ~ Outdoor Holiday Decor: Front Entry

19. Lehman Lane ~ Green and Gold Christmas Dining Room

20. C’mon, Get Crafty ~ 2015 Holiday Homes Blog Hop

21. My Pinterventures ~ 2015 Holiday Homes Blog Hop – Festive Family Room

 

And because you asked, here are some of the handmade items I used in my dining room tour:

DIY Chalkboard Made with Weathered Wood

DIY Christmas Deer Art

Scrapbook Paper Cone Trees