Welcome to our Christmas Home Tour! My name is Michelle and I am one of the three sisters who started our Diamonds or Pearls blog. I am thrilled for you to join us along with the five other talented women who were gracious enough to open up their homes to share with us on this tour. I really do believe that whoever wrote the lyric “It’s the most wonderful time of the year” in the Christmas carol absolutely nailed it. There really isn’t a more festive or magical time of the year and I enjoy all of the family traditions, decorations, memories, and seeing the magic reflecting in the eyes of children.
This is my second Christmas living in Hawaii and the lack of snow or cold doesn’t keep me from getting into the holiday spirit. Even though the weather is warm and sunny, I still decorate to make my home feel cozy with a little bit of Christmas sprinkled everywhere. My mother, Linda always had our home beautifully decorated when I was growing up and I love to do the same for my family. So grab some hot cocoa, relax, and I will show you around my little island bungalow.
One of the nice things about living in paradise is that you can enjoy the porches year round. They are such a wonderful space to relax and enjoy in the evening after a long day of work.
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This is my little space in the house where I like to relax and have my morning coffee. I kept my christmas decoration simple with touches of greenery and berries.
My son surprised me with this W pillow for my birthday. I thought it was so sweet and told him I would be sure to use it for the tour.
In my dining room I love a beautiful tablescape around the holidays. My white square pottery barn plates are mixed with the cutest red plaid bowls I found at Target. The blend of rustic birch vases and traditional elegance gives the room the look I was going for. I put my main tree in this room because space is at a premium. The addition of the tree made this little area of our home so cozy.
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My tree is adorned with red, green, silver, and gold ornaments. Every year my mom sends me the most beautiful ribbon and I was so excited to blend this striped with my plaid and herringbone to put on the top of our tree. I then always add a little bit of twigs to give it that rustic feel. Even though my decor does not have a coastal or hawaiian feel, I always add a little pineapple as an homage to the Aloha spirit.
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This is the room in our home where we definitely spend the most time. We look forward to our time together and enjoy watching Christmas movies, playing games, and eating lots of homemade popcorn! I will readily admit that I am a pillow fanatic and love to pull out all of my festive pillows for this room. I also use greenery and berries to add festive Christmas touches in a subtle way.
I kept my staircase very simple this year and just displayed my beautiful black velvet stockings my mother made me.
We have a tradition every year where we spend an evening getting my son’s room ready for Christmas. We make hot cocoa, turn on holiday music, and pull out all of his decorations. He has so much fun decorating his tree with his collection of ornaments. That little tree already has so many wonderful memories attached to it. I look forward to this day every year with him and I pray he doesn’t outgrow it anytime soon.
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Thanks again for visiting my home and I hope you are enjoying the tour. As they say in Hawaii, “Mele Kalikimaka”! Next up on the tour is Keli’s Home on Wednesday and she has the cutest New Jersey Cottage.
2016 Diamonds or Pearls Christmas Home Tour
Oh my Michelle your home is so festive and lovely!!! You have made it feel warm and cozy despite your warm beautiful weather! I absolutely love, love your dining room table scape ❤️ You are one talented lady! Merry Christmas to you & yours!
You are the sweetest, Paula. Thank you so much for the kind compliments!
Michelle it is beautiful as always. I’m so proud of you! I love each and every picture.??Cant wait to see you for Christmas.
Love, mom
Thank you, Mom. I am looking forward to seeing you too!
Michelle what a beautiful home you have!
Thank you so much Karen. I hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas!
Your house is beautiful just like your mother’s always has been. I love Joseph’s special tree and I really love the stockings on the stairs! I think I might try that idea!!
Love, Julie
Thank you so much Julie. I look more forward to that one little night with him, then I do decorating my whole house. Hope you all have a Merry Christmas.
Beautiful Michelle! You have that decorating touch like your mom. You all have just great talent.
Thank you, Teri. That is such a sweet compliment. I hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas.
Your home is beautiful. I love all the thoughtful touches you put into decorating. Have a very merry and blessed Christmas.
Thank you for the thoughtful note, Sheryl. I hope you have a very Merry Christmas with those adorable grand babies.
Michelle your home looks beautiful for Christmas! Can’t imagine no cold weather or snow! So special starting traditions with Joseph; making memories he won’t ever forget! Merry Christmas, Sharon
Thank you, Sharon. I definitely love winter, so warmer weather in the winter months takes some getting used to. I hope you have a very Merry Christmas and I look forward to seeing your home on the tour.
Michelle….your home looks beautiful! I love the idea of a tree in Joseph’s room with his special ornaments. I buy or make ornaments for my grand babies every year so they’ll have a collection when they’re grown. May you and your family have a blessed Christmas! Miss you!
Thank you so much Gloria! I sure miss you too! There is nothing quite like AK and I hope to get back up that way some day. I love my tradition with Joseph and he really looks forward to it every year. I bet you have so much fun with those adorable Grand babies and the holidays are exciting with them. I hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas!
Michelle – I LOVE the lantern on your porch! Such a simple touch, but it changes the entire look & feel!
Thank you, Brandy! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!