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Christmas, Inside Our House ·

Holiday Home Tour 2021


Friends, IT’S DECEMBER!!!!!!!

HOLY COW.

This year sure went by a lot faster than the last.  Sigh.

Every year, I try to kick off the season by opening my door and letting you come inside for a little holiday home tour!  Last year, we were still finishing up our house after you know…it rained inside and we had to rip everything out and start again.  This year, we have FULLY ENJOYED being home in our new-again house this holiday season.

Each year, for over a decade now, I have shared with you our festive holiday house as part of my blog content.  Nothing really changes from year to year, but that’s kind of the charm, right?  I say this every single year, but if you were here in person, I’d hand you a cup of coffee, you’d smell the pine candles burning and there’s a 99% chance The Carpenter’s Christmas album would be playing in the background.  I would be thrilled to have you over 🙂 .

Just like always, it’s a lot of pics today and few words.  I have added the new addition to our home tour (my office, the upstairs family room, etc) and this year, I tried to include more pics of our house and some of the rooms at night (since everything is cozier at night!).  This is just a bit of holiday happiness from my home to yours.

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Thank you for stopping by!

Now, some of the most common questions I get each year after this post are:
1. WHERE DO YOU STORE ALL OF THIS? Well, we were storing them in plastic bins in my attic.  Nothing fancy, just big bins.  Andrew was hauling them up and down the attic ladder each year, but last year after Christmas, we decided to take them to our storage unit (that we had to have to hold our furniture while the house was being gutted).  We have decided that is MUCH easier for us!  We load them on Andrew’s trailer and take them there and then haul them back the following year.
2. WHEN DO YOU DECORATE/TAKE DOWN?  I typically take Halloween/fall down the first week of November and put up Christmas.  We take everything down on the December 26th and get the house back together before we head out of town.
3. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE YOU TO PUT IT OUT?  One full day for both of us and then I typically do the upstairs in a few hours the day before or after.
4. WHERE DID YOU BUY____?  I’ve had this stuff for years and years!  Some of it, over 17 years!  I would say that my go-to places for holiday decorations outside of specialty stores are Pottery Barn, Frontgate and Hobby Lobby.  My friends Amanda and Amy make all of my holiday signs that you’ll see and then my friend Lori decorates all of the plates and platters with my kids’ hand prints on them.

I’m always so thankful that you come and visit my little holiday home tour!

Also, don’t forget that we’ve updated so many rooms in our house!  If you’re looking for specific sources from specific rooms, these posts here will be the best bet for you to find that information: 

DINING ROOM

UPSTAIRS LAUNDRY STATION

FAMILY ROOM RE-DO

LAUNDRY ROOM RE-DO

GUEST BATH

GREAT ROOM

MASTER BATHROOM

MY NEW OFFICE

MASTER BEDROOM

BACKYARD UPDATE

KITCHEN UPDATE

Have a wonderful start to your December!!!  I’ll see you tomorrow! xx

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Comments

  1. Lauren says

    Ahh I know you said nothing is really new but tell us about that precious Advent calendar house in the kitchen! It looks like a little chalet. Where did you get it? Do you put treats inside for the kids or do they have other calendars?

    Your house looks so nice and cozy and TIDY! Are you sure you have 4 kids living there? ?

  5. Marci says

    Your home is beautiful! Where did you find that cute wooden Santa on your sideboard?
    Thanks for sharing!

  10. Vanda says

    Your home is so beautiful and cozy, I don’t think I would ever leave to go anywhere!!! Can I ask what pine scented candles you burn, and are any scents from Bath & Body Works? Thank you and have a great day!

    • Mix and Match Mama says

      A variety! I have the pine scents from Bath and Body Works, Anthro, even my grocery store sells them. I just love how fresh it is.

  11. Sheaffer says

    Everything looked AMAZING last night! My favorite is definitely the big red bow in the kitchen!

  12. Alyssa H says

    This is always one of my favorite posts of the year! I think I was the first person in NYC to have my tree up this year ha! I have the silver trees on your foyer table and I love how they light up at night 🙂

    Maybe next year you can do a link party and we can all share Christmas cheer from our homes

  14. Gracie says

    Shay, your house looks so comfy and cozy for Christmas!! Love seeing it all lit up at night! Thanks for opening up your home to us! ❤️

  16. Amanda says

    So stunning and inviting – love it all! Where are your large artificial Christmas trees from (living room and new office?) They are so pretty and perfectly scaled for (what looks like) very tall ceilings. I am on the hunt to fill a tall space with a nice looking tree but I’m having no luck!

  17. Julia says

    THIS is my favorite post all year long! I love that you invite us “in” to see your beautifully decorated, cozy home! I absolutely love the new rooms this year and that you showed us some nighttime photos too. It all looks fantastic! I hope all of you have a happy holiday season!!!

  18. Melanie M says

    Everything is so beautiful. Your tree is gorgeous! I love the plaid Christmas balls and I love the santa hats on the deer heads. Merry Christmas to you and your family! I know this year is better for you than last year.

  19. Kelly Webb says

    What a beautiful home! Thank you for sharing it with us. I must say, my treasures are my Lori plates, ornaments and cookie jar, and I love that you have them and know her too! I met her at as boutique in north Houston almost 18 years ago when she did my oldest son’s “Cookies for Santa” plate.

  20. Kacey says

    This may be my favorite post all year! LOVE home décor and add in Christmas, I’m in heaven (big heart eyes!) So so cozy. All of these photos just warm me up! Also thinking as I’m going through that I need to find plates like your London one, a mug like your Paris one and an accent chair/ottoman like you have in your bedroom. Christmas presents for me, I think so lol.

  23. Carol says

    Always Love! your Christmas home tour post. So so very beautiful, warm and cozy. Thank you for sharing with us.

  26. Lyndsey says

    Hi Shay,
    This is very random… but if you were to ever build again, would you build another hearth in front of fire place? Or do you feel it gets in the way?

    • Mix and Match Mama says

      I would! I think that room is so large and has enough space for it. I think if the room were smaller, I wouldn’t.

  28. Gina says

    The red and white lights are my favorite ones! It was hard to pick, but after 37 years it landed solidly on red and white. I love how cozy and inviting YOU and the house are. Thanks for being a bright light all year.

  29. Darcy says

    Absolutely beautiful! I love your library…so cozy and charming! By chance do you remember where you got your holiday London plates (or maybe they are various cities during the holidays?) and Paris mug? I would love to gift to a friend.

      • Darcy says

        Thank you for sharing! They do have the London and LA mugs, but I will keep my eyes out for the NYC and Paris ones to come back too, so beautiful!

  30. Sara says

    Where did you get the garland on the mantel in your office? I’ve been looking for some thing just like that!

  32. Kelly says

    Just beautiful, Shay! I love how there are touches of Christmas in every room. That’s my goal for our home, when we walk through to see something festive in each area. You do it so well;).

  33. Chrissy says

    How many boxes do you have?? I just helped my parents take their Christmas boxes down from the attic and with no exaggeration, there are 85! I would think you also must have a TON!

    • Mix and Match Mama says

      I haven’t counted. If I did though, it would probably make me not want to decorate. 😉

  35. Jen says

    Oooooohhh. I’m totally copying the Mercury trees in your entryway. 😉 I see that Pottery Barn has some on sale with free shipping. Thank you for sharing your lovely home.❤️

    • Mix and Match Mama says

      We do! The kids love it because the table is basically set every night and they don’t have to do it 😉 .

  38. Kim says

    Beautiful! I just read this post before heading to the basement to bring up the last few boxes of decorations for my home. My husband is NOT into decorating for the holidays, so I end up doing almost all of it myself over about a week. My kids help with the tree and the nativity, but I do the rest. It is a lot of work, but I enjoy the finished product! Your home is inspiring me to get going!

  40. Bev says

    Thank you for the time you spend taking and loading these photos of your lovely home. It’s just as you portray, warm & cozy! Happy December!

  41. Danielle says

    These are some of my favorite posts! You are the master at striking the balance between elegant and classy yet inviting and cozy. Beautiful!

  43. Claire says

    Takes my breath away each year ??!! You are truly gifted, Shay. Makes me just want to go curl up on the couch and watch Christmas movies and hang lights♥️?!! Do you by any chance know where you bought the white tree skirt in your upstairs family room? I happen to be looking for one that size. 🙂

  47. Claire says

    Takes my breath away each year ??!!
    You are truly gifted, Shay. Makes me just want to go curl up on the couch and watch Christmas movies and hang lights♥️?!! Do you by any chance know where you bought the white tree skirt in your upstairs family room? I happen to be looking for one that size. 🙂

  51. Courtney says

    I have those same exact porcelain set of 3 Christmas carollers! My mom hand painted them in the 90s. She’s just gave them to me this year. Such a neat coincidence!

    • Mix and Match Mama says

      On the bottom, it says my Grandmother painted them in like 1977. I love them so much!

  53. Patty says

    Shay, thank you for this delightful holiday home tour.

    Merry Christmas
    Patty
    Goodbetterbestfood.blogspot.com

  55. Amy says

    Thank you so much for sharing your holiday decor. Even though my decorations aren’t the same as yours, I get so much inspiration from your fun and festive decorating!

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