Our New Christmas Tree

Happy Saturday, friends! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and black Friday. I’m so excited to share our NEW Christmas tree with you today!

This post is sponsored by my friends at Balsam Hill. They provided me with this gorgeous tree and Christmas decorations. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I’m so exited to be taking part in Balsam Hill’s 12 Bloggers of Christmas. You can see the full schedule at the bottom of this post.

I’ve shared a few Christmas posts leading up to Thanksgiving but this is the weekend we usually deck the halls around here. We put the tree up slightly early but Luke, John, Conor and I will be decorating the rest of the house, this weekend.

I couldn’t resist these French Country Crackle Ornaments. Aren’t they elegant? They look gorgeous on a tree but also piled high in an ironstone bowl.

As many of you know, we live on Boston’s south shore in a seaside town. Our decor is always inspired by the sea. Last year our tree was flocked with shimmering silver and white ornaments. This year, I decided to let my love for blue take center stage.

These ornaments reminded me of sea glass. I love the deep navy mixed with the pale aquas. I used a few on our mantel too.

The boys loved opening all the new boxes of ornaments. There were many ooohs and aahhhhs!

I love decorating with my kids. Hanging the ornaments on the tree (to Beach Boys Christmas album) is a tradition in our house.

We opted for a non-flocked tree this year. When I was growing up we always had a green tree. We decided on this beautiful 7″ Saratoga Spruce. I love the width and height in our living room. We don’t have a huge room but we do have high ceilings and this tree fit perfectly. I’m also so amazed at how life-like it looks. The branches look and feel like real pine.

The LED lights have a warm glow. I was worried they might look blue but that isn’t the case at all.

We added some sparkle with these Iced Glitter Twig Picks.

These picks are quite large. So I ended up cutting some of the picks to put higher in the tree. 🙂 There’s a special tip for you!

A top the tree is this gorgeous star.

We also added coordinating gold stars throughout the tree to warm up the blues.

I love the above picture because it perfectly captures life in our home. Can you see all of Conor’s lego and army guys scattered across the playroom floor?

Here’s the view from the playroom door:

I’m so excited about the tree skirt. It’s faux fur and so soft. It reminds me of snow.

I love the view from our couch! It’s so magical to turning the lights on.

It wouldn’t be Christmas without some help from our dogs, Max and Poppy.

They love this time of year too.

I hope you enjoyed this glimpse of our new tree.

Are you looking for more inspiration? Be sure to check out all the bloggers taking part in the 12 Bloggers of Christmas Tour with Balsam Hill below. I’ll be updating the links through November 25th.

November 23rd

French Country Cottage // Julie Blanner // Home & Fabulous // Remington Avenue

November 24th

Finding Silver Pennies // This Haus of Ours // The Pink Dream

November 25th

The Lily Pad Cottage // Bright Yellow Door // Maison de Cinq // Miss Mustard Seed // Kindred Vintage