HOLIDAY BLOG WALK 2016
I wait all year for this post! I plan and create for months to deck out StoneGable with Christmas cheer! And today’s the day! I finally get to share our Christmas decor. I’m so happy you are here! WELCOME!!!! This year’s Christmas decorating theme is TREES! And dotted throughout our home are trees of all sizes and shapes. The color scheme this year is primarily red, white and black. You know how much I love a touch of drama (in decorating only) and a tad of black does the trick. Our home is cheery and colorful! Well, enough small talk, come on in and I’ll show you around!
This year I am thrilled to be a part of HOLIDAY BLOG WALK 2016 hosted by the talented Jennifer Rizzo from Jennifer Rizzo Designs. 31 Gorgeous homes beautifully decorated for Christmas!!!! Every one is a must-see! There is so much inspiration in every home! Thanks, Jennifer for all your hard work and asking me to be a part of this amazing tour!!!!
And a big THANK YOU to Wayfair for sponsoring this special event!
If you are coming to me from Angela’s at Number Fifty-Three… welcome! Don’t you love Angela’s trees and one-of-kind style? So inspiring!!!! She is a tough act to follow!
I’m so very excited to share Christmas at StoneGable with you!!!
Let’s start in the family room.
Besides trees, I scattered Christmas ornaments throughout the house too!
Trees on the mantel… and stars!
Covering books with red and white wrapping paper creates a festive looking bookshelf.
The breakfast nook is a small cozy space between the family room and the kitchen…
The newest addition to my breakfast nook is the updated striped rug from Wayfair. What a difference from the traditional black oriental that was there before! This rug is sassy and fun! You can see it HERE,
A fat candle in a simple white bowl of greens and ornaments work as a kitchen table centerpiece!
Even the open shelves in the breakfast nook are decked out for Christmas!
I’m captivated by bottle brushes this year!
Now on to the kitchen…
Now, to the living room…
This year’s Christmas tree is filled with white paper lanterns. They look magical when the tree is lit! Stop back on December 22nd to see my CHRISTMAS NIGHT’S TOUR. I’ll be sharing my lit tree.
My dining room is quite different from the rest of StoneGable. It is much more serene and soft and filled with winter whites and morning light!
Thank you so much fo stopping by! I hope there were at least a few things that inspired you!
Next on the tour is Kristen’s home from MY UNCOMMON SLICE OF SUBURBIA! Please stop by and see her stunning Christmas home!
Did you know that I have a Pinterest board called THE BEST HOME TOURS? You can see it and follow me on Pinterest HERE.
I really like how you decorated the shelves on the bookshelf! Wrapping the books in Christmas wrapping is a fantastic idea!
Christmas and Wayfair beautiful together!
I love the neutral colors of your dining room. Reminds me of a serene snowy day! I love the bottle brush trees as well. Your home is lovely and elegant. Decorated it is gorgeous!
Thank you for all the festive decorating ideas. Your home is a dream home that I know your family & friends enjoy. I love the color combinations you choose. Merry Christmas, Happy New year and God bless you and yours!
Gorgeous as always!!!! You never disappoint us Yvonne. How is that precious grandbaby doing?
I did not think last year’s could be topped, but you have done it. Who would not love to wake up to this on Christmas morning? You are truly a blessing to your family. Just lovely. My favorites: the little “pops” of red combined with the neutrals and your sassy new rug!!! 🙂
Yvonne, every morning my husband brings me coffee in bed where we sit with our computers and catch up on news, Facebook posts, and emails. It’s such a treat to be invited into your home most mornings and see what creative and inspirational decorating and cooking ideas and projects you have developed– and all so beautifully photographed. I still haven’t figured out how you do so much and then have the time to write about it. Surely Stonegable is more than just you! Thanks for making my mornings!!
Hi Sandy, StoneGable IS all me! I love the idea of sipping coffee in bed with my hubby. Going to try that!
Everything is so festive, very nice. I especially like the dining room. It is so soft, reminds of a snowy day. Inspiration for next year at my house. I think I will have a “White Christmas”! Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Absolutely beautiful. So inspirational as always. Hmmm ideas…..
I so wish I could decorate like you. You rock it!
Yvonne, I love everything you do and the way write about it it seems so effortless. But, everything I do creates a big mess, lol. Guess I don’t put enough planning into it….Like you, I love the Red, White and Black, and that kitchen area is perfect. One of my two questions, do you really cook this big (as on the menu) every night for the two of you, lol and did you ever do a blog about how you made the plate hangers for the aprons? Love them and have so many plates that I have had for years that would be perfect to make as gifts for our daughter in laws. Oh, please do continue the blogs, I am having hip replacement of the 15th and I am sure I will need lots of reading and prayers. Thanks for starting my day.
Absolutely gorgeous! Dining room my favorite.. Merry Christmas!!!
OH Yvonne! Simply stunning! By far your most AMAZING Christmas decor yet! Every little detail (the tiny silver snowflake tied up with the red baker string?) is yummy! I love that you included plaid, a Christmas favorite of mine, in the decor. Everything is perfect with your beautiful house! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT!
Absolutely beautiful!!! It has got to make you happy, just walking into each beautifully decorated room, feeling the Christmas spirit. I love your blog, and look forward to seeing what you will write about next.
It’s all so beautiful!! Love the touches of black, your kitchen (wow!), the decorated aprons all lined up in a row, and the paper lanterns on the tree, especially. Very fun and Christmasy. ?
Beautiful, Yvonne. Your love of home shines through all your touches. Merry December!
That pop of green from the boxwood is holiday perfection! Love your festive touches.
You are such an inspiration……God Bless you……
Wow! Very embellished home! You did not disappoint!
Beautiful, just Absolutely Beautiful!!! I Love every single room, so much so, I had to go back and look at all of them again. Thank you for so many wonderful Christmas ideas!!!
Love the touch of black with the red—-really pops!
I especially loved the tree in the olive basket. You inspired me to use mine, in a slightly different way. Your home looks magical.
Looks terrific! Merry Christmas
Looks terrific! Merry Christmas
So much inspiration! Thank you for sharing your beautiful home.
You always make me get my reading glasses so I don’t miss a detail!! Everything looks lovely, ready for Christmas morning! We’re expecting a granddaughter around then so added joy this year like you! Beautiful home!!
Wow! Every little detail is just beautiful! Thank you for the inspiration!! Merry Christmas!!
Can you post your recipe for braised short ribs?
What a treat. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Yvonne your home is absolutely beautiful!!!! You are an incredible decorator and all your little touches shine through. Love the pops of red and the paper covered books are darling in the family room. God Bless 🙂
Love it all.
Love, Love, LOVE your style. I am always so inspired by your vignettes! Thanks for providing such beautiful eye candy. 🙂
Dear, Sweet Yvonne … What you have created has taken hours and hours of planning and preparation for
our enjoyment. Thank you very very much!
Merry Christmas to you and your entire family …. May it be your BEST CHRISTMAS EVER!!
Blessings
Terry
Love, love, love everything!
The lanterns in the tree are over the top! Everything is so beautiful. I would now spend my days wandering from room to room just in awe. Just wonderful. Merry Christmas.
Your home is so beautiful decked out for Christmas. Love the red and white with a pop of black. Can’t forget the plaids, they are my favorite! Everything is so cozy warm and inviting! Have a Merry Memorable Christmas! xo
Love your blog and house, don’t know what part I like best!!!Love the aprons hanging off the special plates!
Just beautiful!
I love your Christmas decor this year! All of the red adds such a festive touch! I had never used traditional Christmas red or plaid until this year, and I love it! It creates such a welcoming, festive feeling for my precious family – my hubby of 14 years, my little boy who will turn 7 in January and truly has the holy spirit in his heart, and my dear Momma who lives nearby.
Thank you for your blog, you provide so much light and joy to many!
Merry Christmas! ?
Fun and Beautiful together! Your tree with the paper lanterns is probably my favorite. I like how you have added touches of black plaid/checker to your decor. You did a lovely job making your house into an inviting home Yvonne. Blessings to you and your family this wonderful season and enjoy, enjoy making traditions with the newest member of your family…that sweet little grand baby.
Thank you! I have finally found a way to incorporate my sons deer antlers in a decorative theme!
Every room so beautiful. I especially love your living room tree
Your home looks beautiful! I love the tree theme and especially the colors(red, white and black). You are an inspiration to me and I enjoy your decorating skills. I painted my living and dining room the same as yours. I love checking to see your blog everyday. I love the tutorials you give on your blog site. I look forward to see what you do next to your beautiful home. Thank you for sharing your home with us. May God continue to bless you this holiday season.
So pretty!! Love the mantel with Christmas trees and stars!!
Your home is beautiful! I love everything about it. Especially the rugs.
Everything looks beautiful! Thanks for the inspiration! I’d like to use your idea of the beautiful bowls filled with greens, candles & Christmas ornaments, so pretty! Love your style!
Thank you for sharing your beautiful home at Christmas.
Wow, that’s all I can say is WOW!!! I get inspired every day by you! I am all decorated, but still continue to “tweak” and add some things. I love to take that faux “snow” and sprinkle it around my vignettes and tables, etc… sure it makes a mess but I just vacuum it up after the holidays! It just gives a little extra sparkle to things, and since we see very little (if any) snow in central Texas it’s the only white Christmas I get. I always love your ideas and your beautiful home!
So beautiful!
So many wonderful ideas! I especially love covering books with wrapping paper to match your decor. What an inexpensive way to add a lot of impact!
Everything is so beautiful! I have gotten so many great ideas from you. Thanks!
Yvonne, you are the Queen of Details! Everything is so pretty. I’m in love with your holiday aprons … along with everything else!
Yvonne, I’m so inspired by everything you do, but especially this Christmas! Wow, every little detail sends me running around my house trying to take your ideas and make them my own. I especially loved seeing your gigantic pinecones in the bowls with the greenery, looking like topiary trees. So very cleaver! I collected some sugar pine cones a few weeks ago, and you can bet that I will soon have those beautiful little trees showing up around my house too. Thank you for everything you do.
Yvonne, your home look gorgeous!!!!! Thank you so much for being a part of the home tour!! I love you tablescape and your tree looks awesome!!!!
Very pretty and I like the color combination, something unique! You have done a wonderful
Job. Would you mind sharing where you found your black and white buffalo check pillows in your dining room? Thanks so much and Merry Christmas!
I have been following for years,but this is best ever. The dining room table is so elegant,but simple. I hope you will do a video of your house lit at night .thanks Sandi
Your house is absolutely beautiful! It gave me a million ideas for Christmas. Where did you get the grey Merry Christmas pillow and the white and red snow flake pillow both on the chair?
Love the use of simple greens around the house.
The tall pinecones over the range look like trees.
Your Christmas tree is with the paper lanterns is
beautiful.Also loving the red,white & black color
scheme.Beautiful home.
You have really decked the halls of StoneGable! I love your decorating style Yvonne. The christmas tree with the paper lanterns is awesome! I can not wait to see the night view of your tree. Have a great day.
Simply over the top! I love the aprons hanging below the plates – unique. Thank you for all your hard work to help the rest of us try new things.
Your attention to detail is amazing, which makes your home beautiful. I enjoy visiting your home and it gives me so much inspiration.
So much turmoil in my life right now. . it felt so wonderful to sit for a few minutes and to view all of your lovely Christmas decorations. Everything is just beautiful, as I knew it would be. You are an extremely talented decorator. Merry Christmas.
Yvonne, I was so happy and giddy to see your post this morning…I couldn’t wait all week to see how you decorated your home for 2016! And you didn’t disappoint! You have amazing talent!
Love❣️Thanks for more inspiration. I started following your lead last year using a pop of black in my Christmas decor and am continuing that theme. I always coordinated my Christmas wrap, changing colors each year . Now, I collect plaid, red , white, and black ribbons and wrap all year. It is such fun to mix and match and the packages look fantastic. BTW, I want a pig like the one over the stove! Bless you and your family.
I love all the unique ideas. The bookcase looks so festive with the red and white wrapped books.
Beautiful Yvonne! You never disappoint. Happy Holidays!
Oh my! A feast for the eye! Warms my heart Yvonne. Thank you for sharing your beautiful
Christmas Home. ?
Always an inspiration to me. Your home is merry and bright….
Merry Christmas!
I have a similar copper pitcher to your white one pictured here….never thought of using it/decorating it. Thank you for the inspiration!
Marvelous ideas even for those of us that don’t have much.
Shelia… Speechless…. That was inspiring and fun and beautiful and livable and …….. You have just the perfect touch. Thanks for sharing
Love the lantern tree Yvonne – Merry Christmas!
Ynonne….so sorry , I don’t know why I called you Shelia…forgive me…
How beautiful!!!! Thank you for sharing.
Love it all, simply done with that touch of red & black on the white. Never thought of wrapping books on a shelf – GREAT IDEA!
Love it! Your home is beautiful!
Your home is always beautiful and the addition of the Christmas decor is so warm and inviting. The touches of red and black just adds that extra touch for the season, and I especially love the book covers. I always love my morning visit to your home. Merry Christmas !
I look forward to the tour of your house at Christmas time every year! Always wonderful and magical. Soooo talented!
Clever theme! Lovely home!
Yvonne,
BEAUTIFUL!!! You have captured the magic of the Christmas Season.
Andra
Beautiful!
I have been waiting for your tour all week. I was so excited to open my email and see that today is the day! You are such an inspiration. I am looking forward to decorating my own place now.
Wow Yvonne. You’ve outdone yourself. Every little touch is something special. I love those little wreaths in your windows. The red throw and pompom pillow are gorgeous together. Your tree is amazing. I made your little lanterns last year and display them on a small tree in our den with bird and mice ornaments. I’ll probably be trolling this post for days to come just to drink it all in. Thanks for your inspiration!!!
Love love love it all!! You are so inspirational. Thank you.
So beautiful and so worth the wait!
Love it!
Beautiful job. Everything looks so nice and festive. Very clean lines . Make me want to come over for coffee.
Your home is incredible! I’ve followed you for awhile and also am amazed by your beautiful graphics and photos, too!
I love to decorate for Christmas and also adore trees everywhere. Thank you for sharing your home.
Your home is so lovely and inviting. The fresh greenery and boxwood adds so much without having to figure a bunch of stuff out. So nice.
Your decorations are beautiful, I recently lost my mother so this year is really hard, but after looking at all you beautiful decorations I might actually do a little decorating this year. Thanks for the cheer.
I’m so sorry for your loss, Susan. I felt the same way when I lost my husband of 55 years and that dreaded “first” Christmas came around. I actually felt as if part of my body was missing. Please try to put out just a few of your favorite decor items as it really does help in making you feel a tiny bit better; as if there is still “you” left even though your Mum is gone. Just looking at something pretty every day in your own home brings a tiny bit of visual comfort and right now, any kind of comfort (in whatever shape or form) is what your spirit needs at this time of the year. I wish I could explain it better; I guess I’m trying to say “be extra good to yourself” this month and pamper yourself with whatever brings you a bit of comfort.
Simply Beautiful !!!
So pretty! Love it!
It is festive! Is the tree on your hearth faux?
The plates and books for aprons, did you buy or make? Do you have a tutorial?
Love it all, can I come over?
Hi Jo Ann! The tree by my hearth is faux. I found it at a local shop. I did not make the plate apron hanger but hope to make one in 2017 and have a tutorial for you! Thanks so much for stopping by!
How lovely. Thanks for sharing your hundreds of ideas. I love how simple it is by placing live greens, pinecones and ornaments in a bowl.
Beautiful!!!
Always love your Christmas décor, and this year is not different! I also love the bottle brush trees – I’ve collected some vintage and some new, and they will be in my dining room this year!
I also would like to know how to make the plate hanger if you can post that!
Merry Christmas!
I loved how you scattered ornament around the home especially the cute aprons in the kitchen. I love little trees everywhere too!
Wow, wow, wow! So much to see and love, fantastic details!
Can’t wait to see those lanterns on the tree lit, all soft and glowy!
Yvonne,
Although I read your blog I don’t comment much. How many times can you say ,”Beautiful!”? But I must tell you how much I enjoyed this holiday tour of your home! It is beautiful and warm and festive! LOVE LOVE LOVE!
Breathtakingly beautiful. Truly! All of it! I want to borrow your idea of wrapping books with wrapping paper. Brilliant I tell ya! 🙂
Love the color combinations and love the mantel with the big star and the clock, also I like that you put some pine’s branches on the chandelier : love that idea. The living room is stunning, so beautiful!.
Stunningly gorgeous! Love it all!
LOVELY AS ALWAYS, GOD BLESS
Everything is so beautiful and elegant, but I think my very favorite things are the sweet little wreaths with the black checked bows in your dining room.
I love each room. Your taste and style is so beautiful.
So many things to look at, with great ideas.
There is much sadness in the holidays for me because there is no family to celebrate with but this brought tears of joy to my eyes because it is so beautiful. It reminds me of when I was a little girl and I would walk into our decorated living room early on Christmas morning…seeing all the glitter and sparkle, waiting for family to come and Christmas dinner. Such happy loving memories those were. Merry Christmas to you all and thank you for for sharing your lovely holiday home.
Wonderful, inspiring decorations. As always, your home looks beautiful, warm and inviting. Thank you for all of the ideas you so graciously share with your readers.
Love! Love! Love!
Where did you find such giant pine cones that are like small trees?
I don’t think there is one thing that you decorate with that I don’t just love!!!
Very inspiring!!
Love the pine cones in your decor.
Everything as always is just gorgeous!!! Merry Christmas xo
I look forward to opening your blog each day!! I love your taste and style. I have tried to “borrow” some if your ideas!! I am a pillow houbd and love the idea of having the fillers and keeping the covers separately.
Keep up tbe great ideas and work!! I LOVE your Christmas decorations!!
You just keep “borrowing” those ideas! It’s all about sharing!
I like the simplicity of the cut greens with the red baubles!
Amazing! You have put me in the mood to get my house Christmas-ready.
Looks beautiful! Love to decorate the whole house.
Wow! Your house is a winter wonderland! Hard to say what I like best, way too many beautiful vignettes! Love the mantel, the aprons hanging from the plate holders, the white paper lanterns on the tree, etc! Would love to walk thru your home at Christmas! Truly lovely!
I’m new to your blog and live it! I am absolute fascinated with the paper lanterns on the tree. Looking forward to the night tour.
Hi Louise! Welcome to the StoneGable family!
Love your home and Christmas decorations!
I love your blog!
the paper lanterns on the tree or such an awesome and unique statement idea!
Your home is so elegant and inviting at the same time. I always enjoy my visit!!!
You do inspire me as I decorate my home!
Yvonne, what can I say that I haven’t said many, many times before. You INSPIRE me. Just beautiful
YEA!!! That is exactly what I want to do!
Everything you did is very special. I love all the red that you used.
I love all the bits of greenery added to your regular decor. It makes your home look festive without looking over done. Beautiful – inspired me to add small bits throughout my home this year.
I just love how you “sprinkle” christmas around the spaces!
Today was the first time I noticed your plate apron hangers. What a novel idea. You definitely added a lot of cheer to your black and white decor with the use of red.
This year I added a tiny bit a red to my black and white library and powder room too. I’m a big, big fan of black and white French anything. I like the way the addition of red adds some excitement to more neutral color schemes.
Thanks for sharing your beautifully decorated ‘Christmas’ home.
My fav room in your house is your little dining nook and now it’s all decked out for the holidays! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell me whereI can find chairs like yours with black legs and wood seats. I’ve looked everywhere:(
Merry Christmas to you & yours!!!
LOVE THE COUNTRY HOMES AND LOOK!!!!
Your home is lovely as always! I really love the tablescape in the dining room. My daughter and I are going shopping for more decorations. Its a silver and white theme in our home this year. Merry Christmas!
I really enjoy the posts and love most of the looks. The only this is the white couch and chairs. My husband and grandkids would destroy that look in a minute. Just don’t know how real people live with white upholstery. Bur I do look with envy at all your posts
Love the hounds tooth chair!
Everything is lovely. It would be hard for me to pick a favorite! You have inspired me to make some changes at my house!
Everything is simply beautiful! Have you ever visited Henry’s Greenhouse in Holtwood? Their Poinsettia Open House is tomorrow morning. If you haven’t been there check it out, they have a Facebook page. I know you would love it!
Carmen
Love love your decorating style!!!
Yvonne Just loving all your sweet little details this year, as always. Where did you find all the different bottle brush trees if you don’t mind sharing ? Hugs, Dorinda
Especially love the Chinese lanterns in your tree!
My favorite item is the large bowl with greenery and ornaments! Can be any style and go any place!
You are so right Faye!
Love Wayfair and look forward to Stone Gable everyday.
Your home tour is a feast for the eyes.
Totally sunning, just everything!
Merry Christmas Yvonne!
Love the big tree with the lanterns! What a statement! Stunning as always ?
Just starting my Christmas decorating and got lots of great ideas here-the small tree in soup tureen with ornaments around the base, the large candle in bowl with greens and ornaments around it. Wasn’t planning on much red though, but I love it in your home!
Very Happy and Festive!
The lanterns in your tree is so unique! can’t wait to see them lit! by far, one of my top tours so far on blogland. everything so beautiful- just enough! happy holidays!
Love your decoration! Can’t wait to wrap some books for my house.
Your home is beautiful! I recently redecorated my kitchen in black/white because of your pictures. I love being able to add red accents for Christmas. Merry Christmas to you and your family! ??
Thanks for inspiring me to get started on my Christmas decorations!
Wonderful inspiration – thank you for sharing your talent. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
You have such talent. So much to look at yet not overwhelming and absolutely inviting. And the attention to detail is exquisite. I love the books in wrapping paper in baskets on the bookshelves. The paper lanterns in the tree – I can’t wait to see them lit up on the night tour post. I love looking at your posts. It’s eye candy and inspiring. Thanks for sharing!!
You are so generous with your free giveaways, decorating ideas and most of all sharing of your spiritual gifts.
I am making your star garland for in my kitchen. Thanks again for all the wonderful decorating ideas!!
Beautiful! Merry Christmas
You are such an inspiration!
Your tree and living room in general are beautifully decorated. Love your syle~
I love your home this Christmas!
So gorgeous!! I love the colors in your home. Everything looks so warm and inviting.
Your use of white throughout the home is beautiful!
I always enjoy reading your blog but was thrilled to see the Christmas tour of your home! So glad to see all of the red making a comeback after so many years of neutral. Don’t get me wrong. I like neutral but it needs a little oomph. And you oomphed in all the right places. Beautiful!
Feeling like we are all there in your beautiful Christmas home, preparing for tea or hot cocoa. Your dining room table would be my favorite place to sit, sip and fellowship. Thank you, Yvonne, for welcoming us. Hoping to replicate a facsimile of your winter tablescape on my mantel, nestled in frosty greens.
Beautiful! Love the touches of red. I collect Snowbaby ornaments. My tree is always white, gold and glass. This year it has one red ornament, a heart. I love that it stands out from the rest. Thank you for sharing!
Don’t mind me! I will be sitting in your den with a cup of hot chocolate!!!
SHHHHHH! Please don’t tell anyone where I am at… this is what I think as I look at your home!
Merry Christmas to You!
I just adore your kitchen! It is just so beautiful and festive! Absolutely gorgeous!
Your home is so lovely and inviting. When I do get a place of my own someday I will be using your idea so for inspiration to decorate it. Love all of your ideas.
I love everything-thanks for the inspiration and sharing your gifts and talents with us. Have a blessed Christmas!
Hi Yvonne- love your blog
I adore Christmas!! It is so wonderful to find a kindred spirit. You seem to truly share my feelings about this glorious season! I can’t wait to see all of you new posts!
So many things to comment on! Christmas is my favorite holiday and the most fun to decorate for. The room views are all so lovely and inspiring. I love the dining room! And your oak floors are gorgeous. Great job!
Very festive and bright. Thank you for all the work you put into it all to make your blog such a special place to drop by each day.
Thank you for sharing your home with us! Merry Christmas.
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your festive home with us!!
Everything looks so festive!
You have a very special gift of bringing simplicity and beauty into you home.
Beautiful and warm home. Would love to meet you some day.
I love love love your pops of red in the decor! It make everything so festive!
amazing site, so thankful I came across your blog, thank you for inviting us to your life!! a true gift you have, Merry Christmas
Welcome to the StoneGable family, Lisa!
Everything is so pretty. I just love everything. Thank you for all the ideas.
All these beautiful decorating ideas, surely I will get in the Christmas spirit soon.
Your house is feeling a Lot Like Christmas. The dining room is my favourite of all. What is on the pine cones sitting in the bowl that looks like snow or ice? Very pretty!
I, too, love the pops of red in the serene white.
What great ideas for my cake pedestals!
Yep…. lots to be inspired by… and learn from! Thank you!
Just gorgeous as always. Can you adopt me?
This is my first comment here.. Your Christmas home s so beautiful and inspiring..!!!
I send to you and your family my best wishes for Christmas and New Year.
Dina from Athens – Greece
I’m so thrilled to hear from you, Konstantina!!!!
I love how striking the neutral pallet becomes with the layers of texture, with baskets and things, along with the subtle pops of color. The bows on the top of the tree, tie everything together.
Your blog is delightful. I look forward to each new adventure from Stone Gable.
I don’t comment often because I only echo statements already made! I read your posts faithfully every day. I feel like you have helped me so much to decorate making things look fresh! Also your new addition to your family is precious and your daughter is lovely. Thank you , Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Love your Holiday decor — the paper lantern tree is so dramatic, yet playful
LOVE your kitchen light fixtures (especially the gingham check lamp shade above the sink) — they look wonderful with or w/o Christmas decor
I just want to run right back to Pennsylvania for my own personal tour. Every room is a delight! Bravo! Well done! The lantern tree how creative!!!
I love the simplicity yet fun, way you carried out the red, pincones and greens!
Can I ask about the I AM His sign in your dining room? Love IT!
Love all the red additions. So cheerful. Beautiful job Yvonne.
Soo beautiful!! I come to the Stonegable blog frequently for inspiration for my own home!
WOW! Your neutral decor really makes the colors of Christmas pop. I think the dining room looks classy all done out in the neutrals.
You are a real artist. Thanks for sharing your home with us.
Very festive.
Beautiful displays! Everything flows so nicely through out the house! Thank you for sharing. Everything is so inviting.
Love black and white with a pop of red thrown in. You do it so well!
Your home is beautiful as always! So much inspiration!
Where did you buy the white bottle brush trees?
Have a wonderful Christmas and thanks for sharing your warm and inviting home!
Hi Beth, I’ve been collecting them for awhile! You can find some pretty ones on Amazon!
Your house is beautiful! I love it!
The most wonderful time of the year and you surely made it wonderful with your lovely decor. Your home is absolutely beautiful. Love the touch of red just enough.the books covered in Christmas paper is a great idea. I’ve seen it in some of your other posts. Love your aprons and the plaid coffee mugs. Thanks so much for sharing your beautiful ideas.wishing you your family and all those whom you love Happy Holidays. Merry Christmas from Corfu Greece
I have the same three-tiered tray on my kitchen island as you do! It’s fun to see how you styled yours for Christmas! I enjoy styling mine with the seasons as well.
Such a fun time visiting with you! Now, jump in your jammies and enjoy a cup of hot chocolate in your wonder-full spaces 🙂
I love the pops of red and green through out your home. Gorgeous!
Paper lanterns on the Christmas tree what a novel idea. I am so going to copy this!
This tour is great. I love the red, white and black colors, so sophisticated!! Your home looks so warm and inviting for the holidays!
Love all the red!!
Wow, everything looks amazing! I wish you could come decorate my house too. That takes a lot of thought and work, so I hope you have a relaxing weekend ahead of you. Thank you for sharing your beautiful home.
Your kitchen is so pretty !
I love each and everyone of your blogs! Your Christmas mantel is to die for!!! Keep up the good work.
Martha
I love the way your home is decorated for Christmas. It’s simple but so beautiful!
You have created such a beautiful, warm home that is so perfect for holiday enjoyment.
Thank you for being such an inspiration!
Love,love,love.Especially the kitchen and that awesome chalkboard.I no longer do Christmas since my sons are grown,unless I am lucky enough to have a visit from my granddaughter.I am however going to grab some fresh cut greens to put around the house,I imagine it smells beautiful.
Good for you, Lorna!!!
Love, love, love your tree with the paper lanterns!! Your use of white, I varying shades with silvers and golds and naturals is exquisite!!
Absolutely beautiful! I’m still working on my place, but hope to finish this weekend.
Beautiful
You are truly blessed with the gift of making a home beautiful and inviting. Merry Christmas!
Oh My…
You provide me with so much inspiration.
I love your blog and follow you on Pinterest.
Blessings to you!
I love love love to inspire! YEA!
Love your blog….I’ve gotten so many decorating ideas and tips. Your home is beautiful!
Truly beautiful…just love it!
Love it, Yvonne! I really love the large ornaments on your tree! So pretty!! Thanks!
Merry Christmas to you and yours!
I LOVE your house! Where or what are the little wreaths you have hanging on the inside of the windows? They are cute and just enough. Merry Christmas
Jeanne
Your home looks amazing! I especially love you kitchen shelve. Inspiring
I am in total awe (envy really) that you have already decorated your home for Christmas; I am barely over Thanksgiving.
It is beautiful.
I’m a blogger… so don’t be too hard on yourself!
Every room is so lovely , I could not pick a favorite.
Merry Christmas
Joan
You sure know how to decorate. Every room is gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.Have a Blessed Christmas.
Marion
I look forward to opening Stone Gable everyday. It is my absolute favorite. Thank you for sharing your Christian beliefs. I feel you are a kindred spirit.
What a lovely home you have. I love that china closet and the hounds tooth chair.
Merry Christmas
Marilyn
So festive and beautiful!
Hi Yvonne. What a fabulous tour of your beautiful home. I have a little “granny suite” (I’m the granny!) with no room for a real entryway but I do have a board with hooks right inside the door. I’ve been learning for a while now that many different things can be containers, but was amazed & delighted to see the aprons on their hooks. I’ve hung some on my hooks too, but never would’very thought to use the pockets as “containers” for Christmas. Genious! Thanks so much for sharing your gift of design with us.
Thank you for welcoming us into your lovely home. ? It’s so fun seeing how you have used the paper lanterns and the powerful impact they have made on your tree. Also adore the beautiful gingham aprons. I’m just RED with envy ❤️ You have created such an inviting Christmas environment, and I know your family loves celebrating the season in this sweet home. Merry Christmas and hope you have a Blessed New Year!
You inspired me to bring my decorations up. I’ll put some Christmas tunes on tomorrow and get busy. Everything looks so lovely, Yvonne.
Beautiful! I got an old dough bowl and added some antlers, pine cones and faux snow and it looks fab! Thank you for the idea. I love that I can get so many ideas from you to use things I already have but, use them in a new way. Your blog is the best!
Love your vignettes! I also love bottle brush trees! Your house is always so cozy & inviting. Would love to have breakfast in your breakfast area!
The tree is just lovely!
It is so lovely, so much fun to see it all…
So many wonderful details. I especially love the trees in the soup terrine and other tableware. You really have a knack for decorating! One day when I have my forever house I want to imitate your style. Blessings!
I really like the sprigs of greens tucked in unexpected places!
Great articles and photos as usual! Such beautiful ideas! Gorgeous!!
Lovely rooms and decor. This is so inspirational–It gives me great ideas for making my home festive for the loveliest of seasons–CHRISTmas.
Clever idea of the paper lanterns on the tree.
Also would like to know source of the thin wreaths in the dining room windows.
I like the simplicity of the tiny wreaths too. They’d be very easy to make; buy a few sprigs of faux greenery (dollar store) then bend each branch in a circular shape, wrap a piece of wire to hold it and hang with ribbon. I found many items this year at the local dollar store that once you “played around” a bit (either adding an extra stalk here or there or just fluffing up the straight stems) gave just as nice a look as the more expensive items at craft stores. I still spend more on quality faux flowers and greenery but I’m just saying that when you see dollar store stems of greenery, really look at it, fluff out some of the branches and see how it looks. Many times, you’ll be surprised at the effect!
Your blog is what I read every morning whilst I wake up and get ready to face it the day!
Thank you
This is Christmas decorating done with a loving, inviting hand while the other hand is sprinkling sparkle and snow…now it All glows! So beautiful Yvonne. Thank You for sharing
I get a little thrill when I see you in my inbox. You do not disappoint!!! For Christmas,I would like for us to swap houses. Santa,are you listening?. Absolutely a storybook house.Bravo!!
Thank you for sharing your beautiful home with all of us. Hope you enjoy your Christmas season as you are certainly adding joy to ours.
All Christmas decoration around your home are so besutiful I love to visiting your blog
Merry Christmas ?
Blessing
Isora
XOX
Thank you for sharing……..it is all just lovely!!
Everything is so festive and cheery…I love your style and use many of your ideas; the most recent tucking bits of greenery and candy canes in my apron pockets…would love to see a close-up of the bread box in your kitchen…sweet idea and my eyes were drawn to it.
I really like how you start with white, and add subtle texture and then color. Classy
So very pretty…what a joyful home to live in. Beautiful decorating!
I love the lanterns on tree, so unexpected!
They are amazing when lit. I hope you come back on December 22 and see my Christmas Nights Tour. Everything is lit up!
Your home is stunning! The Christmas decorations are the cherry on top!
Your 2016 Christmas decorations are simply inspiring to me. I especially liked your Christmas tree decorated with the white lanterns. What a unique idea!!! I also was drawn to the simple idea of covering books with festive Christmas paper to add a punch of the holiday spirit in those unexpected places. I look forward to your blog each and every day!!! Keep inspiring us all……
I know where I can get inspiration is coming to your blog. So beautifully done. This year I didn’t put all my Christmas decorations out but it is still a fair amount. I like the look better. Peaceful yet colorful. Love your tree and stars theme. Merry Christmas Yvonne! God bless…………
God bless you to Denise!
I love it. It all looks happy!
This is my first post to you. Everything looks beautiful and so inspiring to your followers. I especially like that you use things we already have to make Christmas decorating fun, such as bowls and cream containers. Your energy is contagious. Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year. Patricia B
What a beautiful Christmas House!! How much visual fun it will be when your children come for Christmas! I love it all. Your Chinese lanterns reminded me of a year when I decorated my tree with white fans and (very realistic) white doves. It really did look lovely and was quite unique at the time. My hubby and I went out one night and when we came home, we discovered how real those birds looked … to our cat!! In our absence, he had had a fun time jumping up and grabbing them out of the tree!! (I hadn’t wired them in; just merely nestled them in the branches.). He had happily chewed off all the feathers – what a mess!
My favorite parts of your home is the dining room, the simplistic look of the mini window wreaths and especially … your Bread tin filled with greenery and lights!! I am in awe of all the work you put into your blog and especially so at Christmas! Well done!
LOL! What a funny story NOW Elaine! Thanks for sharing your cute story!
Sorry for the grammar error … should be “my favorite parts ARE” not “IS”!
As I sit drinking my peppermint bark coffee and looking at the house tours this year, they really inspire me for ideas for next year already! I know crazy right! I love your tree so beautiful !! Thank you for sharing and God bless Merry Christmas!
Not crazy at all Helen! I am doing the same thing!
Hellen and Yvonne,
I am actually taking notes on paper for what I want to do next year! I feel like I am in a school lecture taking notes. Haha….
Your home is beautiful. I also decorated using a lot of different sizes of trees and red. I enjoyed seeing how you displayed them. Thank you for your blog.
You are such an inspiration to me. I always take away an idea of some kind to incorporate into my decorating. My favorites this trip, the table tree runner, the aprons on the plates, but the one I’m going to do is the simple greens weaved through the light. I have that same garland.
Cleve, unique and beautiful!! I love the lanterns on the tree.
Another beautiful home tour!! Thank you Yvonne!! Love the pops of black, and all the candy canes in the kitchen!!
I love love love a little black in my decor!
Just gorgeous! Thank you for all the inspiration!!!
Love the bottle brush trees – they are a favorite. They bring the glitter and cozy touch. And pops of red are so nice over the holidays!
A Big thankyou for all of your hard work you do to inspire us! Beautiful as always and sincere appreciation for all you do!!!!!
Wow. Your living room is an absolute stunner! Perfectly arranged furniture and styling. Also your dining room is another WOW. So beautiful.
Every room is stunning. Thank you for the effort you take to share your beautiful home with us!
Yvonne, your home is very festive, warm and inviting. It just says “Welcome.” Thank you for sharing.
What a beautiful bright and cheerful holiday home!
Wonderful, and next year if you need a volunteer to help, please just ask.
I have shared your blog with 4 of my friends, and just decided to add a pop of black in
My snow and ice with little beaded black birds…thanks for the inspiration.
I so enjoy your daily posts, and remember your blog from years ago. Blessings j
Thanks for sharing, Joyce! I really appreciate my readers who spread the word! Hugs!
i enjoy reading the other comments’ however is there a way to comment without having
to scroll down to the end? J
Hi Joyce, I’ll look into that and try to have the comment box at the top the beginning of the year. Good point!
Exciting giveaway! Your home looks beautiful for the holidays!
Good luck!
Your tree is amazing! Love all the little details and your color scheme. Pretty plaid mugs in the kitchen and lots of greenery throughout make it so special. God Bless.
Love the greenery, books, stars, pillows and lanterns! Very sweet! Can’t wait to see the evening pictures.
Black has long been my favorite color. I love how it makes all the other colors pop!
You are a very talented lady, Yvonne. Your home is beautiful.
Just started following you on Pinterest today! I took my time and slowly scrolled through the beautiful photos of this Tour. Your beautiful but simple designs and ideas inspire me! It makes me feel so calm to virtually walk through your home because it seems so welcoming and comfortable. Thanks for sharing your talents with us!
I love everything! You have a beautiful home. Thanks for the much needed inspiration.
I just love the trees and star theme in your family room. You have great texture added with the baskets and shades on the chandelier!
I so enjoyed your Christmas home tour, Yvonne!! As always, you have so many wonderful and creative ideas and you have incorporated them beautifully in your home! Thank you for opening your home to us for a wonderful sneak peek! Hope you have a wonderful Christmas…..blessings!
I love it all ! My mother and I love your blog. We were actually up in Lancaster today shopping the outlets for some holiday decor and Christmas gifts. We had a great time.
Such a joy to view your blog!
Love your Christmas decor!!! Simple yet elegant. Thanks for sharing.
Every room in your home is absolutely gorgeous!
Wow, I get such inspiration in these home tours! Those cream bottle brush trees are so cute. I have been in the market for a real red velvet throw, can you tell me where you got it? Your house is gorgeous, now relax, it had to take some work getting it like that.
Carol
Military Wife
Hi Carol, First thank you for your families sacrifices for our country. I found this deep red faux fur throw at HomeGoods. Hope this helps. Merry Christmas!
I so enjoy all the beautiful pictures of your home ……..thanks for sharing your talents!
Thank yo for all of the good ideas and the beautiful photos!
Beautiful!! Merry Christmas. Thank you for sharing.
You are my favorite blogger! In this posting, I especially love your little touches of greenery tucked here and there.
I’m in the middle of moving from AR to AZ so no Christmas tree this year so I will just have to live thru you !
Good luck with the move! How exciting! You are getting away from the humidity!
I love how you use the black and white check in your home. I wish I could figure out how to do it with the look Ive got going on. Thanks for sharing and inspiring me. Merry Christams
My favorite is … well, EVERYTHING! Completely enthralled with it all! Thank you for the inspirations.
Very beautiful so fresh inviting & inspiring …Merry Christmas!!!?
Beautiful Thank you!!!?
Your home looks very festive and inviting!
thank you for sharing!!
What a beautifully decorated festive home Yvonne. I love all your holiday touches. Happy Holidays to you and your family. hugs and love, me
What is the greenery hanging from your chandelier? It looks so soft and feathery.
Very light and airy! Makes your house look so cheerful!
Your home looks so light, airy and cheerful!
I love the simplicity of the decorations. That’s my theme with a little sparkle
Also love the menu board behind the stove. I’m sure it keeps you on track for meals. Going to be remodeling my kitchen after the first of the year and going to find a place for a menu board
Yvonne, love your blog and your style
Judy
All so adorable! It’s all in the details, and you nailed it! Love the color combos…so fresh, festive and inspiring.
I LOVE your style!! I am always inspired by your vignettes!! Beautiful n Thank You for sharing!! ?
I look so forward to your change of season designs and I’m never disappointed! Another beautiful job. Hope you have a happy holiday season and a very Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas, and I love everything especially the white bowl with candle & ornaments & greenery….
Your tree is amazing! Those lanterns! Great idea, thank you for sharing.
Just beautiful Yvonne! Your home is always so pretty to look at but you have outdone yourself for Christmas! Thank you for sharing all your ideas with us. You are truly an inspiration. Blessing to you and Merry Christmas!
I love your dining room. It looks like a winter wonder land.
My daughter says “wow, thats pretty Christmas”! Ha ha hs
lol! I love that! “pretty Christmas”!
I LOVE visiting Stone Gable. I can go into my bedroom, shut the door and step into your blog and enjoy the magical world of Stone Gable. I love looking at all the beautiful things you have created to make your home beautiful, comfortable and inviting. We don’t have alot, but you show me how I can make beautiful things for my home that won’t cost alot. You are so inspiring and have definetly brought a little joy to my life thru your blog. May God Bless you this holiday season, and thank you for sharing your thoughts, ideas and inspiration with us this Holiday Season.
Dora, thank you for your beautiful comment. Thank you for letting me know! God bless you too and Merry Christmas!
You have given me inspiration to pull out all those cute aprons that I have stashed away! What a creative way to display them with plates. Ha, I have plenty of those too. How did you attach the hooks to the plates?
Merry Christmas!
Such a beautiful, warm and inviting home. It makes me want to curl up with a good book and a mug of cocoa. Thank you for sharing!
I love everything about your decor. I want to try so many of your great ideas.
lovely, everything. would love information on your floors and of course the black and white lite in the kitchen.
Such a great job I really love your colors . So Christmas .
I love your tour of Christmas Homes….especially Stonegable…so beautiful…I loved the diningroom,country white with morning light,it was just gorgeous…Thanks for sharing..
Happy Holidays….
So beautifully decorated for the season! Just LOVE your family room, so inviting. Have a Merry Christmas!
Your home is so cozy for Christmas. Your style is lovely!
Can’t wait to see the Christmas Night tour! Beautiful! Absolutely beautiful!
Fabulous!
I read your blogs like I am studying for a college exam. I look at the vignettes like I might be quizzed on them later. It’s truly a learning experience and I thank you. I don’t consider myself real creative but I’m a fantastic copier! You give me ideas and plenty to copy. Inspirational is all I can say.
beautiful as always
Great cookie packaging ideas
Always my very favorite. I love your style and have incorporated several of your ideas into my own home.
Merry Christmas!
Beautiful! I love the incorporation of black mixed in with the red, white and green.
Okay…. If I stare at each room long enough I can almost feel as though I am sitting in the room and enjoying it in person. Gorgeous home and holiday decor. Love it!!
So pretty! Thank you for all the hard work you put into bringing us this lovely blog.
Very beautiful! Always inspires me. Thank you and Merry Christmas.
Well,now that I’ve read many of the comments, I need to go back & catch some things I missed! Your home is simply lovely –though I’m sure “simply” is not how it gets that way. I think you have outdone yourself! Love your wood floors and that unusual farmhouse sink – black and the way it juts out. What eye candy! Thank you for sharing!
I so enjoyed looking at your Holiday Blog Walk. Everything looks so elegant and cozy. Made me smile. 🙂
HO< HO< HO, You put me in the Christmas spirit. Everything is lovely.
I follow several blogs but yours is the only one that I always open when I receive your email. Love everything that you do.
Your home is lovely and says a cheerful Merry Christmas. Thank you for sharing it with u.
OMG! It’s already the 13th, but I’m getting up right now and decorate some more. I saw so much I loved!
Merry Christmas, Yvonne!! Iam your neighbor from Strasburg and so thoroughly enjoyed your tour. Just when I thought of a great comment to you….I scanned down and realized that everyone else took my words!
However, in this instance IT BEARS REPEATING…so here goes…what you have done is stunningly gorgeous. There is beauty and delight in every room. All is calm, all is bright….
If I was invited over I think you would have to kick me out! It is beyond breathtaking and I could spend hours just browsing your blog. Enjoy your holiday, family, and your precious grandsons first Christmas!
Love all the pops of red!
All your hard work paid off!! Love all the bottle brush trees!!
Wow! You have done such clever work. Where did you buy your family room baskets? Ypur home is lovely Thanks for sharing Susan C.
OK, Yvonne! ~ I order the small white paper lanterns for our tree, and look what YOU do!
You add huge ones to the small, creating an even bigger “tree statement” … !!! I. really. love. it.
Can’t wait to see them all aglow!
Merry Christmas to you and yours, Dear Lady!
Stunning. I need to add this to my Pinterest page!
I love your inspiring way of showing your ideas. So beautifully done, Thank you for allowing us into your home. Such a pleasure.
Ow, it took a long time to find the end of your comments. Since I just found your blog, I will assume that speaks volumes about the passion your followers have. I enjoyed what I saw this evening and look forward to really delving into your blog when I have more time.
Welcome to the StoneGable family Debbie! We are so glad you found our FABULOUS community!!!!!
You make it look so simple!
I always struggle with how to decorate for the holidays. i will certainly use some of your ideas in my home for next year.
Beautiful and so festive. Merry Christmas!
Your home is a perfect reflection of your warm personality! Just makes me want to curl up with you and chat about Christmas and family and bask in your warmth. Merry Christmas to you and all the folks who have made you who you are! God has blessed us with you!
so very lovely!
Merry Christmas Yvonne! You always do wonderfully artistic decorating. Love your table scapes. However with two inquisitive Siamese cats it wouldn’t stay looking nice long at my house.
Your house looks so beautiful and cozy!! I feel like I am going to have to leave my decorations out and start working in January to make my house look like this for next year!! December 26th I’m going to start operation SG my house! Thank you for the lovely pictures and inspirations! Have a Very Merry Christmas!
I love the plates mounted above the hooks. Are the hooks attached somehow to the plates? I’d love for you to share any how-to’s because I have so many “orphan” plates I bought at estate sales. Where did you find the simple hook? Such a simple idea with a lot of practicality.
so many things to relook at. thanks.
I enjoy this blog so much! Your guest homes are a nice treat to see! You help me believe that I can DO it, too!
OMG I love the touches of black……I plan on using the same colors in my country cottage this year….thank you so much for all the great ideas…….
I love black and white with red for Christmas!
Your Christmas is absolutely gorgeous. I love the paper lanterns. Good job Yvonne.
Love it all! Just a teeny tiny suggestion…. usually I’m not too into whimsical, but here goes : your gray pig needs a bit of red , perhaps a red stud earring? A bow tie ? Hmmmmmmm
lol!!!!
Love the dinning room especially. I was wondering how you kept cooking grease and spatters off that chauk board behind your stove?
I don’t! I use a degreaser when I write a new menu
What a lovely environment. I enjoyed peeking in at your holiday home. I went to visit Kristen and I was unable to see the left half of her photos as they were covered by an ad. I couldn’t even leave her a comment about it because the comment button was covered, too. Maybe you could share this with her? I’ll try again, I am guessing that isn’t a normal thing!
Looks beautiful. If I had tried all of that I would have thought it was too much, but in your rooms it looks really good and gives me some thoughts as to decorating in other rooms of my house other than the main living areas. Thank you for your tips.
Oh my…your home is always so enchanting!
I enjoyed the tour of your home. Christmas is such a special time for me. I am learning to use big pieces that make a big impact, such as your darling banner. I used to pick up small items that got lost in the decor. Thanks for sharing!
Your decor is breath taking! Thanks for sharing. I hope you don’t mind that I shared today’s post on my Bella’s Books page. I’m encouraging parents/grandparents/caregivers to get children in the spirit of giving and including instructions for ornaments children can make and give, but the adults might also want to make gifts. Love your blog! Linda
Was I inspired?! Oh yes! Sometimes it’s just a very simple, small thing that is an inspiration! I’m in transition from Autumn decor to Christmas decor and was styling some open shelves in my kitchen last night. I saw a small white bowl with cranberries on one of your shelves which I will be adding to my shelf atop my white plates and various white pitchers. I simply needed one more touch of red. I love everything you do! ?????
Your dining room is stunning! I love the soft snowy feel of the room, living in Canada we get a lot of snow so I love anything that can bring the outside in. Mercury glass is one of my favourite decorating features, looking forward to seeing more of the house tours.
Oh wow!!!! Beautiful home 2016 can not wait to see 2017 Thank you and God bless
How beautiful everything is. I love your decor.
Is all of your greenery real or fake? It looks real! Loved the tour!
Mostly faux Vickie. You can see a post on CHOOSING AND USING FAUX GREENERY IN YOUR CHRISTMAS DECOR here: https://www.stonegableblog.com/choosing-using-faux-christmas-greens-home-decor/
Your home is beautiful, you hame inspired me to start decorating.
Love the snow filled jar with peppermint sticks!! Will steal!!
Religious follower!!
Thank you so much have for sharing! Love all your decor!
I love your decorations and your home! It is so elegant and cozy at the same time. Can you tell me where you bought your white dishes? It looks like a nice mix of different sets.