This is our house right now, decorated for Christmas 2010. You really have to compare it to past Christmas's to get the full impact of how many decorations I did not put out this year (I normally go over the top when it comes to Christmas decorating). I also didn't have to rearrange the furniture to make room for the tree in our small living room (definitely a plus!).
See what I mean? This is last year.
Instead of my tinsel tree, the Christmas cactus has been moved into the living room bay window because....
...Baby has taken over the Dining Room bay window, where the cactus has been sitting for years. She likes that window best because the bird feeder is attached outside of it!
Fake poinsettieas have replaced real ones...
Again, because of you-know-who. (Poinsettias are poisonous to cats and since she is into everything, I'm definitely not going to take a chance with her! Here's a toxic/non-toxic list put out by the ASPCA if you ever need to refer to it).
Again, because of you-know-who. (Poinsettias are poisonous to cats and since she is into everything, I'm definitely not going to take a chance with her! Here's a toxic/non-toxic list put out by the ASPCA if you ever need to refer to it).
Bottlebrush trees aren't breakable (I see you back there, Baby! Watching my every move!)...
...so a tray full of them seems to be a safe centerpiece for the trunk/coffee table.
...and if little Miss Mischief does knock them over...
...it's easy enough to set them back up on the tray.
...it's easy enough to set them back up on the tray.
I'm old enough to know the truth of the phrase "never say never," but I'm thinking I might try to make this "Christmas minimalism" an annual tradition, because it was SO easy to decorate - and undecorating is going to be a BREEZE!
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Merry Christmas, everyone!
Donna