Wow your house is gorgeous! Great job. So, you are a snowman collector :) Love your Christmas ornaments, too :)

Happy Holidays! Thanks for sharing.

Lovely! Have a great time at the party and enjoy all the compliments you are sure to receive!

Thanks Les and Squirrel, you two have been invaluable in the way my house has come together. And yes I'm a snowman collector, I just can't help myself...lol. One even snuck into my "office". This is where you'll see GW up on my monitor, it's my little hideout just off the kitchen :-)

it all looks lovely, enjoy the pre party time, you deserve it !

Everything looks wonderful. I love the look on the front doors. Relax and enjoy yourself!

mimi
Looks beautiful!! You did a great job inside and out!
Merry Christmas
Ree

Mimi, everything looks beautiful, and very festive! You've made a lovely atmosphere for your guests...have a great time!

Nice. And gorgeous job on your front door!

Red

I love what you did with the snowmen on the mantle! I never did see the outcome of that thread so to see the final product is fun :) Have a great party!!! And a wonderful holiday!

So pretty!

And it's so nice to hear from someone hosting a "get together/party" who ISN'T totally stressed out. Your home looks terrific and I'd feel "right at home" if it was my destination tonight.

Here's to you and your lovely home. :) The party will be terrific.

It looks so beautifully warm and welcoming! Everything is gorgeous, and I especially love your front door arrangements! Good luck with the party and have lots of fun!

beautiful!!! i love the front door / decorations! what a warm, inviting home you've made!

Merry Christmas, everything looks lovely. I especially love your front door sprays (I guess that's what they are called). They are a nice change from the traditional wreaths that don't really look quite right to me on double doors. After your party is over you'll have to tell us how you made and mounted them. Have a great time at the party.

Beautiful job, I especially love the way you decorated your front door - so pretty.

BTW, my manicurist collects Santas and I see you have some of the same santas. I'm amazed at how many really cute and clever snowman people can find to purchase.

Enjoy your party.

sky

Love your decor, your attitude and outlook!

I'm sure you'll have a wonderful time and convey all the holiday spirit you feel to your guests. Have fun!

Wow Mimi, it looks great! I see you worked out your mantel decor just fine. I especially like what you did with your front door. The whole place looks very spiffy and party-ready. I hope you have a wonderful party!

Are we all invited???

It looks so festive that I bet you will be a hit with all your guests. It is beautiful.

You sound like a wonderful hostess.

Have fun,

DL

WOw!! Looks like a lot of fun!! Beautiful home and I love the snowmen too!! I'm sure everyone will have a blast!

Mimi - Your front door sprays are beautiful, as is the rest of your house. Everything looks so bright and festive.

Your LR rug is driving me to distraction - I love the colors in it. Can you tell me anything about it? Is it a Shaw, Karastan,etc???

I think I'm about 1.5 hrs south of you - I was reading the "Introduce Yourself" link and we're an hour south of Memphis. Hope you are having a great time tonight!!!

I remember the snowman thread too. Your display turned out just perfect! Good job. Your home looks very "party ready" as others have said. I'd love to pop on in myself. :O) LOL! My favorite is the front door..... just gorgeous!

Have a lot of fun tonight! :O)

It looks beautiful and congratulations to you and your husband for being ready 5 hours before the party! My dh and I are usually still running around cleaning and finishing up the final details on home improvement projects as the first guests arrive, no matter how hard we try to be prepared each time we entertain :-)

Everything looks great. I love your front doors!

Very beautifully done, Mimi! Hope you enjoy the party! You have a beautiful home...........Bonnie

Very nice, Mimi! I would love to get the scoop on those door sprays as well when you're done partying ;)

I LOVE your front doors! Hope the party went well.

Merry Christmas, Mimi.

Such a lovely home...I hope the party was delightful!

Your home is beautiful, Mimi! I *love* your front doors and your breakfast nook table and your dining room built-ins and ... I hope you had a great time!

Love the table in the living room!

How did you hang the flowers on the front doors?

Thank you everyone for the encouraging words and wonderful compliments! The party went great :-) Now it's time to make the grocery list for the family party next weekend, no calling the caterer next time...lol. But at least my house is ready!

So many of you asked about the door sprays. I found those in a booth at an antique mall early in the fall. They were an autumn arrangement and I liked the look of them so much that after Thanksgiving I just added the sprigs of red berries and decided they would work through the Christmas season too. The holder is a cone shaped metal (tin?) with florist foam stuck down in it to insert all the dried leaves and stems. After I bought the arrangements I saw the holders sold separately at another shop. They were $15 each with no arrangement. I took a close-up picture and another one of how I mounted it on the door. I used the 3m Command hooks that peel and stick on. Then I used a little spot of the Bluestick putty like teachers used to stick things on the walls to anchor them toward the bottom since they are so tall. It seems to be working. They've stayed up since October.

sippimom...You asked about the living room rug. It's Karastan and the design is Paysage. Whenever you look up Paysage it looks nothing like the real thing. My living room picture is an accurate representation of the colors in it. Thank you for the compliments :-) You must be somewhere down around the Oxford area? It's fun to find people here that are close by!

My favorite part - your sleigh bell collection!!!! They just beg to be jingled.

I went on a real sleigh ride last night and it just reaffirmed my love for sleigh bells.

That is just lovely, Mimi. I really love your entrance way!! All those bells. And your front doors are so welcoming. I love it all! Your dining room is gorgeous. Your living room looks inviting and bright.

Your guests are going to have a great time!

Mimi - Thanks so much for the info. and wow, you are right about the rug colors. I would have cruised right by it if I went by the colors online.

Yes, we are down in Oxford. It's funny, last night I was reading another old thread and you had mentioned Ferrell-Calhoun paint and "that's" when I had my "A-HA" moment that we weren't too far apart in proximity. I think only people who live in the Memphis area are familiar with it.

Your house is absolutely beautiful and you've done a great job decorating it! Hope you had a fun time last night.