Blogmas 2016 : Day 11 : Holiday Apartment Tour!

Get ready for a veeery photo heavy post! 

I'll be less verbose in this blog post and let you guys just focus on the pictures. This year, I decided to just decorate my living room/dining room space. Next year, I may branch out to the kitchen and bedrooms as well. Hope you enjoy! 

Let's start off with the sofa. You might recall the crimson side pillows from my fall apartment tour. I kept those the same and changed out the accent pillow. 

This accent pillow is also from HomeGoods for $24.99. I went holiday decor shopping in mid-November and was so surprised to see that everything, including the decorative pillows, had all been picked over. I got super lucky with this find! It's a beautiful standout piece and pops against my dark gray sofa color.  

I looooove the way my side table turned out (don't mind the white chips in the table, though). I'm obsessed with the gold flecked mini Christmas tree, which was only $9.99 from HomeGoods. It may be hard to see in the picture, but the branches are speckled with gold glitter. I hung some mini snowflake ornaments that I found at Walmart for only $1.99. The block sign is from HomeGoods for $3.99. Under it, I put these cute mini gift boxes I got from Michael's last year. Of course, I couldn't resist getting these cute wood animals decked in winter gear that I found at HomeGoods for $5.99 and $4.99.  I just love how festive this side table looks!

This is my coffee table centerpiece. Again, the gold tray is recycled from my fall apartment decor; I purchased it at Target over the summer for $16.99. I also recycled the pine cones from my fall tour. I love how pretty ornaments look mixed together with pine cones! These red and gold sparkly ornaments were from Dollar Tree for only $1! The mason jar vase is actually from my parents' house. My mom was planning on throwing it away, so I took it and decided to use it as part of my holiday decor. The gorgeous stem inside it is from Michael's for only $7.99 (and by that I mean $3 with sales and coupons). It's super sparkly and looks like freshly fallen snow on pine branches, very festive!

This is my Christmas tree this season! I couldn't get the lighting for the photo right so sorry it looks a bit off in this photo. It's a cheap-o pre-lit 7.5 feet artificial tree from Walmart for $39.99 that took me about an hour to get the branches splayed just right so that it didn't look bald. It doesn't look perfect by any means, but for the price it's not too shabby.

Here's a close-up of the Christmas tree. So, surprise, it's actually a black Christmas tree. I misread the box and didn't realize it until this morning when I was looking at my tree up close. You can't tell in the evening, but in the daytime it definitely sticks out as black. The ornaments are from Target, a box of 24 was $5.00 each and they have tons of color schemes to choose from. I picked up a box of red, green, gold ornaments and then another box of blue and silver ornaments. Love the way they look together! I didn't put any specialty ornaments this year, but I might next year.

Here is my dining table decor. I'm not completely satisfied with the way it looks, to be honest. It looks a bit plain and could benefit from a table runner. But, for now it will suffice! The poinsettias are artificial stems from Michael's for $9.99 (approx $4 with sales and coupons). Placemats are from Kohl's for I believe $7.99 each, but were on sale for $4 each. Tablecloth and cloth napkins are from HomeGoods for $14.99 and $5.99, respectively. Crockery is recycled from fall apartment tour and is from Pier 1 Imports. 

Here is the view from my dining table. Love how lit, warm, and inviting the space looks with these additions.

Along my furnace, I hung some clear white holiday lights that I picked up from Target for only $2.99. On either side of the heater I hung my mini stockings I got from Michael's a few years ago. These are soooooo cute, not sure if they still sell them, but they were only $4.99 regular price each!

I finally found the perfect piece for my long furnace area! For the last few months, I've struggled with what to put in this area. Luckily, when I was in Pittsburgh over vacation my mom was also planning on getting rid of this cute little dish/tray. But I decided to take it and use it for my furnace since it's so long and fits so well! I wanted to put some large ornaments inside, but didn't have a chance to go pick any up from the store. Instead, I put some small stems I had from Michael's and extra ornaments that wouldn't fit on my Christmas tree. 

Last but not least, I have to talk about this light pink Christmas tree on my work desk! Not the best picture, but I'll have better shots in my work desk decor post coming up in a few days. I loooove this tree. I think it might be one of my favorite pieces from my holiday decor haul this year. It's a baby pink-gold glittered bottlebrush tree from Michael's that was only $4 after sales and coupons! This fits my bedroom decor so well, and really makes my work desk pop.

#healthyholidays Day 11: Ahhh, nothing major today. I guess I'm happy that I didn't binge this weekend!