Susie's Christmas House

Hello dear friends!  Is it cold, wet, and dreary where you are?  It certainly is here.  Brrr!   I know you're all ready to be done with Christmas, but today I'm sharing the home of my mom's good friend and neighbor, Susie.  I promised to photograph her house in all its Christmas glory, but I simply did not have time to get over there before Christmas, or even before New Year's Day.  Last Monday, I visited my mom and we checked out Susie's Christmas home.  I actually did another Christmas post about this house when my blog was still very new, back in December 2012.  You can read that Here and Part 2 Here.   

  

   A close-up of the pretty wreath --   

  

   This is the foyer -- I love that mirror.    

   I showed this in the post back in 2012; it's a platform "tree" made especially to display Susie's Dept. 56 village.  She said it took her five hours just to set this up.   

   A few close-ups,   

  

  

  

   From the foyer, you turn left into the dining room.  Susie has done a frosty, glittery tablescape for Christmas.   

     I like these etched glass salad plates, and the gold and white napkins are very elegant.   

   I thought this tiered serving piece was gorgeous!   

  

  

  

   These are more shots of the dining room.   

  

   

  

     

  

      The kitchen has a much more playful, light-hearted look.   

   A cooking-themed tree with gingerbread men and other delights...   

   and cute chili pepper lights.  ;)   

  

   

  

  

    

   That's all for this post.  I'll show the rest of Susie's house in another post.  Speaking of Christmas decorations, I'm still taking mine down and putting them away.  Sigh.  I wanted to be further along on that by now, but I got a mild cold after New Year's, and it threw me off schedule. I hope you're all getting off to a good start for 2019; I'm hoping for good things this year.  What are your plans for the month of January?  Thanks so much for visiting and have a great day!