Sharing Shadymont, My Mountain Cottage

Yesterday I awoke in the mood to 'tweak' my Christmas decor.  You see, I had declared myself "through"!!  When I said that, my husband laughed and said he knew that wasn't true, that I would keep decorating.  As is often the case, he was right.  I didn't put more decor out (not much, anyway), but started re-doing what I had already done.  I'm happy to report that it does look better. I'll show you some of my changes. I had originally set up a nativity set on the entry table, with my shutters, and burlap as the barn roof. It was o.k., but it didn't look like I wanted. So, I switched it out, and did this: I flipped the shutters around to the white side, moved my favorite candlestick to it, added a red candle, white ribbon, and ornament that reads "Welcome Friends", and added trees, as well as the Christmas table cloth. Sooooo much better!!  It sure brightened up the space, and looks cleaner. I switched ...