Virtual Holiday Home Tour 2008, Part 2

Welcome to Cottage Magpie, one of many stops on several awesome Christmas tours (more on that below). I hope that after you visit my home, you'll make a point to visit everyone else on the various tours. I had the first part of my holiday tour last week, and this is the second part.

This part of the tour features my living room. This is my special tree with the colors and decorations that I love, that the boys in the house aren't interested in. It's silver and gold and white and because of the many nature-inspired ornaments, I call it my fairy tree.

I love all the sparkly sparkles of the gold, silver, crystal and white on the tree. I really wanted the tree to look full, so I made several more ornaments this year, and I'll be posting how to information as the week goes on.

And of course, no silver and gold fairy tree would be complete without an angel on top. Or maybe she's a fairy angel? Could be.

This room of the house is starting to become a sanctuary of sorts for me. No one else uses it, so I am taking it over for myself. I've started redecorating it, too, and though I haven't gotten far, I can't wait to show you my progress after the holiday. For now, if you looked carefully, you may have noticed a sneak peek at some thrifted furniture. More on that soon.

For now, Happy Holidays!

~Angela :-)

P.S. There are tons more amazing holiday tours this week. Here are some this post is included on that you should check out: The Hookedonhouses Christmas Home Tour, The WeAreTHATFamily Christmas Tree Tour, The Thrifty Decor Chick Christmas Tree Par-Tay Tour, The Southern Hospitality Deck the Halls 2008 Tour, The Annual BooMama Christmas Tour of Homes 2008 and last but not least, A Soft Place to Land's Kimba's Open House Party. Make sure you visit them all! :-)

P.P.S. There's also a cast-signing party with an absolutely gorgeous necklace as a prize, so you'll want to check that out, too. It's at Living Life One Day At A Time

Posted on December 16, 2008 10:05 PM | Permalink

Comments (21)

Southern Fried Gal:

I love the delicate and airy look of this tree. What a great idea to create a sanctuary! I started redecorating our living room and I may have to borrow that concept!

Posted by Southern Fried Gal | December 16, 2008 11:14 PM

Posted on December 16, 2008 23:14

Kathy:

I love this tree, you can never have toomany sparkly sparkles. You get a room of your own!? Lucky lady!

Posted by Kathy | December 17, 2008 5:09 AM

Posted on December 17, 2008 05:09

Pumpkin Pink Cottage:

the tree is beautiful so cottage I love it...L

Posted by Pumpkin Pink Cottage | December 17, 2008 5:38 AM

Posted on December 17, 2008 05:38

We are THAT family:

Wow! It's gorgeous! I have a craving to do another tree!

Posted by We are THAT family | December 17, 2008 7:13 AM

Posted on December 17, 2008 07:13

Laura B.:

I absolutely LOVE your tree! Beautiful, romantic!

Posted by Laura B. | December 17, 2008 7:17 AM

Posted on December 17, 2008 07:17

Julia @ Hooked on Houses:

What a beautiful tree! Love the silver, gold, and white together.

Posted by Julia @ Hooked on Houses | December 17, 2008 8:12 AM

Posted on December 17, 2008 08:12

Kimba @ A Soft Place to Land:

Your tree is just beautiful! I love it!

Merry Christmas,
Kimba

Posted by Kimba @ A Soft Place to Land | December 17, 2008 11:34 AM

Posted on December 17, 2008 11:34

Tam:

Gorgeous tree-I those kinds of tree are one of my fav's!
~Tam :D

Posted by Tam | December 17, 2008 2:13 PM

Posted on December 17, 2008 14:13

Rhoda:

Angela, I love your simple, but beautiful Christmas decor. The red & white tree is just gorgeous, as is the fairy tree. Lovely, lovely, thanks for coming by my party & for the mention. Hope you and yours have a wonderful Christmas!

Posted by Rhoda | December 17, 2008 5:19 PM

Posted on December 17, 2008 17:19

Laura Ingalls Gunn:

This is such a pretty tree!
I hope you'll visit soon. I am having a giveaway on Friday.

Posted by Laura Ingalls Gunn | December 17, 2008 6:45 PM

Posted on December 17, 2008 18:45

Cynthia:

Hi Angela,

Im so glad you stopped by, I love love your blog ( .com ) its fabulous and your tree looks amazing! Thank you so much for your sweet comments! I used Ben Moore linen white as the "creamy white" and unfortunately that wallpaper was discontinued, It was a cottage pattern from Waverly. So many people have asked about it and I wish they still had it! There are similar ones, but not the exact one. Stop in anytime, I'll be popping into yours too! Its gorgeous!!

Hugs, Cynthia

Happy Holidays !

Posted by Cynthia | December 17, 2008 7:47 PM

Posted on December 17, 2008 19:47

Jen R Sanctuary arts at home:

ANgela, everything looks beautiful!

Posted by Jen R Sanctuary arts at home | December 18, 2008 5:54 AM

Posted on December 18, 2008 05:54

jessi nagy:

gorgeous tree.

happy holidays!!

oxoox,
jessi

Posted by jessi nagy | December 18, 2008 6:10 AM

Posted on December 18, 2008 06:10

Anonymous:

Lovely.
I love the silver...
I'm just getting started on my Christmas decorating! and I need a tree :(
But what with a big ice storm and power outage, we are a bit behind! Oh you California people! :)

Posted by Anonymous | December 18, 2008 9:01 AM

Posted on December 18, 2008 09:01

elyse:

hi angela! thank you for leaving such a nice comment on my blog and i'm so happy to have now discovered yours. it's wonderful! your tree is awesome! happiest holidays xo

Posted by elyse | December 18, 2008 1:18 PM

Posted on December 18, 2008 13:18

Jeanne @ Inspiring Ideas:

I love your tree! I love the open - airy feel it has and the colors! Gorgeous!

Posted by Jeanne @ Inspiring Ideas | December 18, 2008 7:53 PM

Posted on December 18, 2008 19:53

Debbie Howard:

I am so glad I found you. What a pretty Christlmas tour. I enjoyed my visit.
Debbie

Posted by Debbie Howard | December 20, 2008 6:27 AM

Posted on December 20, 2008 06:27

suzanne davenport:

I love your beautiful tree, Merry Christmas
suzanne