Comfort & Joy Christmas

Each Christmas season when magazines produce special holiday magazines, I have saved them all.  Bookmarked them many times, reference them for ideas, and reach for them when I need seasonal inspiration.  Country Living Holidays issue was one that I have saved and looked at over and over to the point where the magazine pages are bent and no the newness most defintately wore off a long time ago.  One article that caught my eye was the one done on Cheryl Rogers-Parks' Florida home.

I loved the "PEACE" letters the first time I saw them.

Here's a bigger view of her porch:



In Florida, as in Texas, you can sit on a porch almost 90% of the year.

I even use sea shells all year as well:



It's the texture and beauty of them that I love.

Her living room is done is creams and neutrals:



Loved the slipcovered couch.

Here's another pretty view:



Her dining room has more great slipcovered chairs:



I also am drawn to all her cake plate stands.

I just loved the following images:









The images were taken from the Country Living Holiday Issue, 2004 edition.  I still have several more posts to go of different Christmas decorating ideas.  I hope you'll check back for them.  Hope you all have a great rest of the week.