It's with a heavy heart I tell you all that I won't be decorating the Jarrah Jungle home for Christmas this year! Shock horror I know right I can't quite believe it myself!!
I know some of you may have been waiting to see what theme I'd come up with this year and sadly the theme is going to be .... A very plain Christmas!
I know some of you may have been waiting to see what theme I'd come up with this year and sadly the theme is going to be .... A very plain Christmas!
The reason I can't decorate is we're having work done to our living room ceiling and so I can't put the Christmas tree in it's normal spot in here because we have to move all the furniture out and cover everything up ready for the dusty work to begin.
The carpenter who is building our deck and patio also does ceilings and Mr P and I recently started a DIY ceiling lift in the living room and master bedroom using ceiling washers (much like we lifted the laundry ceiling). The carpenter is going to finish this off and plaster, skim and sand the ceiling for us which will save us a heap of time and work - then we'll just need to paint.
The downside is all my lovely Christmas decorations will need to stay packed away this year.
The carpenter who is building our deck and patio also does ceilings and Mr P and I recently started a DIY ceiling lift in the living room and master bedroom using ceiling washers (much like we lifted the laundry ceiling). The carpenter is going to finish this off and plaster, skim and sand the ceiling for us which will save us a heap of time and work - then we'll just need to paint.
The downside is all my lovely Christmas decorations will need to stay packed away this year.
Every day that Christmas gets closer and my Instagram feed fills up with people's beautiful homes and sparkling Christmas trees and decorations and I'm just so sad that I can't be a part of the festivities as I just love to decorate for Christmas.
All I can say is watch out for next year because I'm going to have to go bigger and better than ever to make up for this years non-decorating.
This isn't the first time renovating has stopped my Christmas cheer but hopefully it will be the last!
On a positive note at least I won't have tiny bits of tinsel and glitter scattered all over my house like I usually do!!
How are you decorating for Christmas this year? Do you have a theme?
This isn't the first time renovating has stopped my Christmas cheer but hopefully it will be the last!
On a positive note at least I won't have tiny bits of tinsel and glitter scattered all over my house like I usually do!!
How are you decorating for Christmas this year? Do you have a theme?
[Images via my Pinterest 1, 2, 3]
Aww! That has got to be tough... but, just think how much time you'll save by not decorating and you'll be able to focus on the season and enjoy it with family and friends! Decorations are just the icing!
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This is true and I always dread pulling everything down and packing it away, putting it up is the fun part! I'm sure your home looks beautiful :)
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