It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

Even though it was in the sixties last week and I (literally) keep forgetting that it's December, it is officially Christmas in my apartment....

...because, I have my very first Christmas tree!

Jim and I went to the Home Depot last week to buy it. Things are looking extra festive around here.

The first tree we looked at was the perfect one...

 I also needed  a tree stand...

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All decorated...

And sparkly...

Katie sent me a little stocking to hang, too...

And Jordan suggested that since I won't stop blogging about Hunters, I should get the Rain Wellie ornament from Crate and Barrel to tide me over. It would look pretty cute on my tree...

wallpaper 2.0

I tried to ignore it, but there is no getting around the fact that wallpaper has made a total comeback.  It's not just for the elderly and outdated anymore.

And although, most of the time I still prefer the clean simplicity of a nice coat of paint - like Mimosa or Ganache from the Martha Stewart Living line for The Home Depot (you're welcome, Jim) - the options at DwellStudio are tempting.

And, equally as tempting as the designs, is the ease of the project.

You pick your design and the amount you want, as well as the size of the design you want (do you want jumbo elephants, or tiny elephants?), then click to order.  Before you know it, the walls will be dancing with lovely patterns.

If you decide the paper is too much, it's easily removed and doesn't damage your walls.  That way, if you do realize you're really more of a bucket of paint kind of person, you won't regret your decision to African safari theme your basement.