2020 Visions of Christmas

Hallelujah! 2020 is nearly over, and it can't be soon enough for me. I'm sure most people around the world feel the same way. Despite all the mayhem (largely political), anxiety, horror and tragedy, there is always room for hope...and more Christmas decorations. 

In a year with three cancelled Brimfield Antiques Shows, and few other antique shopping opportunities, I managed to score a small handful of new vintage holiday items, either online or during one of four brief CT visits. Hopefully, as 2021 progresses, there will be more events available to attend safely.

Living Room

As usual, my living room features the main Christmas event, including my full-size artificial tree decorated with mostly vintage ornaments. This year I used all C-7 white lights with a couple of figural bulbs – one snowman and one clown – two bubble lights near the top, a lighted plastic angel with blue wings at the very top, and three lighted ice bulbs.

In keeping with the all white lights theme, I used C7 lighted ice bulbs, new this year, for the fireplace mantel. I also added three lighted white snowy owls, all purchased online specifically for this year's display. The frosted white icicle ornaments and two tiered silver bottle brush trees are also new from a discount department store.

Peace be with you...and no tweets, only treats allowed.

Who's a pretty snowy owl?

This center owl is actually much brighter than the other two,
so she's more difficult to photograph.

 

The cutout white paper doves are new from an online shop. I played with several layouts and finally decided on this vertical oval design. If I put them up again next year, maybe I'll try a different layout. The Peace sign is from a discount department store.

Hallway

This past fall, I found these poinsettia sconce shades at an antiques shop in CT for a bargain price. There are six of them, but I only used four. These sconces are not wired, so they're purely wall decorations. 

Bathroom

I only decorate the bathroom with a few holiday touches. This year I saw this flamingo shower curtain online, and for about $12, I thought it would be fun to go along with the bath's Hawaiian decor theme.

Home Office

During one summer visit to CT, I found a new antiques shop on Rte. 1 that had some fun treasures. I picked up this 1950s aluminum wall tree for $30. I've seen similar ones on online auction sites that are listed at $125 or thereabouts. It's missing a few branches, but came with its original cardboard box. I think someone may have spray painted the branches green (except for the center top one), but I can't be sure. I added the green vintage ornaments, which I already had. 

Part of my pixie elf corner.
They're either trying to spread cheer
or mischief.

The center pixie elf is really mad,
and boy, did he have a LOT to be mad about this year.

Papa Pixie Elf is new this year from the same
antiques shop as the aluminum wall tree.
He's thinking about the good old days,
which was pre-2016 – at least.

New tinsel tree ornament
 (set of 3) from a holiday
gift shop in Granby, CT.

And finally, my "Erase 2020" tree, which I hope I won't have to put up again for many years to come. The last time I put it up was in 2009, another crappy year for different reasons.

Santa is happily waving goodbye to 2020.

If you look closely at his eyes,
they're slightly rabid, as if he's thinking,
"WTF happened?!"

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