Happy to bHome for the Holidays & a Give Away

Truly HAPPY to bHome for the Holidays!

I LOVE to be home, especially now that our house is really our home.

All the major renovating & restoring behind us we can really enjoy Christmas this year.

Cozy, comfortable, surrounded by the people, Emmett and things I love ~ home is the place for me.

bHome ~ our app is also a special place for me.

A place of beauty, inspiration, creativity that is always accessible.

Over the next 4 days bHome bloggers are sharing their holiday best with you.  All from the comfort of their own homes - and you are invited in for a visit!  And as always, we have a special gift to share.

Even better than a gift, a new bHome'r is joining us ~ Susan from Farmhouse Refined.  

Welcome Susan!

Farmhouse Refined is a lovely shop filled with decor you will love.  Go have a look!

In celebration of joining bHome, Susan is giving a away a $250 gift certificate to her shop! Kind and generous!! Read on for details on how to enter.

Holiday Kitchen Tour

Now all of you come on in so I can show you around a bit more.

The other day I shared my Farmhouse Glam kitchen decked out for Christmas, but guess what, I held back a bunch a special photos to share with you today!

So get cozy, get comfy ~ Welcome to my home ... My Soulful Home!

As you can see my kitchen & kitchen tree are brimming with silver & gold ornaments.  

Not just ornaments boxes & boxes of vintage Shiny Brites.  

Honestly, I will never forget the day I unearthed them all at an estate sale.  

Not only was it the largest collection of Shiny Brites I have ever seen in one place, but what I gleaned about the previous owner from spending time in her house made it unforgettable, at least for someone who adores things with a past.

Do some of you remember when I shared that story & Cecilia?  

Remember or not, if you believe in the magic of things with a past have a read here.

These little plates have a past too - my Mom found them at an estate sale in Madison GA.

Madison is the most darling little town by the way and thanks for giving me these Mom!

Last year I didn't get to unpack Cecilia's treasures as the plaster dust was still flying here.

This year I did...

Two boxes big enough for me to hide in filled with Shiny Brites in all the colors.  Labeled & carefully wrapped in wispy yellowed tissue paper.

Clusters of ornaments lovingly cinched together with pale pink pipe cleaner.  Glittery delicate branches of silver & gold adorned with these clusters and others tied up with golden yellow ribbon.

I left each cluster intact and trimmed our platinum colored tree with every last silver & gold ornament.  

All the while, I thought of the woman I conjured up in my head after spending hours in her home & with her things.  It felt nice to be enjoying the special decorations she so obviously treasured.

I added the big pinecones & burlap ribbon to the tree and around the room for the rustic & bling mash up I love.  

To my eye Cecilia's decorations in my kitchen are pretty spectacular ~ I hope she thinks so too...

More spectacular things lie in wait for you on the bHome for the Holidays Tour!

Visit my friends sharing today & pop back over throughout the week for more tours.

~ Now to enter to win the $250 Git Card to Farmhouse Refined ~

Simply pop on to bHome and TAP the star for Farmhouse Refined you will be automatically entered.  

You'll also get a message confirming you are entered.  Even easier now - only one TAP to enter!

Don't have bHome yet? ( very naughty! ) Download it for free to your phone or ipad and then follow the simple step to enter.

Good Luck!

(USA residents only - winner randomly chosen on 12/9 and notified on app & email )

Enjoy bHome, enjoy the Tour and most of all enjoy the Holidays...

xx  Kelly  xx

Day One

French Garden House  *  Shabby Fu Fu  *  Zevy Joy  *  Redhead Can Decorate  *  My Soulful Home 

Day Two

 Starfish Cottage  *  Little Farmstead  *  So Much Better with Age  *  Cedar Hill Farmhouse 

 Garden Therapy  *   TeaselwoodDesign   *  Shabby Art Boutique   

Day Three

Love of Home   *   Duke Manor Farm    *  Setting for Four

 White Lace Cottage  *  Cupcakes & Crinoline  *  Our Southern Home 

Day Four

Designthusiasm   *   Celebrating Everyday Life  *  Savvy Southern Style  

 Laura Trevey  *  Confessions of a Serial DIY'er  *  Housepitality Designs  *   She Holds Dearly