I know it’s only the second week of November, but Christmas is in the air. I went into a store yesterday and they had a life size Santa Claus dancing to a beat. Ok first of all, I have no idea how tall Santa would be to be life size but I would imagine he’s “average”. Also the dancing Santa was a bit creepy, especially because his eyes followed you. But that’s besides the point. I’m really excited for the holidays and I can’t wait to start decorating, so enter the planning phase.
I’ve given you peeks into our home here and here. We live in a loft with 12 foot ceilings and a wide open living area. When it’s Christmas we get a giant tree (that always is a adventure getting it out of here) and decorate our hearts out. We love color, we love kitsch but we also love modern lines. That’s why when it comes to decorating I like to do a mixture to bring the worlds of smiling snowmen and sleek trees and lighting together.
Here’s our home sweet home.
I love our home, but my dream list is a bath tub (I know – 10 years without one!) and a updated kitchen. Have you seen GE Café™ Series? Gosh, I want all of their appliances! Looking at them just makes me cry with jealousy and happiness. Maybe Santa will read this and know I’ve been a very good girl for Christmas. Can we take a minute and marvel at how great these would look in our place? Imagine the sweet smell of cookies and savory casseroles that I could make with these.
Someone hold me up because I might faint. What kitchen envy I have right now.
So if Santa is reading this, just add GE Café appliances to my wishlist. That’s all. Ok, some fudge too. And yes, a cat ring. Ok, that’s all. Because some of my appliances are from the dark ages (they came with the loft many years ago) I want appliances that bring restaurant style food with the home living element. The holidays are the best time where families gather in the kitchen, both expert bakers and those that leave the cookies in for 10 more minutes and set off the fire alarm. With these appliances you’re getting the slick modern design while helping your meals become masterpieces just like the best chefs in restaurants. I need a GE Café Series cooktop like this because each burner is specialized for precise boiling, simmering and searing, unlike my burners right now that are random and totally not precise. If you live in your kitchen or spend many hours there like I do, then I know you’re dreaming along side of me right now.
Along with my dream appliances and my already happy loft, I need to start dreaming up how to decorate for the holidays. When those Peanut Butter Blossoms (recipe from Matthew’s mom!) are baking in the oven, I want to sit in my favorite chair with a nice cup of tea, kitty on my lap and look around at pretty decorations. So here’s some of my favorites that I’m looking forward to crafting!
Sophie says
What a cool post with cool decorations too! 🙂 Waw!
Susan says
Sign me up for a dream kitchen too! I love your modern space and all of it’s inhabitants 🙂
Shashi at RunninSrilankan says
I hope Santa brings you your appliances Pamela – they are gorgeous!
Dee @ The Kitchen Snob says
I would love that GE 6-burner gas stove! I desperately need a kitchen makeover, as my kitchen was built in 1986 and looks very much like that decade.
Emma @ Bake Then Eat says
I’m really lucky when we moved home 3 years ago we tore out the old kitchen and I got free range to design my own kitchen from scratch. I went with modern lines and brightly coloured appliances, I still love it to this day 😀 I too have started planning Christmas decorations for the last few years I have had a very traditional Victorian look to my house decoration but this year I have decided to go very modern with silver, white and a touch of purple. Modern and slick it is for me this year 😀
Carol at Wild Goose Mama says
YES I want a new kitchen too!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Luckily I do have a bathtub. I would really really be in trouble if I didn’t. I call it my ‘think tank’. I get sooo many ideas and solutions when I am soaking.
I like the inspiration of a more modern decorations. I decorate very little anymore. But you got
me thinking on something different. I do loooooove and go all out when I am doing my dining room table for holiday meals.
But I am most impressed that you got all 4 cats to pose so perfectly for a photo shot. Ha! I only have 3 cats and that would be quite a task.
Sues says
Those appliances are all so gorgeous! And I’m loving those DIY trees!
Pamela says
Glad you are loving them too!
Cailee says
WOW!! I adore these modern decorations!! Seriously they are so beautiful!! Thanks for the inspiration!!!
Pamela says
Thanks Cailee, happy you liked them!
John/Kitchen Riffs says
We’ve never lived in a loft, but always thought it’d be fun. Years ago we lived in Croton-on-Hudson, and had a small cottage that had a great room with a 15 foot ceiling (and a stone fire place that could hold logs over 4 feet long!). Loved decorating that place for Christmas. 🙂 Anyway, fun post — thanks.
Pamela says
Thanks John, that cottage sounds like it would be gorgeous around the holidays!