The One With 9 Christmas Trees

Before we start taking down all our Christmas lights and other festive decorations, I figured I better take some photos of the inside, so that I can remember what I did this year. (Just in case I’m feeling lazy and don’t want to come up with new ideas next year).

A funny fact about our Christmas décor – we have 9 (faux and real) Christmas trees in and around our house. The first two you saw here on our front porch, but that leaves seven more inside the house. And amazingly enough, 5 of them are on the first floor. So, let’s take a tour of the house to learn how we managed to accommodate so many trees in one small space. (Here’s hoping you won’t think our house looks like a tree lot)

When you first walk into the house, you’re greeted by our cork board/holiday card display and the first tree of seven.

{the entertainment center}

The next trees you’ll see (which are also visible from the front door) are taking up space on our dining table.

Into the wine-bar room you’ll find an appropriately decorated tree with corks, grapes and other sentimental charms that Brad’s mom created for us this year.

Across from the wine tree is our real, main-attraction tree that's dressed up with ornaments that have been collected over the years. (Brad would be happy if I noted that this is a ‘Nordmann’ tree, which we visited 4 stores to find)

Five trees down, two more to find – so up the stairs we go.

Next, a tiny tree with faux berries adds some holiday spirit to the guest bathroom.

Last stop - the guest bedroom where we have a lighted, faux tree which can also be seen from the front of the house.

And this concludes the 2010 holiday tour of the Carter house. So, do we need to scale back our tree obsession? Or maybe set a new record next year? Happy New Year’s Eve Everyone!