As many of you know one of my favorite pieces of furniture that we have is our antique “card catalog” which is actually a filing cabinet, but either way, it’s the loveliest piece of furniture ever. I wanted to give it a little Christmas decor while it was in our historic rental & I wanted to use what I already had lying around the house. Christmas decorating doesn’t always have to cost a lot or be really complicated. This vignette took me only a few minutes to put together & cost me nothing. That’s the best decor right? Of course I might decorate the card catalog for Christmas in the next few weeks in the Michigan house, but I’m pretty sure it will look totally different than this…
My vision for this piece was a Christmas village. Of course this isn’t a Christmas village, but I wanted it to reflect one in some way. Some faux snow, the decor that was already on the card catalog like the antique fan, & some added snow globes & Christmas trees adds a little whimsical holiday touch to my favorite piece of furniture in the house. I struggled with what art to put above the card catalog & tried a few things like hanging Christmas plates & other things like that, but I finally settled on some simple antique windows. I love decor like this that proves simple can be beautiful!
Okay, maybe I’m bias, but man oh man I love this little {big} piece of furniture. Especially when it has cheerful Christmas decor on it. Now who is taking bets on whether or not this piece makes it in one piece to Michigan? I have faith in our movers & I think I have the perfect spot for it in our new house. What do you think of Christmas card catalog? Let me know in the comments below, find me on Facebook, & chat with me on Instagram! xx
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![*scroll for more spooky surprises* Halloween decor, but make it all antique finds 👏🏼🕯️🧹 Honestly, I love sharing new cozy sources, but I do pray that my legacy here is that I shared more antique finds than new, more thrift tips than new find tips, & more how to reuse items than buy latest trends. These dolls spoke to me this weekend. I’ve already had a few in my Halloween boxes, but this time I truly studied how they were made, their unique faces on every one, & how differently each was manufactured by the country of origin & date. I love the art of them & I don’t think they will just be in our Halloween decor, but also in our everyday decor displayed in a different way. But for now, here is some neutral Halloween decor inspiration & some inspiration for your next antiquing adventure [see my last reel for more antique fall collections to hopefully inspire you!] what do you think of this found neutral Halloween mood board? 🕯️🤍🧹🐑](https://www.lizmarieblog.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
Are you still here in New Bern? When will you start your journey to Mich.?
Love this!! I’m with you in that simple can be beautiful!
I love this. So cute, indeed!
But I can’t help but wondering what is in the inside of each and every one of the numerous drawers! ^_^ I’d love to see that!
All the best of luck in Your move!
-SJay
I LOVE this! My boyfriend and I have decided that when we get married, we want to do a library/literary theme. We were in HomeGoods a few weeks ago and spotted the cutest mini card catalogs. Of course we bought them!