In our family, the Christmas holiday is full of delicious food and decking the halls. As native New Englanders, our decor reflects old-fashioned themed displays. Vintage St. Nicholas figurines, crocheted snowflake ornaments, Buffalo-plaid, greens, holly berries, and seed lights on our mantle.
So, get yourself a hot drink, slip into a cozy Christmas sweater, and put up your feet…and let the Christmas Decor Crawl begin!
Welcome to North Carolina!
As the real meaning of Christmas, the manger is the first decoration displayed. This year, my husband added the lights reminding us that He is the Light of the World and His presence is needed more than ever.
Here is the first of four trees…with its burlap-wrapped base, felt mittens and hearts ornaments, Buffalo-plaid ornaments, and clear twinkle lights, it greets our visitors in the foyer.
Here is our dining room with its Williamsburg centerpiece, greenery on the chandelier, and more Buffalo plaid stars and runner.
Welcome to the kitchen!
Tree #2 is our Williamsburg ornament tree. We have a yearly membership at Colonial Williamsburg, and each year they send us an ornament depicting one of the historic buildings in the town. In addition to MORE twinkle lights, there are miniature colonial men, women, and animal ornaments.
When our children were young, we gave them ornaments each Christmas with the intention that they would display them on their own trees. Which they did, but it left our living room (#3) tree woefully bare. So, for the next 25 years, we’ve been steadily adding ornaments. The ornaments are eclectic…snowflakes, icicles, wooden Santa, Red Sox, Jack Daniels, motorcycles, guitars reflect our interests. We’ve also added ornaments from places we’ve visited…Biltmore Castle, Monticello, Mt. Vernon, North Carolina’s Colonial Capital, New Bern, Outer Banks, Myrtle Beach, Hilton Head Island, and Gatlinburg.
On the wall outside my office is a quilted wall hanging I during my annual quilt week a few years ago. 
A trio of St. Nicholas figurines in front of tree #4 guard the landing to the upstairs. Several, several years ago, we purchased these from my husband’s co-worker. She crafted these using old pieces of fur, velveteen bathrobes, pieces of moss, and berries and twigs from nature. She also names each figure and gives him a back story.
There you have it…a little glimpse into Christmas in the Carolinas. From our home to yours, Happy Holidays!
Born and raised in western Massachusetts, Jo-Ann Roberts was fascinated by America’s Old West and always felt she was destined to travel on a wagon train following the Oregon Trail. With her love of history and reading, she began reading historical romance during high school and college. Victoria Holt, Jude Deveraux, and Roseanne Bittner were among her favorites. Influenced by her father, she fell in love with John Wayne, James Garner, and her all-time favorite, James Stewart and grew up watching Wagon Train, Bonanza and Rawhide.
A firm believer in HEA with a healthy dose of realism, Jo-Ann strives to give her readers a sweet historical romance while imparting carefully researched historical facts, personalities, and experiences relative to the time period. Her romances take her readers back to a simpler time to escape the stress of modern life by living in a small town where families and friends help one another find love and happiness.
When she isn’t creating believable plots and relatable heroes and heroines, Jo-Ann enjoys spending time with her husband, children and grandson. She also enjoys baking, quilting and eating way too much chocolate.
After 38 years in public education in Connecticut and Maryland, she’s now calls North Carolina home.
Cute decor! Did you make or buy the quilt? I can’t tell from your description.
Most of our ornaments are either homemade or have some personal significance, much like yours! That’s part of what makes decorating for Christmas so much fun!
I know I’m not Jo Ann but I think she meant to say she made it from what her comment said.
What a lovely home, Jo-Ann! Thank you for sharing your holiday decor with us.
Love your Christmas decor. Thank you for sharing.
denise
I love the traditional, even colonial, themes, and I’m from North Carolina.
Beautiful decors for Christmas. Your home feels very warm and cozy.
These are beautiful!
Merry Christmas Jo-Ann! Thank you for sharing your Christmas decor with us! Beautiful!
what a wonder look at your decor!! Love it!
I buy my girls ornaments each year too that they hang on the tree. My oldest is on her own but she left some of hers so she can still hang them on the tree each year. I buy from places I visit too.
Wonderful Christmas blessings in each area. Beautiful everything! Especially your worship and honor of Jesus.
Beautiful!
how lovely. thanks for sharing your corner. Merry Christmas.
So beautiful! Thank you for sharing with us!
I love all you decorations. Well placed and so gorgeous, especially the hand crafted guards on the stairs.
It is so hard to give up decorating for Christmas, but since I have reached 79 December 7th, I have lost my desire to continue all over the house. It is only us here, my husband and myself, so no one sees them except us and he doesn’t particularly care about them. Each year requires rethinking my efforts. Yours are just wonderful.
Jo-Ann, it’s all so beautiful! I love it! Thank you for sharing with us! I bought my kids ornaments through the years, too, but have not parted with them yet. LOL Most of them are still on the tree. Next year might be the year…
I love your three Saint Nicholas figures. How nice to have such a wonderfully talented person in your life. I have done multiple trees in the past. No trees this year. COVID struck Christmas Eve. We also collect ornaments from the places we have visited and special events. It is often the only “souvenir” we get when traveling. We are at the point of sorting decorations and getting our several trees more organized. Your house is lovely. I hope you had a lovely Christmas.