There's a kind of hush.....

Atlanta Home & Lifestyles

The holiday season is fully upon us and I know most of you have already finished decorating for the season. Because mister man and I use fresh greens everywhere in a home that has a wood stove and fireplace going they can really dry the air out. Because of that we like to decorate a week before Christmas insuring everything stays fresh and green.

Suzanne Kasler

While I like the look of big splashes of Christmas everywhere time is usually a game changer for us to keep things simple and low key.

Southern Accents, 2004

(Decorated with winterberry, greens and tiny boxwood on the mantle)

To bring the simple beauty of the outdoors in�.

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(A Charlie Brown tree needs love too!)

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(What could be simpler then two evergreens in urns!)

When you�re surrounded by a forest as far as the eye can see that�s easier to do.

Southern Accents, 2004

(Fresh winterberry and branches, we have those!)

It�s a good thing too since the place we usually go cut our tree down has only replanted their fields and the trees won�t be ready for at least a decade. So Mister Man came up with the idea to go into our forest and see what we could find.

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I was a little skeptical but along the way we found pinecones, winterberry and branches to decorate. And then we found him the perfect little tree hidden among some great pines.

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We brought our tree home and planted him up in an antique urn. The burlap will keep his dirt in place so after Christmas we can take our little tree back outside and put him back in the ground.

Southern Accents, 2002

A quick trip to the grocery netted us with cranberries and kumquats, the garden store for paper whites, Amaryllis flowers and small Cypress trees.

Mister man got thirsty!

After all our decorating and running about was done Mister Man decide it was time for a little eggnog�.laced of course!

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I even netted these funky green flowers from the grocery store, they look just like moss in flower form. I have no idea what these guys are called but love them! Yes they are intensely green.

So what�s your personal style full blown decorating or natures offering?