{"id":43549,"date":"2019-12-16T18:28:56","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T23:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=43549"},"modified":"2019-12-13T17:29:15","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T22:29:15","slug":"janettes-christmas-family-room","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=43549","title":{"rendered":"Janette&#8217;s Christmas Family Room"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, friends.\u00a0 We are back today with my Christmas family room.\u00a0 This room is open to the kitchen, and we spend a lot of time in there.\u00a0 When I am cooking dinner, Mike is usually watching the news, and it&#8217;s nice to be part of the activities.\u00a0 We usually have the fireplace on in the cold months, and we so enjoy it.\u00a0 Having a gas fireplace makes life much easier although we do miss the sound and ambience of a real wood burning fireplace.\u00a0 For those of you wondering&#8230;..Jordan&#8217;s house is all ready for Christmas, but she has been so busy with work and children that she won&#8217;t be posting photos of it.\u00a0 Even though most of the posts here on the blog are written by me, Jordan is very involved behind the scenes dealing with bookkeeping, advertisers, and social.\u00a0 She will be having an update of Google, possibly on Thursday. Now, let &#8216;s look at our Christmas family room.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43551\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room201-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room201-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room201-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room201-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As we enter the family room from the kitchen we pass this chair. It moved to this corner from the dining room when we had our new shelves installed.\u00a0 The pillow is from Hobby Lobby.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43552\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room202-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room202-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room202-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room202-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s another healthy fresh poinsettia.\u00a0 I have several around the house.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43553\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room203-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room203-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room203-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room203-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I have old post cards from my grandmother framed and sitting in different spots.\u00a0 They are from 1914 and 1915.\u00a0 That&#8217;s how teens communicated back then.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43554\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room204-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room204-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room204-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room204-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I made this French graphic a few years ago and just glued it to an ordinary box of farmer matches.\u00a0 It would make a cute gift with a candle if you want to make one.\u00a0 I did it on the Word program and printed it on scrap book paper.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43555\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room205-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room205-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room205-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room205-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The side board holds a Father Christmas that my mother painted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43556\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room206-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room206-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room206-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room206-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>She painted two of them, and I treasure them.\u00a0 The other one is in the dining room, which you saw yesterday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-43557\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room207-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room207-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room207-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room207-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s another framed post card.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43558\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room208-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room208-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room208-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room208-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A piece of plaid flannel that I hemmed became a throw.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43559\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room209-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room209-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room209-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room209-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This live plant greets us when we enter from the porch to the mudroom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43561\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room2012-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room2012-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room2012-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room2012-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The end table holds this Russian painting that a friend gave us when we visited her in Moscow on<a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2017\/10\/11\/bicycling-in-russia\/\"> this trip.<\/a>\u00a0 It is a Russian winter scene.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43562\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room2014-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room2014-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room2014-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room2014-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43563\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room2015-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room2015-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room2015-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room2015-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The coffee table is very simple.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43564\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room2016-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room2016-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room2016-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room2016-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We have a winter scene by Van Gogh on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07NQZN26M\/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=the2sea-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B07NQZN26M&amp;linkId=0d67d1de75601501ab68b9f35bed7d4d\">Frame television by Samsung<\/a>.\u00a0 Our son just bought one for his new house because he likes ours so much.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43566\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_7102-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_7102-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_7102-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_7102-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We added a few touches to the back porch.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-43565\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room20161-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room20161-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room20161-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Christmas20family20room20161-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I hope you enjoyed our Christmas in the family room tour.\u00a0 Have a great day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Take care.<\/p>\n<p><em>Affiliate link used at no extra cost to you.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, friends.\u00a0 We are back today with my Christmas family room.\u00a0 This room is open to 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