Monday, October 21, 2024

Fall Home Decor vs Christmas Home Decor by Janice Lynn

When it comes to decorating your home, do you have a favorite season?I adore fall & having my house decorated for fall. One of the things I enjoy about fall is that I get to decorate in September and they stay up until the day after Thanksgiving. Our house has a lot of wood tones so it really coordinates well with fall colors to where I just love how the house looks with leaves, pumpkins, scarecrows, and gorgeous fall flowers. I've done the 'spooky' decor in the past, but am currently more about the fall colors, leaves, & pumpkins.

But then there's Christmas. The day I take down my fall decor, the Christmas decor goes up. I grew up with a mom who majorly decorates for Christmas. I'm talking taking pictures off the walls to hang Christmas pics, changing out bedding to Christmas bedding, trees in every room, etc. I decorate, but not to that extreme. I usually have 2-3 trees, though. One is just family ornaments. Mainly things my children have made or given to me over the years. The other is more color coordinated and just put together by me as something I like. Some years I'm feeling extra festive and put up a third tree that's a slimline in my dining room. It's a fun festive bright green and red decorated tree.

In my upcoming release, Wrapped Up in Christmas Love, the hero and heroine make Christmas decorations and decorate Isabelle's family tree. Pine Hill is one of those small towns that's decorated for every holiday, but Christmas is special and Zach Dawson soon realizes that as he and Isabelle spend time together. There's nothing quite like the magic of a small town Christmas to give me the warm fuzzies. :) 

Fortunately, we don't really have to choose exclusively between the two, but get to enjoy both. Yay!!! I love them both. I do think my house coloring lends itself more to fall decor, but I LOVE Christmas. (No surprise there, eh? ;) ) Do you have a favorite? Fall or Christmas decorations at your home or around town? On your fall decor, do you decorate specifically for fall, then Halloween, then change out for Thanksgiving? 

Y'all take care and have a wonderfully spooky Halloween.

WRAPPED UP IN CHRISTMAS LOVE

 On paper he reads like Mr. Wrong, but under the mistletoe he feels so right…

Determined to ensure her sister’s wedding is storybook perfect, Isabelle Davis secretly hires Army Veteran Zach Dawson to locate her estranged father. But the more time she spends with Zach surrounded by Christmas spirit and twinkling lights, Isabelle fears she’s falling in love. Can she trust her heart to a man whose past seems so similar to her absent father’s?

Zach Dawson proudly served his country for twelve years until an injury ended his military career. He holds his secrets close, but he’ll help Isabelle find her father—even if the man doesn’t want to be found. And if he’s also sewing up a storm at Isabelle’s quilt shop, and appreciating every moment spent with her, it doesn’t have to mean anything, much.

Unless he can somehow persuade Isabelle to take a chance on love? That’s a mission he’s eager to accept.


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WRAPPED UP IN CHRISTMAS LOVE is coming November 12, 2024 from Tule Publishing. Pre-order your copy today. Amazon Barnes & Noble Print copies won't be available until release day.

USA Today, Wall Street Journal, & Publishers Weekly Bestselling author JANICE LYNN lives in Tennessee with her Prince Charming and their princes and princesses, her vivid imagination, an adorable Maltese named Halo who's the true royalty of the house, and bunches of unnamed dust bunnies that moved in after Janice started her writing career. In addition to writing romance, Janice is a nurse practitioner, a quilter, a military mama, and a member of the Quilts of Valor Foundation. www.janicelynn.com  

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