Holly Jolley, Author at Home With Holly J

Easy Friendsgiving Ideas to Host the Perfect Dinner Party

Holidays, Tablescapes · November 14, 2022

Learn my tried-and-true tips for hosting the perfect dinner party for your Friendsgiving this year.

A Friendsgiving dinner is a great way to bring your closest friends together around the dinner table for good food and a good time. In case you've never heard of it, Friendsgiving is a gathering of friends for a holiday meal. From Friendsgiving brunch to a traditional Thanksgiving meal with apple pie, apple cider, and cranberry sauce, it's always so much fun and a perfect opportunity to set aside time to enjoy close friends. These fun Friendsgiving ideas will help you plan and host the best Friendsgiving meal this year.

1. Come up with your guest list and send out your invites.

I prefer to send out paper invitations but you can always send them digitally or through a group message. I love hosting and entertaining and sometimes it's hard to narrow down the guest list but I always try to invite people

Outdoor Christmas Decorating Ideas for the Front Porch

Holidays, My Home · November 3, 2022

Create an inviting front porch with these outdoor Christmas decorating ideas that are sure to add elegance to your home.

The holiday season is a great time to decorate your front porch and add some welcoming holiday decor. If you're not sure where to begin, take a look at some of my outdoor Christmas decorating ideas for inspiration from both of my homes.

Start by adding a garland to the front door.

Adding wreaths or swags to the front doors, along with garland is always a great way to bring in a festive touch, and they're so easy to add to your porch. I use silver command strip hooks to hang the wreaths and I use small nails to hang the garland above the doors. You can use fresh or faux greenery or both! In prefer to use faux garlands and wreaths at my Utah home because it's a very dry climate and fresh evergreens dry

The Most Gorgeous Red and Green Traditional Christmas Tablescape

Entertaining, Holidays, Tablescapes · November 3, 2022

From the centerpiece to the silverware, create a gorgeous Christmas tablescape in traditional red and green with the inspiration from today's post.

It's the most wonderful time of the year! Let's get into the holiday spirit by creating a beautiful Christmas tablescape. This year, set the scene for holiday cheer with this inspiration.

The Perfect Christmas Tablescape Centerpiece

Your tablescape should start with a stunning centerpiece. I like to make a centerpiece garland that goes down the middle of the table. This adds a beautiful element to the table but also allows for easy conversation with the people sitting across from you.

I layer greenery onto the center of the table, then I layer in different frosted greenery stems, frosted berries, frosted

9 Christmas Kitchen Decor Ideas for the Best Holiday Charm

Holidays, Home, Home Decor, Home Tour, My Home, Seasonal Home Tours · October 28, 2022

Want to give your kitchen a little holiday makeover this year? Check out my favorite Christmas kitchen decor ideas with pops of red and green.

Give your kitchen a little holiday makeover this year with some easy and elegant Christmas kitchen decor ideas.

1. Add a simple wreath to the range hood.

This will add a touch of green and Christmas cheer to your kitchen.

2. Add ribbon and a small wreath in your Christmas color scheme to the backs of your chairs.

To add the wreaths to the back of my barstools, I layered a small cedar wreath under a frosted pip berry wreath then wired them together then I tied ribbon around the chair and tied a double knot with extra left over to hang down about 10". Then I wired the double stacked wreaths to the ribbon.

3. Add a

15 Beautiful Living Room Christmas Decor Ideas

Holidays, Home Decor, My Home, Seasonal Home Tours · October 28, 2022

Want a fresh new take on the traditional red and green decor for your living room? Get inspired with my living room Christmas decor ideas in today's post.

Christmas Tree Decor Ideas

The Christmas tree is my favorite place to incorporate all the subtleties of the room's decor. Think of the tree as the focal point. There are so many tips for decorating a Christmas tree, but here are some of my favorite ideas when it comes to the living room Christmas tree.

1. Incorporate an unexpected, yet nostalgic element to the room alongside the tree.

A rocking horse brings in a vintage element and makes the tree area feel more cozy rather than just a stand alone.

2. Use wood bead garland on the tree.

This wood bead garland is the perfect element to add to the tree in a