And here it is.....fully dressed!

 

I don't know why photos of Christmas trees never look as nice as they do in reality, but it really is pretty. I have a tree skirt for it, but I can't get down to put it around.  The presents will sit there when I get round to buying them and wrap them! The floor had been damaged at some point in its history.  The previous owners had it completely carpeted, and they discovered it when they removed the carpets.  They did a temporary repair to it, but at some point in the future, we will get it done properly.

The house came with a stove, fridge, and dishwasher, and albeit older ones, they match well and are good brands.  The stove is a Kitchen Aid.  The dual front burner switch needed to be replaced, as the burner(s) would only heat up on high and the indicator light was permanently on.  I have managed without it up until now, but decided it was worth paying to get it fixed, so I used Chat GPT to diagnose the problem and check out local appliance repair people.  It did a great job and recommended an excellent repairman. My stove is now fully functional, and he even took the oven door off to tighten up the handle.

My knitted nativity scene now has a star!  I bought it for the Christmas tree, but it was top-heavy, so I sat it behind the nativity scene.

I dug out some of the Christmas Santa's this year and scattered them around.  This is just three of them.  

That poor baker's cabinet has been resurrected.  It sat in our shop for 15 years, as my husband had given it to his son many years ago.  He didn't have room for it, so he put it in storage for a few years, then he moved it to us to store for him. It was in sad shape. When we were in the moving process, it was either restore it or throw it out.  I did my best with it, and it now sits proudly in our dining room.  It is a pretty piece of furniture but I don't think it would take another move, so, this is it's last home.  As long as it holds up, it will stay there.

Christmas decorating is done for this year, now onto gift buying!