I’m going to test your literary knowledge today, okay?
I’m going to quote a paragraph from a book, and you see if you can tell me what book it’s from.
It’s a classic, so I think most of you will know it.
Here we go …
“Christmas was coming.
The little log house was almost buried in snow. Great drifts were banked against the walls and windows, and in the morning when Pa opened the door, there was a wall of snow as high as Laura’s head. Pa took the shovel and shoveled it away, and then he shoveled a path to the barn, where the horses and the cows were snug and warm in their stalls.”
So, do you know what book that paragraph came from?
When I envision the perfect Christmas, I picture a little cabin nestled in a woodland forest.
All you can see for miles around is tall evergreen trees and sparkling white snow.
All you can hear is the sound of your footsteps crunching in the fresh snow and the wind whistling through the trees.
But off in the distance, you hear the sound of sleigh bells.
Your family is arriving to celebrate Christmas with you.
Doesn’t that sound dreamy?
Well, we don’t have any snow yet, and my house isn’t surrounded by a woodland forest, but a girl can dream a little, right?
What I do have is a field full of wild evergreen trees growing adjacent to our yard, so I decided to decorate the guest room like a little cabin nestled in a woodland forest.
I used lots of branch clippings, some of my favorite ironstone pitchers and stoneware bowls, and pops of red throughout the room.
I got some buffalo check flannel sheets (affiliate link) that are so cozy and perfect for the cabin look.
At the foot of the bed, I filled my upcycled clementine crate with Christmas lights, more branch cuttings, and pine cones.
I hung my rustic framed Silent Night print between the bed and the old wooden ladder.
I filled all the ladder rungs with branch clippings, pine cones, and some rusty looking bells (affiliate link).
My favorite old wooden table looks festive with stoneware bowls and ironstone pitchers filled with evergreen clippings and some rolled old book pages.
Seriously, you can tuck evergreen clippings in anything and it looks like instant Christmas!
On the other side of the room, I hung an evergreen garland above the window and added a wreath to the other old ladder.
My rusty pitchfork got decorated too.
I’m not in a hurry for snow, but it’s the only thing needed to complete my little woodland cabin guest room.
So, did you guess what book I quoted in the beginning?
If you guessed Little House in the Big Woods, you are correct! 🙂
Vaya con Dios,
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Angie … your little cabin looks so warm and cozy. Great decorating ideas.
Such a warm..cozy room…and a little house in the big wood’s
I want to come stay there for a long time!! So, so pretty! Love the table beside the bed!
Love it! How warm and cozy!
o.k., o.k. brain wave!!!
starting one week before thanksgiving, through one week after new years, the “little cabin” is available for rent. a long week-end kinda thing, fri pm till sun. 2pm
of course I have absolutely no idea how you could pull this off but, in the world of “make believe” your sweet little cabin of respite” would sure be a bit of heaven many would love to have the memory of..
like you already don’t have enough to do…..(isn’t dreamin wonderful!!!)
xox
elaine
I love the look. If I had an extra room I’d copy you. HeHe. I think I want a vintage trailer to play in and change up with cute ideas like this!
Thanks for sharing this. I am shopping for some Buffalo plaid.
Have a good week.
Can I get penciled in for a guest stay. So cozy and warm and fun. Love it all.
Happy New Week Angie.
Kris
Sure, come on over, Kris! 🙂
I ‘M glad I got my reservation in early for two weeks. I feel very blessed to be able to stay there. Can”t wait. Love you-Mom
I can’t wait until you get here, Mom! 🙂
I can’t get into the link for the rusty bells, could you please send me the link.
Thanks
Pamela, you can find lots of sizes and choices of the rusty bells here – http://amzn.to/2faAzbA
That sounds to me very like Laura Ingalls Wilder – not sure which book, maybe Little House in the Big Woods. I read these aloud to my daughter when she was young. Wonderful memory.
Sounds a lot like Laura Ingalls wilder – not sure which book maybe Little House in the Big Woods. I read these aloud to my daughter when she was young. Brought back good memories:=)
What a wonderful retreat. You made it look like a real cabin in the woods.
This is such a cozy, welcoming guest room! I am loving the buffalo check right now, too…just bought a duvet cover and shams for our bedroom for winter. Your decorating in this room is so lovely!
Very charming little cabin. Yes, I did guess right on the quotation. We read those books outloud to our oldest daughter one snowy winter when we lived out in the country and heated the house with a woodstove. It was so cozy. I look back on that time with great nostalgia. No matter that the woodstove gave me asthma the whole winter! It was still one of my favorite winter family times.
Angie you created such a wonderful cabin in the woods at Christmas time in your sweet guest room. You have the best ideas.
Joy
Angie, es precioso, acogedor y cálido el ambiente que has creado en la cabaña!!
Por favor, ¿Me puedes decir a qué libro pertenece el párrafo? Soy española y no lo conozco.
Felices fiestas y próspero año nuevo.
Saludos desde Madrid.
Encarna
Encarna,
Se llama Little House en los Grandes Bosques de Laura Ingalls Wilder
I love this space Angie, just beautiful! Happy New Year to you 🙂