Moviehole-katietreasures: Woodland Tree in the Living Room

I ordered this pinecone botanical off of e-Bay. It has set the tone for the living room decorations this year.
It took some time to get here from England, I'd forgotten I had ordered it.
It's beautiful.

This print plus the pinecones we collected at the lake have created a warm and rustic feel that will be easy to live with well into January.

I wanted simple, rustic and organic.

Once I had the theme in mind, I pondered the tree. Usually our tree is heavily adorned with hundreds of ornaments.

I just didn't want that this year. It seemed too much and too overwhelming.

I was too tired for that.
Since Bill is traveling throughout the month of December, he didn't care about having a tree in the man cave. He had quite a few cool "lodgey" ornaments that would pair well with the antique mercury glass ornaments from my grandparents.

This is the way my sister-in-law does her woodland tree.

Tasteful and not too cutesy.

I just don't feel up for a lot of kitsch.
The moose on skis just didn't make the cut.

The tree is embellished with mushrooms,
owls, acorns, pinecones,

a few forest creatures,

and a few sweet birds.
I threaded burlap and white ribbon through out.
The ribbon was giving me fits but I just kept messing with it.

We really did a lot of shuffling to try to get everything to fit but I had to put a chair in the garage.
I like the loveseat in it's new spot.

My neighbor said it made the room look bigger and more open. I knew this but Bill likes the cozy L configuration of the old arrangement. I hope he gets used to it this way.
I draped my new gray plaid throw from Pottery Barn across the back.
I got the throw for 70% last winter.