Today I’m squeezing in one last Christmas project.

I found this old beadboard cupboard door at a garage sale a few months back.

You know, back when there were hostas and lots of other green things in my garden.

I’ve always been a fan of old beadboard, and I thought the hardware on this one was kind of fun too.

I ended up painting it in Dixie Belle’s Midnight Sky and then adding the North Pole stencil from Wallcutz in Drop Cloth.

The beadboard did make the stenciling a bit more challenging, and it looked a bit sloppy when I first pulled the stencil away.  I had to go back with a small artist’s brush and fill in a lot of grooves to keep the wording legible.  Especially the smaller section in the circle.

Once that was done I added a couple of rusty, old, metal hooks from my stash.

These sort of hooks just screw into place.

I had initially taken photos of this sign hanging on a tree out in the garden.  I was planning to bring the sign into the shop with the rest of my Christmas merchandise.

But then I realized that this one would be perfect for hanging stockings.

And since we don’t have any sort of mantle I decided to keep it for that purpose.

I also had the perfect spot for it in the piano room.

Who knows, maybe next year I’ll sell this one on, but for now I’m really enjoying it in this spot.

A few of you have mentioned hoping that I’d share a tour of my Christmas decor this year, but to be honest, my indoor decorating was a bit haphazard.  I think that trip to Mexico back in late November kind of threw me off.  I never even put up the tree.

Do you remember the clock cloche?  I like to switch up the contents under the cloche depending on the season, and I did get that done this year.

It’s a simple look with some bottle brush trees and a tiny greenhouse full of poinsettias sitting on a vintage gardening book that my friend Sue gave me for my birthday.

And remember that Dutch ice skate I brought home from Amsterdam?  I hung that on my old wooden ladder along with some greens.

My friend opK was going through her stash of vintage Christmas cards and came across one with a snowy windmill scene and she thought it would be perfect for me.  I framed it up in an old chippy frame that I had on hand.  I layered it with an old invoice (sometimes the accountant in me still comes out).

I hung that from the ladder using some green velvet ribbon.

I’ve already shared the little bit of decorating that I did in our bedroom, and now this beadboard sign in the piano room.  Otherwise, I think you’ve seen everything else I have out this year in previous years including my toolbox full of tree toppers …

and my Christmas village …

To be precise, I actually set up my village twice.  I originally thought it would be nice to change it up and put it in the living room under the window.  I had it all set up there, and then decided it wasn’t working so I moved everything to the top of my English cupboard in the q branch.

I had to consolidate it down this year to fit entirely on top of that cupboard.  Last year I also had the blue rooster cupboard in that room, but if you’ll remember I moved it out when I brought in a larger desk.

And speaking of the q branch, finishing up the makeover in that room is on my to-do list for January.  I’ve picked out the new wall color, so once I get that village put back away again I’m going to get started on painting the walls.  So be sure to stay tuned in the new year!