Christmas decorations should all be about magic.
Addie and Mike Metoyer’s house has that magic. The Christmas tree is just the start. Their entire home from the front yard, to kitchen, to the basement is filled with jolly decorating ideas.
“It takes about two weeks to decorate the house for Christmas,” Addie said.
From the front yard to the basement, every room in the Metoyer’s home displays Christmas decorations.
Every inch of the Metoyer’s home is filled with the holiday spirit. A large beautiful picture of Santa hangs on the wall. A closer look reveals it’s a puzzle.
“Mike worked on this puzzle of Santa. He shellacked it and we got it framed,” Addie said.
On either side of the fireplace lays a wintery scene of ceramic homes and ice-skaters twirling around on an icy pond. “The layout is different every year. Something that might not catch your eye this time, arranged differently will stand out next time,” Addie points out.
A number of Santas line the top of a Curio.
Addie made many of the decorations herself.
Every year Addie Metoyer hand makes wreaths for the graves of family members.
“I change the curtains in the kitchen and family room for the season. I make them myself,” she said. The kitchen curtains are a print of reindeer and evergreen trees.
“All these wreaths I have made myself,” Addie said, turning the lights on to display a floral wreath arrangement on the table.
Addie leads to the basement where six more wreaths are lined up.
“These go on the graves of my family members who we remember each Christmas. Every year I make a new wreath for each of them,” she said.
When asked what her favorite piece is, Addie pointed to a small statute of Scrooge. “It jumped out at me. I had to have it.”
Who is the main audience for their holiday house?
Addie and Mike host 25 to 30 people for Christmas Eve. They look forward to sharing their holiday spirit.
How long do the decorations stay up?
Addie said, “They come down by the first week in January, by then we are ready to put the decorations away.”
