Cool blue holiday decorating
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Today I’m officially one year older. Womp womp. I really need to change my attitude from being hesitant of turning one year older to really just embracing it. I’m working through it, okay?! I’ve just got an attachment to my 20′s that I don’t want to give up just yet…the good news is that I don’t feel (or act) like I’m on the tail end of it – that’s all that matters, right?!
Well, now that’s out of the way…Yup, I’m kinda diggin’ this cool blue holiday decorating inspiration! To give it some balance, throw in some splashes of cool red and shiny gold – you seriously can’t go wrong! Because I share my apartment with two other roommates, I don’t really decorate as much as I’d like to (nor do I have the time). My holiday decorations usually just include stringing up some white Christmas lights and we’re good to go! But, I sure would like to dream decorate, if you all don’t mind!
Are you planning on decorating your home this holiday season? Indulge me!
And one last time (I promise!) – for anyone who hasn’t yet entered my Birthday Bash Giveaway, you’ve got 3 days left! Just check out what’s in the prize goody bag below. Good luck to everyone who has already entered, we’ll announce the winner on Monday! You can enter here.
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giveaway photos via Coco/Mingo
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61 comments :
Corina
November 7, 2013 8:32AM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEETIE!!!
Wishing you the very best! may everything today will be covered in stardust and glitter (lol i always want to be a princess on my birthday ahha)
Love that wonderful cooling blue, it’s as well one of my favourites this year. It just feels so relaxing, right?
Coco/Mingo (Jessica)
November 8, 2013 12:52PM
Thank you love!!! Ooh, you totally deserve to be a princess on your birthday!!! π
Alecia
November 7, 2013 9:28AM
there are so many lovely goodies in that birthday giveaway. π ANd you bet ya I am decorating this holiday. I just haven’t decided what direction I want to go in. π
Kadie
November 7, 2013 9:38AM
I love this holiday post! Every Christmas I get so excited about decorating only to take a huge step back at all of the gaudy red and green decorations – especially the kinds you see on the aisles of the drugstore. It all seems so plastic and cold! So this cool blue makes me think of evergreen branches and a bowl of cranberries and the softer side of the season.
Coco/Mingo (Jessica)
November 8, 2013 12:54PM
I agree! I love traditional Christmas, but c’mon the whole gaudy green and red thing gets a little old sometimes! I like to switch it up now and then π Evergreen branches and a bowl of cranberries – perfect fit to this inspiration!
Jennifer
November 7, 2013 9:56AM
Happy birthday! I hope it’s a good one. And I’m with you… cool blues are so beautiful and calming. Thanks for the inspiration! π
Coco/Mingo (Jessica)
November 8, 2013 12:54PM
Thank you, Jennifer!
Brooke
November 7, 2013 10:16AM
Happy birthday girl!!! Everyone always laughs at me because I get so excited about getting older lol. I think the more positive you are about it, the younger you feel and seem to others. With age comes wisdom, maturity and confidenceβwork it! Loving this cool blue holiday theme. It is so fresh and beautiful. I will definitely be decorating for the holidaysβI get very festive this time of year π xo!
Coco/Mingo (Jessica)
November 8, 2013 12:55PM
Thank you my dear!! I need to be more like you and be excited and positive about getting a year older! You put it into a good perspective π
tana
November 7, 2013 10:29AM
Oh i love your styling photos, Jessica! The giveaway items look so fun and more cool especially paired together like that. π Happy (officially your bday) birthday!!!!!! Hope you have an awesome day. I kind of feel the same way about my 20s but hey let’s enjoy it for as long as we can right? π I’d love to decorate my first home with the hubby this year. Maybe we’ll put up some small things here and there. Mostly, I think I’ll be baking some cupcakes and cookies.
Coco/Mingo (Jessica)
November 8, 2013 12:56PM
Thank you Tana!! Oh, cupcakes and cookies sound amazing for the holidays!
Tracey Mackenzie
November 7, 2013 11:32AM
Happy Birthday!!! I hope you have a wonderful day!!
Coco/Mingo (Jessica)
November 8, 2013 12:56PM
Thank you Tracey!!
nancy @ adore to adorn
November 7, 2013 12:43PM
Well, they say you’re only as old as you feel and that age is just a number! Definitely worth considering embracing the age as it comes since we only get better with age! =D
Happy Birthday to you!!
xo,
nancy
Coco/Mingo (Jessica)
November 8, 2013 12:56PM
Thank you Nancy!! You’re totally right!
Madison
November 7, 2013 12:49PM
i just cant resist wishing you a happy birthday again!!! π
i am hoping to go all out this year and decorate my room. So far i already have a little christmas tree and some lights across my headboard! except i keep those up all year round lol!
good luck with your decorations! π
Coco/Mingo (Jessica)
November 8, 2013 12:59PM
Thank you Madison, you’re the sweetest! I used to keep my white Christmas lights up year round as well!! I love it!
Kristyn @ Milk + Crown
November 7, 2013 12:52PM
Happy official birthday Jessica π I think each year it does get harder to embrace aging, but I’m glad you are trying to come to grips with it. Birthdays are beautiful things! It’s a celebration about being alive! We gotta take all the birthdays we can get π
Also, I need that dress! So beautiful. When I go home for Thanksgiving, I’m planning to decorate the apartment with garlands of pinecones. It’s simple but cute, I think!
Coco/Mingo (Jessica)
November 8, 2013 1:00PM
Thank you, Kristyn!! I love simple – and garlands with pinecones sound so lovely!!
emily
November 7, 2013 12:59PM
happy birthday, miss jessica!! i am loving this moodboard, love the cooler theme! i’ve gotten a few sprigs of fir to place in various vases i’ve got around the house, but i’m still pinning/brainstorming other ideas for our tiny space. my husband refuses to get a christmas tree before thanksgiving!
Coco/Mingo (Jessica)
November 8, 2013 1:01PM
Thank you Emily!! I’m kinda with your hubby on the no getting a Christmas tree until after Thanksgiving! One year, we did (my family) get a tree the day after Thanksgiving – and it got brown and started dying BEFORE Christmas – we ended up having to buy another one!!! lol!
Maru
November 7, 2013 1:26PM
Happy Birthday Jessica! I hope you enjoy and have so muc fun today, I wish you the best!
Coco/Mingo (Jessica)
November 8, 2013 1:02PM
Thank you, Maru!
Allyssa
November 7, 2013 1:53PM
Happy Birthday!! π
Coco/Mingo (Jessica)
November 8, 2013 1:02PM
Thank you, Allyssa!
Angel Y.
November 7, 2013 2:43PM
Happy happy birthday again! These are such lovely photos. You’re putting me in a holiday decor mood but I’m trying to resist (for the most part). π
Coco/Mingo (Jessica)
November 8, 2013 1:03PM
Thank you dear Angel!!
Danielle
November 7, 2013 3:30PM
Happiest of birthdays to you, my dear!! So glad to have ‘met’ you π I really like the idea of using cool blue to accent the usual Christmas colours of red, green and gold. It gives a nice contrast! Thanks for the iead….brainstorming away!!
Coco/Mingo (Jessica)
November 8, 2013 1:03PM
Thank you sweetie! Happy brainstorming!
emma
November 7, 2013 4:49PM
Happy Birthday Jessica! I love your mood board, and the idea of the cooling blue against red and gold. Great styling!
Coco/Mingo (Jessica)
November 8, 2013 1:04PM
Thank you, Emma! I’m glad you like it π
Sofi Bacandreas
November 7, 2013 5:55PM
Happy happy birthday!! I hope it is great! Ah, and yes I plan on decorating my house with lights, & everything festive-y! I adore interior decorating!
XO Sofi
http://thegirlinredtights.blogspot.com/
Coco/Mingo (Jessica)
November 8, 2013 1:04PM
Thank you Sofi! I hope you share some of your wonderful decorating ideas!
Sam
November 7, 2013 9:09PM
Happiest Birthday to you!!
Coco/Mingo (Jessica)
November 8, 2013 1:05PM
Thank you Sam!
Victoria | Oh So Pretty
November 7, 2013 10:39PM
Ahh! Happy Birthday, love!!! I don’t decorate like I want to either, but I will dream of it with you! I love the idea of cool blue with splashes of gold and red π Simple and beautiful! I hope you are having an amazing day, dear! xoxo <3333
Coco/Mingo (Jessica)
November 8, 2013 1:05PM
Thank you love!! You helped to make it extra special!! xo
Fashioned by Love
November 8, 2013 5:05AM
Love these coloursβ¦ Some of our rooms are decorated in these shades. π
Sending you more happy birthday wishes, sweetheart! xxx
Coco/Mingo (Jessica)
November 8, 2013 1:06PM
Thank you my dear!! Oh, what beautiful rooms they must be!! xo
Kyla
November 8, 2013 7:14AM
Happy Birthday, Jessica! Every year it always seems to get stranger when we realize we’re older, huh? It’s always good to stay young at heart π
And as for this decorating post, I LOVE adding light blue into the mix – I have a throw blanket similar to the one you have pictured here. Such a pretty color!
Coco/Mingo (Jessica)
November 8, 2013 1:07PM
Thank you Kyla! Oh, it must be a beautiful throw blanket, such a beautiful color!
jessica {creative index}
November 8, 2013 9:35AM
Happy birthday girlfriend!! Hope you had an amazing day/week! π
I used to love my birthday, but as I get older, I definitely start to dread it more and more! I know it’s just a number, but I hate that that number is getting closer and closer to 30! eeeeek!
Coco/Mingo (Jessica)
November 8, 2013 1:07PM
Thanks girl!! We need to embrace getting close to 30 as scary as it may be! eek!
Jane Y.
November 8, 2013 11:43AM
happy birthday once again! and oh cool blues look nice. i can’t wait to get the house decorated. this year we hope to get those old fashioned bulbs. can’t wait to get my hands on those!
Coco/Mingo (Jessica)
November 8, 2013 1:08PM
Thank you once again, dear Jane! Old fashioned bulbs?! That sounds like the perfect addition to holiday decorating! I can’t wait to see what they look like!
Laicie
November 8, 2013 12:16PM
Eee happy official birthday, a day late!! I hope it was perfect. π As always, this inspiration is beautiful.
Coco/Mingo (Jessica)
November 8, 2013 1:08PM
Thank you Laicie!! Hope you’re enjoying your Friday!!
Laura
November 8, 2013 1:42PM
Omg, happy happy birthday. (Well, belated now.. but it’s the weekend so you’re entitled to a Birthday Weekend!) I’m loving the cool blue color scheme. A nice relaxed way to say ‘Merry Christmas’.
Court | love court xoxo
November 8, 2013 4:10PM
I love everything that you are giving away in the giveaway- the only thing I haven’t ever tried is the soap. I am going to have to though because I think you have the best taste!! I hope your birthday was super awesome π
Latrina | oftreesandhues
November 8, 2013 7:30PM
So so lovely! And you can bet that I will be decorating my home this year! The mister and I haven’t done it in the last 2-3 years, which is quite crazy for me as I love this time of year and usually go nuts. I have already decided that my Christmas colors will be Gold and White! π We’re buying our tree later this month and I can’t wait to start decorating it! You should totally get a little tree for your room. π
Tia Meyers
November 8, 2013 8:25PM
Lovely blog! It’s adorable and happy birthday π
Becka
November 8, 2013 10:27PM
ahhh happy birthday!! (sorry I’m a few days late). I hope you did a bit of celebrating π
I do a lot of dream decorating… and dream shopping. This year my goal is to actually decorate our mantel with fresh greenery.
mika arai
November 9, 2013 2:45AM
wishing you a bright and beautiful birthday! your blog is just so lovely!
Adriana M.
November 10, 2013 2:23AM
Oh, cuuute! I’ll be decorating baby blue, navy blue, and silver for Christmas and can’t wait. I’m a big sucker for Christmas. But happy belated birthday, you sexy lady you! I’m scared of leaving my twenties one day, too, but I try to picture my 30′s as a new chapter in my life. One that’ll be just as exciting and wonderful as the last. Hope you had fun & ate lots of cake. π
Sukhi
November 10, 2013 3:32AM
Haha..yes, it’s all about how you feel and nothing about the number! π Belated Happy Birthday Jessica. I hope it was a good one. π
– Sukhi
http://happinesswinner.blogspot.com/
trishie
November 10, 2013 5:22AM
Wishing you a very happy birthday my dear!! Hope you got spoilt
simona
November 10, 2013 5:54AM
Happy belated birthday, did you have a nice day?
These decorations look really calming, I can imagine spending Xmas like that. I may be decorating a little bit more than usual this year, let’s see.
Anna @ IHOD
November 10, 2013 6:28PM
I like this take on holiday decorating because its unique. Gorgeous images as usual chica!
Kelly Brito
November 11, 2013 2:09PM
Oh, how I love that moodboard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I still have NO idea on what I’m doing for the holidays. Since we got cats, holiday decorations have been very… limited. More of toys for them than decorations! =)
Eliza
November 11, 2013 7:55PM
These pictures are gorgeous!! So many wonderful things π
Nnenna
November 14, 2013 1:55PM
Happy Belated Birthday to you lady- hope it was a wonderful one! Also, so excited for you for your trip home that’s coming up soon- it’s going to be amazing! (Also, sorry for the flood of comments- if you can’t tell, I’m finally starting to catch up from my trip π