My number one thing to do during that time when everyone is home over the holiday is puzzles. Matt and I especially love 1000 piece puzzles and will usually have a card table up the entire two weeks from when my kids get of school until New Years. We work our way through our puzzle...

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Are you team tree skirt or team tree collar? It’s been a while since I gave up the traditional tree skirt of my Christmas tree. I’ve used lots of things from blankets to actual baskets to spruce up the base of my Christmas tree but my favorite thing came on the market several years ago...

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The year I gave up on traditional Christmas decor was so freeing for me. As much as I appreciate classic red during the holiday season, red and green just never fit very organically with my coastal-inspired decor. Several years ago I decided to decorate my Christmas tree in blues and whites and it felt perfect,...

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Decorating for Christmas in 80-degree heat will never feel right but boy, oh boy, do I feel festive! I suppose I should welcome you, Hi! I’m Chelsea and this little corner of the internet is Making Home Base. What started as a little space to document my decorating ideas for military base housing has quickly...

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This post is sponsored by Walmart. All opinions are 100% my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that support Making Home Base. Our first Christmas in our home in Florida our neighbor several doors down brought us a loaf of freshly baked bread wrapped in a tea towel on Christmas Eve night. It was...

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Christmastime is here again and it couldn’t be more welcome. In a year where nothing has felt normal or exciting, putting up our Christmas tree felt like an absolute treat. The gift of the season feels more like a gift than years before. Putting up a tree and some garland felt therapeutic. Wrapping gifts and...

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