Hi Emma & Simon. I didn’t know that Bean passed away. I’m very sorry for your loss, when you lose a member of the family it is never easy. We are a pet household as well, and have also experienced the same painful loss. ❤ I’m sure you love seeing his ornament and little face on your tree the whole holiday season.
Thank you, it was over 2 years ago, just 2 weeks after we moved in here. It’s utterly heartbreaking, he was 17 and lived a great life but it was unexpected, which may sound crazy for a dog that’s 17 but he was so full of ‘beans’ and in good health. It just completely floored me and I haven’t processed the grief in the way we should so I’m getting help for that now x
I cried right along with you as you hung Bean’s Christmas ornament. We have commemorative ornaments for our thirteen bunnies & one dog that have passed through our homes & hearts. It is heartbreaking to lose them but I wouldn’t want to be without any single one of our pets. Grief over the loss of a pet is made more difficult since it is often not understood by others. Good for you for seeking the help you need. ❤
Your house looks so lovely ❤️. I, too, shed a tear for Bean 😢. I appreciate your vulnerability and those ornaments are a treasure. The 30 second re-jig is a Christmas tradition I think, certainly happens in my house 😂. Happy to see Simon as well 👋🇨🇦.
Beautiful ❤. For me, the one thing that is an absolute *must* for Christmas is a fresh, live tree. It’s non negotiable. Growing up in a military family, we sometimes found ourselves in military housing that was too small for a tree. One such year, my mother put a tree outside in front of the living room window and decorated it with whatever of her decorations she was willing to possibly sacrifice to a Canadian Winter in order for us to have one. Another time she cut branches and placed them in a large vessel and we decorated that. But not having that fresh pine scent and our beloved tree ornaments was not something any of us would accept. We lived in Germany and our favourite Christmas tradition was to go to the Christmas markets and select a new decoration for that year. There is immense nostalgia and happy memories in those ornaments, which my mother has been handing down to us, one at a time, each Christmas as we now have our own households. We also adopted the German tradition of waiting until advent to begin decorating. My mother would keep the house fairly dark in the evenings, adding just a little more light as we approached Christmas. She has a collection of handmade, wooden decorations that have moving parts set in motion by tiny candles. Those would come out one at a time as the weeks passed. I woke up every day with anticipation to see what had been added to the house. Sometimes it would be a bit like a scavenger hunt to see if we could find the new addition as she would weave the pieces all throughout the house. I’ve adopted the same practice and my daughter loves to come home from school and hunt around the house to see if she can find what old friend has been brought out or what new one may have been added. As a child, for me, it was the most magical time and I love it so much. The moment with you straightening the star topper … mmmhmmm 😂 Same. Every year. Same. Sending you love for the bereavement of your dearest Bean, Emma. ❤
I love those traditions 😊 if you were in Germany did you also do the ringing of the bell in another room for the fairy to come and delivery presents? I probably didn’t explain that well but my sister in law is German and lives in Munich and they do this bell ringing tradition and their main Christmas when they open presents is on our Christmas Eve. It might be German-Bavarian I’m not sure 🙈
@@EmmaHill haha Yes !! If it’s the same tradition, it’s the Christkind. She’s the Christmas angel. She usually led the Christmas parade and rang a bell. There are lots of traditions that revolve around her. We put all the family names in a hat and draw one and the idea is to do some act of kindness or something to delight that person, in secret, every day, all throughout advent. Then we’d buy or make some small something for that person and on Christmas Eve we exchange those gifts, revealing who had whom and when we were very little, my Mom would ring a bell to sort of “summon” us. It’s always hillarious to have a house full of people trying to be sneaky and trying to winkle out who has you haha. There’s always a lot of exaggerated stories of our escapades as we open the gifts 😆
I totally understand your pain over Bean I still choke back tears when I think about my first two dogs Gracie and Abby had them for 17 years. I am now inspired to put up my decorations.
Bean was 17 as well 🥹 it’s so hard to think about, especially as we have 4 others and I can’t bare to think about losing them, but my Beany baby will always be in my heart ❤️ Happy decorating 🎄😘
Lovely Emma! When my husband and I shared our first Christmas in our own home we started the tradition of both making a (christmas) wish while we hold the tree topper and then putting it on the tree together. Same as making a wish before blowing out bday candles. We now have a two year old and he joins us in this tradition in his own way... Makes me so happy! 🤎
Dear Emma, it is amazing how the touch of some people makes everything beautiful. You are one of them. It is a magic touch like in a Disney film :) Thanks for all your video's I really appreciate your quite presence in this shouting community.
Oh Emma, I am so sorry for the loss of Bean. I absolutely love watching the fur children on the videos. I will miss seeing him. I hope you and Simon find comfort during the holiday season. PS I love love love that black chair at the beginning...have been wanting one for years.
I love the light everywhere it's cosy chic and sweet !!! The Olivier is awsome (I live in south of France and it's the first time I find one nice with this Christmas vibe 😁😉) The little touch of gold is perfect !!! The wooden sweet face of Bean is a perfect tribute and a nice way to keep him next to you,as I keep the memory of my belove cat... Thank you, bises
I have a lighted tree-top star. It goes on first, then plugs into the first string of lights. I snake the extension cord up the back trunk of the tree. I have some lovely glass ornaments that were from my Mom’s generation and that I remember from childhood. I love your decor because of the emphasis on natural materials.
Oh, Emma & Simon. Sending lots of love and cuddles to you both for Bean. I got teary when you were trying to hold it together when you started talking about him. I love your decorations. So effortless and chic. I put my tree up in October. I absolutely love Christmas and when I grew up as a kid in the Philippines, they start putting their Christmas decorations in the '-ber' months... so, technically speaking, I'm a month late 😂 I live in New Zealand now and I love holding onto certain traditions, like putting up my tree super early.
I LOVE that! I like having ours up (although not turned on) a bit earlier so we can film it. I’d like to embrace Christmas a bit earlier but i can’t deal with the judgement from the Grinch villagers 🤣🙈
Oh Emma, when your voice broke putting Bean’s beautiful decoration up 💔. Your Christmas decor is stunning and compliments your home perfectly. Love the story of you going to get the tree when you were younger, sounds like a National Lampoons kind of situation!! When we put our tree and house decorations up we put a Christmas movie on and have a glass of Buck’s Fizz on the go. Our decorations are ones we’ve bought together throughout the years that are personal along with store bought ones. We always have white lights on our trees, but growing we had coloured lights and when I see them on others it reminds me of being a kid and the magic and nostalgia of Christmas🎄Oh and I’m with you on the speculoos, or Speculaas as I know them by, that’s what they’re called in Holland (my Dad is Dutch) so we always have them at Christmas time 😍.
Following your channel for a couple of years now I absolutely sobbed when you hung up the Bean ornament ❤ What a beautiful way to remember him as part of the family.
Emma, you both have made a beautiful home for the last 3 years I have been a devoted fan and have been watching your progress. You both are super talented and should be so proud to see it finally ready for a proper Christmas ❤ I remember Bean very much and totally get it as I lost my baby boy LoLo 7 months ago, he was the love of my life I rescued him 10 years ago. He was the smallest little Maltese and the best buddy ever. He also died suddenly in a tragic attack ny much larger dog. I will never get over it. Thanks for sharing your story even though you never talk about it much, I remember crying when I found out about Bean and hoped I would never be in your shoes, but here I am.
Looking so natural and beautiful! I love to style our home with similar natural pieces - we live in Sherwood Forest so I figure it makes sense to echo our surroundings.🌲 Thank you for reminding me of the delightful Lebkuchen, I always forget they exist 😅I fell in love with their loveliness a few years ago so they’re now firmly on my shopping list. Sorry that your little Bean won’t be with you this Christmas, the sadness never really leaves us does it!😥 Our 13 year old collie has had her second cancer removal in the last month and I’m praying with every breath that she’s still with us at Christmas. 🙏🏼 Thank you for such a lovely video Emma. Happy Sunday x
You always make the decorations look so classy! Ours don’t go up until the first Sunday of December. We started a tradition of that’s when we go and pick our tree out so we like to make a day of it 🎄 I love the tree decorations of places you’ve been but I agree, always start with the lights 😅 I don’t think I’d trust myself not to knock the other bits off if I did it the other way round!
The house looks beautiful and it’s very “you”. Beautiful ornament for Bean. We put our tree up on the 6th December for St Nicholas Day. We play music and have fruit mince tarts & stollen. Our household, like many, is a blend of two cultures and it’s been fun building new traditions whilst honouring our English & German backgrounds.
All of your greenery is beautiful. We have an overabundance of pine and fir trees on our property and I mostly put branches outdoors in pots that annuals were in, bringing some inside as well. That smell!
My heart just sank when I heard you talk about Bean. So sorry for your loss 💔 I love your tasteful decorations, they are so you. The house looks beautiful. Happy holidays to both of you. ❤
Oh Emma, I am very sorry for the loss of your Bean. Even a tear came to my eye, and this although I don‘t have a dog myself. But I feel for you, because you have lost your little friend. Greetings from Germany and all the best to you and your husband.
As Cubans, decorating is wayyyy more chaotic since my mom is usually wrestling with the tree to get the lights as close to the trunk as possible and ordering me around militantly to make sure it looks magazine perfect with her myriad of ornaments, so watching your peaceful decorating was a well needed breath of fresh air! Love the decorations as always and love the special pup ornaments, currently doing the same for my past fur babies and my heart goes out to you as you're still processing that grief. Sending love this holiday season!
Iam New tonite! So Sorry for your loss of puppy Bean! I also lost my 13 year old Minature Dashaund Rosie I’ve been devastated she was my best friend and only friend! Sometimes I still break down n Cry it’s not easy ! I live by myself and me & Rosie had went thru a lot together! I hope you get some Comfort in her lil face on the Ornament! Love your Style!❤❤🐶
My heart broke for you when you spoke about Bean ❤beautiful aesthetic decorations - might have to give those battery operated candles a try, loved how they looked on your fireplace.
Aww I can totally relate with you getting emotional when talking about Bean. My little furry friend passed away two Christmases ago and it’s always bittersweet to remember him. But the memories we have of him will always be cherished, as I am sure you both cherish Bean’s ones ❤ Lovely decoration guys! So festive and elegant! And your hair…just stunning 🤩 Have a very merry Christmas! 🥰🤗
It looks so lovely! 🎄 The outside lights are so pretty! I love the doggy decorations, especially as Bean will (and always) be part of your Christmas celebrations. I did a similar thing a few years back for my cat Oliver who passed at 18 years old. I had his old brush that I couldn’t bear to get rid of and used the fur to make the ‘heart’ of a felted cat decoration I made in his likeness. He sits at the centre of the tree each year. Sending you both lots of love ❤
Beautiful decorations Emma ❤ when packing away my decorations last year I stuck an envelope with £20 in to a bottle of Prosecco and wrapped my tree lights around the bottle, so I have a drink and takeaway to look forward to this year 😉
BEAUTIFUL ! So modest but still very festive. Bean deco is sooo beautiful. This hole in man's heart will never heal after this kind of loss, but this way he's still with you every christmas.
And very tasteful too Emma! Your right, it takes time to amass your decorations, I usually add something to ours every year, I must stop now !!! Lovely to see the doggy tree wooden discs especially Bean's little face. Thank you for sharing xx
Hi there! First time I came across you! Beautiful decor. I love your style. Sorry to hear about the loss of your dog.😢. I can definitely relate. Your tree looks gorgeous. I would like to see you show more of a full version of it. As for tree lighting, another way is to run the lights vertically. I'm going to try it myself. Enjoy your Holidays!!! 🎄 🎁 🇨🇦
Oh Emma I miss Bean too he is with you that is a lovely thing to do. I have filled up watching that too. I’m a complete animal lover and have watched your videos for years. It all looks lovely. Love the decorations. Thanks for sharing. Lots of love xx
Happy Christmas guys. As always beautiful content. Love your traditions. I too have an ornament of my beloved Bella-Bean (Chihuahua) who is no longer with us and it sparks my heart to place it on the tree each year. 🐾 ❤
Hi Emma , I’m so sorry for the loss of your beloved Bean- it’s heartbreaking and having been through it, I know how very sad you and Simon must be feeling. They are always in our hearts. Beautiful Christmas decor.❤️🎄
so sorry to hear about your lovely Bean. Your house looks very festive and we also collect christmas decorations when travelling. some of mine are many years old but its lovely to see them every year. happy christmas to you both
Sending hugs and holiday cheer!! I’m so glad you are keeping Bean’s ornament in rotation. It may hurt to see it sometimes, but it will also bring him closer. ❤
I wasn’t sure if I wanted to get a Christmas bauble for our puppy’s first Christmas but listening to you and how much you treasure Bs’ baubles has confirmed to me that I should. We have ones have our children and now I will order one for our fur baby ❤
The decs looks beautiful, Emma and Simon. I really need to get mine out now. I’m so sorry that it still upsets you to think of Bean. I do understand as we lost one of our cats around the same time and I still can’t think of her or look at a photo of her without getting upset because she only went into the vets to have her teeth cleaned (she was 15) and the anaesthetic damaged her kidneys beyond repair. I feel so guilty and hate myself for it. But anyway, I hope you both have a lovely Christmas with your fur babies and wish you a wonderful 2024 🎄💕
Happy Holidays to you, Emma & Simon. I cried with you when talking about Bean, as we also lost our dog this year. We are doing our best to celebrate without her, but I do know how hard it is. I do love your videos - always a joy to see you - and thank you for sharing.
Luv the simple chic festive decor, So sorry to you and Simon in your lose of Bean, he will be sadly missed on you channel but will forever be remembered ❤
Such a warm and cozy feeling to your home. Well done you two! 👍🎄🔔 I was putting on mascara when I heard you talk about Bean I know what a sad feeling that is. It made me think of my Chloe and Riley I had to run for the Kleenex box. They’re all so very special aren’t they? You gave him a very loving home. ❤
I am so sorry about bean ❤ Lovely Christmas decorate with me 🎄 loved the ending where Simon put up the star thought it was so funny how he stood back hoping the star wouldn’t fall I was watching thinking the exact same as u “it’s not straight” 😂
Dear Emma I’m so sorry for your loss. Animals were and are always a part of my life and family and it’s always heartbreaking when one leaves us. I definitely teared up when hearing the crack on your voice. Sending you lots of hugs and love and although they’re digital I truly hope you feel them ❤️ have a wonderful and peaceful Christmas. Ps - i always decorate the tree on the first of november. Christmas is my favorite holiday so for me as soon as Halloween is over, is X-mas time! Funny enough I always take everything down on December 26 😂 after the 25th it just doesn’t make sense to me. It’s like the magic is gone 😂
Ahh as i was watching you video about Christmas decorations so magical and so much love and fun you put together I just love it then you mention you lost your beloved dog you brought tears in my eyes/ so. Sorry 😢 hope you’re doing well all the best ❤
Oh Emma, I love the decs of your pooches ❤❤❤ I don’t usually let our tree drop, so this year I’ll do that. I love your Christmas decs, just right! The Diptyque advent calendar looks lush! ❤❤❤
It all looks beautiful. I have two little trees that I keep up all year. They have bare branches and permanent lights at the ends of the branches. I have coloured glass birds in the branches. I’ll add more Christmassy decs once it’s December and I have other decorations for around my sitting room.
Each year I buy Ikea's ginger bird shaped cookies and hang a few of them on the tree with a red ribbon /or whatever the theme colour is. My sister-in-laws both lost 3 dogs between them in couple of years and had some special bone shaped tree decorations made with their names (Selfridges, I think, not sure)
Thanks for sharing, I enjoy how simple but classic your decor is. Here in the USA we (the majority ) decorate the day after Thanksgiving, Nothing can replace the smell of a real tree and I also collect ornaments from places I visit, a tradition that I instilled on my kids and every time we go to a new place we always look for a Christmas ornament. This year my youngest daughter is attending university in Nottingham and we'll go spend Christmas with her. Visiting London at Christmastime is a dream of mine that will become true very soon.
Oh how lovely! You’ll love the Christmas lights, they are beautiful ✨ There are some great Christmas markets too which are the ultimate European vibe ☺️ I hope you have a lovely Christmas with your daughter x
I’m so sorry to hear about Bean. 17 is incredible. You don’t get there without being happy, secure and well cared for - so you guys clearly have been amazing! I really love your content, but this is also a really tough time for you so if you need to go quiet for a bit, it’s ok, we’ll be here when you’re ready. (Not that you need any permission at all from strangers on the interweb!)
Wonderfull decor inside and out, loosing a pet is never easy what a lovely memento to have on the tree, decor up 1st dec, i think this year i have seen more and more going up earlier than usual, the inspiration you get just watching videos on here is so lovely, and the theme i have noticed is the Gold Cow Bells they are everywhere, until you try and buy them then not so easy, thankyou Emma for sharing your lovely home decorated for Christmas xx
Aww so sorry to hear about Bean😢. Love that you have memory decorations though. My tree is like a walk down memory lanes, with decorations bought over the years at different events or in different places. I have a Disney collection too, and try to buy one or two memorable additions each year. My tree is going up sometime this week, but I have already broken out my Christmas towels,tea towels and nightwear☺️😁🎄
Beautiful, tasteful Christmas decorations Emma. They're gorgeous. And lovely little decs of the Bs. Wonderful reminder for you both of little Bean. He was so sweet. Love to you all. Xxx
Great vid, Emma! House looks beautiful!! And I have a tip to share: If you string your tree lights vertically (instead of horizontally walking around and around the tree), they are FAR EASIER to remove at the end of the season! Merry Christmas! 🎄
Oh Emma, you guys rock! I usually decorate in December but this year I start with the outside lights today. I have artificial trees, I cannot bear cutting a tree. I have pines outside. Eucaliptus garlands look classy. Great job!
We get them from a Christmas Tree farm so they are grown specifically to “fulfill their Christmas destiny” 🤣 (iykyk). More trees are planted in their place when cut so that oxygen production is high 🙌🏼 We have a fir growing at the front of house so I’ve just bought lights to put on that. Now I’ve started I’m unstoppable 🤣 Simon will be covered next 🫣
Everything looks so beautiful! I’m so sorry to hear about Bean. I also lost my pup this year and will definitely miss him this Christmas. Merry Christmas to you, Simon and the B”s!
The first Christmas is always hard, we lost Bean in October 2021 and that Christmas was not fun. It gets easier but I still have a little cry because he’s not with us 😥💔
Oh Emma & Simon, I'm so sorry about beautiful little Bean. I am a doggy mom too & I adore my babies. I wish you, Simon & your family, two legged & four legged alike a very Merry Christmas 🌲☃️🎄✨️
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Hi Emma & Simon. I didn’t know that Bean passed away. I’m very sorry for your loss, when you lose a member of the family it is never easy. We are a pet household as well, and have also experienced the same painful loss. ❤ I’m sure you love seeing his ornament and little face on your tree the whole holiday season.
Thank you, it was over 2 years ago, just 2 weeks after we moved in here. It’s utterly heartbreaking, he was 17 and lived a great life but it was unexpected, which may sound crazy for a dog that’s 17 but he was so full of ‘beans’ and in good health. It just completely floored me and I haven’t processed the grief in the way we should so I’m getting help for that now x
I cried right along with you as you hung Bean’s Christmas ornament. We have commemorative ornaments for our thirteen bunnies & one dog that have passed through our homes & hearts. It is heartbreaking to lose them but I wouldn’t want to be without any single one of our pets. Grief over the loss of a pet is made more difficult since it is often not understood by others. Good for you for seeking the help you need. ❤
So sorry to hear your loss your decorations are beautiful ❤ from Julie
I am so sorry you lost Bean , also we lost our precious Kali , ıt is going to be first festive season without her for more than ten years😢
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Your house looks so lovely ❤️. I, too, shed a tear for Bean 😢. I appreciate your vulnerability and those ornaments are a treasure. The 30 second re-jig is a Christmas tradition I think, certainly happens in my house 😂. Happy to see Simon as well 👋🇨🇦.
Sorry for your loss. It’s never easy to lose our fur babies, we don’t have them long enough 😢. Everything looks amazing. As usual…classy and elegant!
Beautiful ❤. For me, the one thing that is an absolute *must* for Christmas is a fresh, live tree. It’s non negotiable. Growing up in a military family, we sometimes found ourselves in military housing that was too small for a tree. One such year, my mother put a tree outside in front of the living room window and decorated it with whatever of her decorations she was willing to possibly sacrifice to a Canadian Winter in order for us to have one. Another time she cut branches and placed them in a large vessel and we decorated that. But not having that fresh pine scent and our beloved tree ornaments was not something any of us would accept. We lived in Germany and our favourite Christmas tradition was to go to the Christmas markets and select a new decoration for that year. There is immense nostalgia and happy memories in those ornaments, which my mother has been handing down to us, one at a time, each Christmas as we now have our own households. We also adopted the German tradition of waiting until advent to begin decorating. My mother would keep the house fairly dark in the evenings, adding just a little more light as we approached Christmas. She has a collection of handmade, wooden decorations that have moving parts set in motion by tiny candles. Those would come out one at a time as the weeks passed. I woke up every day with anticipation to see what had been added to the house. Sometimes it would be a bit like a scavenger hunt to see if we could find the new addition as she would weave the pieces all throughout the house. I’ve adopted the same practice and my daughter loves to come home from school and hunt around the house to see if she can find what old friend has been brought out or what new one may have been added. As a child, for me, it was the most magical time and I love it so much. The moment with you straightening the star topper … mmmhmmm 😂 Same. Every year. Same. Sending you love for the bereavement of your dearest Bean, Emma. ❤
I love those traditions 😊 if you were in Germany did you also do the ringing of the bell in another room for the fairy to come and delivery presents? I probably didn’t explain that well but my sister in law is German and lives in Munich and they do this bell ringing tradition and their main Christmas when they open presents is on our Christmas Eve. It might be German-Bavarian I’m not sure 🙈
@@EmmaHill haha Yes !! If it’s the same tradition, it’s the Christkind. She’s the Christmas angel. She usually led the Christmas parade and rang a bell. There are lots of traditions that revolve around her. We put all the family names in a hat and draw one and the idea is to do some act of kindness or something to delight that person, in secret, every day, all throughout advent. Then we’d buy or make some small something for that person and on Christmas Eve we exchange those gifts, revealing who had whom and when we were very little, my Mom would ring a bell to sort of “summon” us. It’s always hillarious to have a house full of people trying to be sneaky and trying to winkle out who has you haha. There’s always a lot of exaggerated stories of our escapades as we open the gifts 😆
I totally understand your pain over Bean I still choke back tears when I think about my first two dogs Gracie and Abby had them for 17 years. I am now inspired to put up my decorations.
Bean was 17 as well 🥹 it’s so hard to think about, especially as we have 4 others and I can’t bare to think about losing them, but my Beany baby will always be in my heart ❤️
Happy decorating 🎄😘
Ha! 30 seconds later … we all knew it would happen …lol! Great video …the decorations look so classy …. Love seeing the “B”s on the tree❤
Lovely Emma! When my husband and I shared our first Christmas in our own home we started the tradition of both making a (christmas) wish while we hold the tree topper and then putting it on the tree together. Same as making a wish before blowing out bday candles. We now have a two year old and he joins us in this tradition in his own way... Makes me so happy! 🤎
Dear Emma, it is amazing how the touch of some people makes everything beautiful. You are one of them. It is a magic touch like in a Disney film :) Thanks for all your video's I really appreciate your quite presence in this shouting community.
Thank you very much ❤️
I know I’m not the only one that became choked up when you were hanging Bean’s ornament. The loss of a much loved dog is truly heartbreaking.
Oh Emma, I am so sorry for the loss of Bean. I absolutely love watching the fur children on the videos. I will miss seeing him. I hope you and Simon find comfort during the holiday season. PS I love love love that black chair at the beginning...have been wanting one for years.
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I love the light everywhere it's cosy chic and sweet !!! The Olivier is awsome (I live in south of France and it's the first time I find one nice with this Christmas vibe 😁😉)
The little touch of gold is perfect !!! The wooden sweet face of Bean is a perfect tribute and a nice way to keep him next to you,as I keep the memory of my belove cat...
Thank you, bises
Oh man the ending had me so choked up! 😢😭 So beautiful having Bean apart of your Christmas decor, such a wonderful idea ❤️
I have a lighted tree-top star. It goes on first, then plugs into the first string of lights. I snake the extension cord up the back trunk of the tree. I have some lovely glass ornaments that were from my Mom’s generation and that I remember from childhood. I love your decor because of the emphasis on natural materials.
Oh, Emma & Simon. Sending lots of love and cuddles to you both for Bean. I got teary when you were trying to hold it together when you started talking about him. I love your decorations. So effortless and chic. I put my tree up in October. I absolutely love Christmas and when I grew up as a kid in the Philippines, they start putting their Christmas decorations in the '-ber' months... so, technically speaking, I'm a month late 😂 I live in New Zealand now and I love holding onto certain traditions, like putting up my tree super early.
I LOVE that! I like having ours up (although not turned on) a bit earlier so we can film it. I’d like to embrace Christmas a bit earlier but i can’t deal with the judgement from the Grinch villagers 🤣🙈
Beautiful and the end brought a tear to both mine and my husband’s eyes. We are chihuahua parents too. ❤
Oh Emma, when your voice broke putting Bean’s beautiful decoration up 💔. Your Christmas decor is stunning and compliments your home perfectly. Love the story of you going to get the tree when you were younger, sounds like a National Lampoons kind of situation!! When we put our tree and house decorations up we put a Christmas movie on and have a glass of Buck’s Fizz on the go. Our decorations are ones we’ve bought together throughout the years that are personal along with store bought ones. We always have white lights on our trees, but growing we had coloured lights and when I see them on others it reminds me of being a kid and the magic and nostalgia of Christmas🎄Oh and I’m with you on the speculoos, or Speculaas as I know them by, that’s what they’re called in Holland (my Dad is Dutch) so we always have them at Christmas time 😍.
Following your channel for a couple of years now I absolutely sobbed when you hung up the Bean ornament ❤ What a beautiful way to remember him as part of the family.
I'm sorry for your loss 💔 losing a family member is always tough 💔 all the love for you and Simon ❤️
Emma, you both have made a beautiful home for the last 3 years I have been a devoted fan and have been watching your progress. You both are super talented and should be so proud to see it finally ready for a proper Christmas ❤ I remember Bean very much and totally get it as I lost my baby boy LoLo 7 months ago, he was the love of my life I rescued him 10 years ago. He was the smallest little Maltese and the best buddy ever. He also died suddenly in a tragic attack ny much larger dog. I will never get over it. Thanks for sharing your story even though you never talk about it much, I remember crying when I found out about Bean and hoped I would never be in your shoes, but here I am.
Sorry for your loss. Shows you are loving dog parents how you honor Bean.
I love your down to earth vibes ✨
Thank you x
Looking so natural and beautiful! I love to style our home with similar natural pieces - we live in Sherwood Forest so I figure it makes sense to echo our surroundings.🌲 Thank you for reminding me of the delightful Lebkuchen, I always forget they exist 😅I fell in love with their loveliness a few years ago so they’re now firmly on my shopping list. Sorry that your little Bean won’t be with you this Christmas, the sadness never really leaves us does it!😥 Our 13 year old collie has had her second cancer removal in the last month and I’m praying with every breath that she’s still with us at Christmas. 🙏🏼 Thank you for such a lovely video Emma. Happy Sunday x
You always make the decorations look so classy! Ours don’t go up until the first Sunday of December. We started a tradition of that’s when we go and pick our tree out so we like to make a day of it 🎄
I love the tree decorations of places you’ve been but I agree, always start with the lights 😅 I don’t think I’d trust myself not to knock the other bits off if I did it the other way round!
The house looks beautiful and it’s very “you”. Beautiful ornament for Bean.
We put our tree up on the 6th December for St Nicholas Day. We play music and have fruit mince tarts & stollen. Our household, like many, is a blend of two cultures and it’s been fun building new traditions whilst honouring our English & German backgrounds.
We celebrate St Nick's here in Milwaukee, WI. ❤
All of your greenery is beautiful. We have an overabundance of pine and fir trees on our property and I mostly put branches outdoors in pots that annuals were in, bringing some inside as well. That smell!
My heart just sank when I heard you talk about Bean. So sorry for your loss 💔
I love your tasteful decorations, they are so you. The house looks beautiful.
Happy holidays to both of you. ❤
Oh Emma, I am very sorry for the loss of your Bean. Even a tear came to my eye, and this although I don‘t have a dog myself. But I feel for you, because you have lost your little friend. Greetings from Germany and all the best to you and your husband.
Sending lots of love and cuddles to you both for Bean♥ great video and inspiration as always, Emma!
Same, so very lovely and I teared up seeing little Bean's Christmas tree decor. Much love for Beanie, for all the "babies" and for you and Simon. 🤗
Well, I enjoyed watching. Didn’t expect to end up teary eyed, though. What an impression our pets leave in our hearts xx.
They are my heart ❤️
As Cubans, decorating is wayyyy more chaotic since my mom is usually wrestling with the tree to get the lights as close to the trunk as possible and ordering me around militantly to make sure it looks magazine perfect with her myriad of ornaments, so watching your peaceful decorating was a well needed breath of fresh air! Love the decorations as always and love the special pup ornaments, currently doing the same for my past fur babies and my heart goes out to you as you're still processing that grief. Sending love this holiday season!
Ahaaaa I love that! I have a friend who’s Cuban-American and he says the same thing about Christmas, his mum is always bossing him about 🤣
We lost our dog Murphy and have a glass Christmas ball with his fur inside. Your a wonderful decorator! Beautiful home! 💖
What a wonderful idea! I’m going to do that for my beloved Rhett (yellow lab) and Weezer (orange and white cat), who passed several years ago.
Iam New tonite! So Sorry for your loss of puppy Bean! I also lost my 13 year old Minature Dashaund Rosie I’ve been devastated she was my best friend and only friend! Sometimes I still break down n Cry it’s not easy ! I live by myself and me & Rosie had went thru a lot together! I hope you get some Comfort in her lil face on the Ornament! Love your Style!❤❤🐶
My heart broke for you when you spoke about Bean ❤beautiful aesthetic decorations - might have to give those battery operated candles a try, loved how they looked on your fireplace.
i am so sorry for your loss of Bean😥sending you a big hug, your home looks so cozy
Thank you, such a fab chilled watch.
Sorry to learn of the loss of Bean. X
Oh Bean 😢 I hope you guys are receiving extra love and care from friends and family in your season of grief. ❤
It was just over 2 years ago but I still struggle with it, I’m getting the help I need for that now though ❤️
Aww I can totally relate with you getting emotional when talking about Bean. My little furry friend passed away two Christmases ago and it’s always bittersweet to remember him. But the memories we have of him will always be cherished, as I am sure you both cherish Bean’s ones ❤ Lovely decoration guys! So festive and elegant! And your hair…just stunning 🤩 Have a very merry Christmas! 🥰🤗
It looks so lovely! 🎄 The outside lights are so pretty! I love the doggy decorations, especially as Bean will (and always) be part of your Christmas celebrations. I did a similar thing a few years back for my cat Oliver who passed at 18 years old. I had his old brush that I couldn’t bear to get rid of and used the fur to make the ‘heart’ of a felted cat decoration I made in his likeness. He sits at the centre of the tree each year. Sending you both lots of love ❤
Oh that’s such a lovely idea ❤️❤️
What a beautiful heartfelt idea to put Oliver's fur inside a heart decor piece for Christmas. I'm sorry for your loss.
A video I never knew I needed 😊. Enjoyed that immensely. Keep up the good work!
Beautiful decorations Emma ❤ when packing away my decorations last year I stuck an envelope with £20 in to a bottle of Prosecco and wrapped my tree lights around the bottle, so I have a drink and takeaway to look forward to this year 😉
Haha that’s genius! I don’t drink so maybe I’ll do that to a giant bag of Lebkuchen and a Diet Coke 🤣🙌🏼
BEAUTIFUL ! So modest but still very festive. Bean deco is sooo beautiful. This hole in man's heart will never heal after this kind of loss, but this way he's still with you every christmas.
Thank you for the tips.
Sorry for your loss.
And very tasteful too Emma! Your right, it takes time to amass your decorations, I usually add something to ours every year, I must stop now !!!
Lovely to see the doggy tree wooden discs especially Bean's little face. Thank you for sharing xx
I'm so sorry you lost your Bean. So heartbreaking 💙
Your home already exudes warmth, but even more so with how you decorate it each season. What a beautiful way to include Bean each year ❤
Thank you ❤️
Lovely video as always emma lovely decorations ...So sorry you lost bean 🐾💔 best wishes to you Simon & the furbabies Xx
I cried with you when you spoke about Bean. Thank you for sharing your decor tips, loved it all! x
Hi there! First time I came across you! Beautiful decor. I love your style. Sorry to hear about the loss of your dog.😢. I can definitely relate. Your tree looks gorgeous. I would like to see you show more of a full version of it. As for tree lighting, another way is to run the lights vertically. I'm going to try it myself. Enjoy your Holidays!!! 🎄 🎁 🇨🇦
Oh Emma I miss Bean too he is with you that is a lovely thing to do. I have filled up watching that too. I’m a complete animal lover and have watched your videos for years. It all looks lovely. Love the decorations. Thanks for sharing. Lots of love xx
Happy Christmas guys. As always beautiful content. Love your traditions. I too have an ornament of my beloved Bella-Bean (Chihuahua) who is no longer with us and it sparks my heart to place it on the tree each year. 🐾 ❤
Absolutely love your style, both in regards to home and clothing. Thank you for the inspiration.
Have a blessed Christmas everyone ❤
Eau Capitale is my fav Diptyque of all the ones I've bought. Hope you share all the gifts you get from the calendar.
Great decor, very festive 👏 🎄
Very nice and so glad you have a real tree and not a fake tree....by the way I love " Lebkuchen" too😊.... greetings fromm Germany
Hi Emma , I’m so sorry for the loss of your beloved Bean- it’s heartbreaking and having been through it, I know how very sad you and Simon must be feeling. They are always in our hearts. Beautiful Christmas decor.❤️🎄
Thank you ❤️
Thank you Emma for this festive video ! I love Lights4fun, their seasonal garlands, lights and candles are the best !
so sorry to hear about your lovely Bean. Your house looks very festive and we also collect christmas decorations when travelling. some of mine are many years old but its lovely to see them every year. happy christmas to you both
Sending hugs and holiday cheer!! I’m so glad you are keeping Bean’s ornament in rotation. It may hurt to see it sometimes, but it will also bring him closer. ❤
I wasn’t sure if I wanted to get a Christmas bauble for our puppy’s first Christmas but listening to you and how much you treasure Bs’ baubles has confirmed to me that I should. We have ones have our children and now I will order one for our fur baby ❤
just lovely and sorry to hear about Bean. Never really gone whilst ever you remember them
Oh Emma! So sorry about Bean! Heartbreaking to hear you so upset lovely. All my love to you, Simon and the Bs, Pippa xxxxxxxx
Awe I’m so sorry about Bean. And Deb’s ornaments are a very sweet homage to your Bs every year. Beautiful home decor. Thanks for sharing🎄 ❤
This tree topper scene at the end - that's exactly how it goes in our household. 😂
Perfect decoration, real trees reminds me of our childhood Christmas. Sorry for your loss Emma
Thank you x
Lovely & festive....impeccable taste! 💗
The decs looks beautiful, Emma and Simon. I really need to get mine out now. I’m so sorry that it still upsets you to think of Bean. I do understand as we lost one of our cats around the same time and I still can’t think of her or look at a photo of her without getting upset because she only went into the vets to have her teeth cleaned (she was 15) and the anaesthetic damaged her kidneys beyond repair. I feel so guilty and hate myself for it. But anyway, I hope you both have a lovely Christmas with your fur babies and wish you a wonderful 2024 🎄💕
Happy Holidays to you, Emma & Simon. I cried with you when talking about Bean, as we also lost our dog this year. We are doing our best to celebrate without her, but I do know how hard it is. I do love your videos - always a joy to see you - and thank you for sharing.
Luv the simple chic festive decor, So sorry to you and Simon in your lose of Bean, he will be sadly missed on you channel but will forever be remembered ❤
The decorations are lovely. Thanks for taking us along. Sorry about your loss. Dogs hold such precious memories to us. 😢
WOW!!! A Christmas decor with lots of style. As always you deliver!
Your Christmas decor looks lovelyEmma &Simon & I’m so sorry to hear about Bean x
Such a warm and cozy feeling to your home. Well done you two! 👍🎄🔔 I was putting on mascara when I heard you talk about Bean I know what a sad feeling that is. It made me think of my Chloe and Riley I had to run for the Kleenex box. They’re all so very special aren’t they? You gave him a very loving home. ❤
Oh I’m sorry 🙈 I can’t hear people talk about the loss of or losing a pet without sobbing either x
I didn’t know you were from Cornwall! The mention of Trago made me smile- I did the same thing!
Gorgeous, Emma and Simon. Festive and tasteful, love all the greenery 🌲 I’m so sorry about your loss.
Your home looks so scandinavian, the decorations suit it perfectly❤
I am so sorry about bean ❤
Lovely Christmas decorate with me 🎄 loved the ending where Simon put up the star thought it was so funny how he stood back hoping the star wouldn’t fall I was watching thinking the exact same as u “it’s not straight” 😂
Dear Emma I’m so sorry for your loss. Animals were and are always a part of my life and family and it’s always heartbreaking when one leaves us. I definitely teared up when hearing the crack on your voice. Sending you lots of hugs and love and although they’re digital I truly hope you feel them ❤️ have a wonderful and peaceful Christmas.
Ps - i always decorate the tree on the first of november. Christmas is my favorite holiday so for me as soon as Halloween is over, is X-mas time! Funny enough I always take everything down on December 26 😂 after the 25th it just doesn’t make sense to me. It’s like the magic is gone 😂
Thank you ❤️❤️❤️
Ahh as i was watching you video about Christmas decorations so magical and so much love and fun you put together I just love it then you mention you lost your beloved dog you brought tears in my eyes/ so. Sorry 😢 hope you’re doing well all the best ❤
Oh Emma, I love the decs of your pooches ❤❤❤ I don’t usually let our tree drop, so this year I’ll do that. I love your Christmas decs, just right! The Diptyque advent calendar looks lush! ❤❤❤
It all looks beautiful. I have two little trees that I keep up all year. They have bare branches and permanent lights at the ends of the branches. I have coloured glass birds in the branches. I’ll add more Christmassy decs once it’s December and I have other decorations for around my sitting room.
So sorry about sweet Bean. The ornament is lovely. Great rendition. House looks beautiful. Merry Christmas to you and Simon. Enjoy the holidays.
Each year I buy Ikea's ginger bird shaped cookies and hang a few of them on the tree with a red ribbon /or whatever the theme colour is.
My sister-in-laws both lost 3 dogs between them in couple of years and had some special bone shaped tree decorations made with their names (Selfridges, I think, not sure)
Perfect decoration Emma. Cosy, not overwhelming… Love it ❤
The outside it’s like a fairy take 🧚🏻
Beautifully decorated love three doggy baubles xx
Thanks for sharing, I enjoy how simple but classic your decor is. Here in the USA we (the majority ) decorate the day after Thanksgiving, Nothing can replace the smell of a real tree and I also collect ornaments from places I visit, a tradition that I instilled on my kids and every time we go to a new place we always look for a Christmas ornament. This year my youngest daughter is attending university in Nottingham and we'll go spend Christmas with her. Visiting London at Christmastime is a dream of mine that will become true very soon.
Oh how lovely! You’ll love the Christmas lights, they are beautiful ✨ There are some great Christmas markets too which are the ultimate European vibe ☺️ I hope you have a lovely Christmas with your daughter x
I’m so sorry to hear about Bean. 17 is incredible. You don’t get there without being happy, secure and well cared for - so you guys clearly have been amazing! I really love your content, but this is also a really tough time for you so if you need to go quiet for a bit, it’s ok, we’ll be here when you’re ready. (Not that you need any permission at all from strangers on the interweb!)
Sending so much love! Your decorations are beautiful as are you ❤
Beautiful Emma so sorry for your lost of your beautiful dog xx
Thank you ❤️
Wonderfull decor inside and out, loosing a pet is never easy what a lovely memento to have on the tree, decor up 1st dec, i think this year i have seen more and more going up earlier than usual, the inspiration you get just watching videos on here is so lovely, and the theme i have noticed is the Gold Cow Bells they are everywhere, until you try and buy them then not so easy, thankyou Emma for sharing your lovely home decorated for Christmas xx
Thank you for watching ❤️✨
I think your Christmas decorations are absolutely perfect. Totally to my taste. Bean 💔💔💔 Sending 🤗.
Aww so sorry to hear about Bean😢. Love that you have memory decorations though. My tree is like a walk down memory lanes, with decorations bought over the years at different events or in different places. I have a Disney collection too, and try to buy one or two memorable additions each year. My tree is going up sometime this week, but I have already broken out my Christmas towels,tea towels and nightwear☺️😁🎄
Haha I love that! We must all find these pockets of joy in life and if that means wearing Christmas PJ’s in July then I say DO IT 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Ah it looks lovely Emma. Have a good one. X
Thank you, you too 💞
Beautiful, tasteful Christmas decorations Emma. They're gorgeous. And lovely little decs of the Bs. Wonderful reminder for you both of little Bean. He was so sweet. Love to you all. Xxx
aww Merry Holidays loves 🤍
Yes, a real tree for us too ❤
Great vid, Emma! House looks beautiful!! And I have a tip to share: If you string your tree lights vertically (instead of horizontally walking around and around the tree), they are FAR EASIER to remove at the end of the season! Merry Christmas! 🎄
Ohhhh excellent tip! I’ll try that next year 🙌🏼
Oh Emma, you guys rock! I usually decorate in December but this year I start with the outside lights today. I have artificial trees, I cannot bear cutting a tree. I have pines outside. Eucaliptus garlands look classy. Great job!
We get them from a Christmas Tree farm so they are grown specifically to “fulfill their Christmas destiny” 🤣 (iykyk). More trees are planted in their place when cut so that oxygen production is high 🙌🏼 We have a fir growing at the front of house so I’ve just bought lights to put on that. Now I’ve started I’m unstoppable 🤣 Simon will be covered next 🫣
Love your decorations....So sorry about Bean.
Very pretty Emma I am sure Bean is looking down on you and loving you I know my Henry is merry Xmas to you and Simon not forgetting the babies 🎄🎄
Everything looks so beautiful! I’m so sorry to hear about Bean. I also lost my pup this year and will definitely miss him this Christmas. Merry Christmas to you, Simon and the B”s!
The first Christmas is always hard, we lost Bean in October 2021 and that Christmas was not fun. It gets easier but I still have a little cry because he’s not with us 😥💔
Oh Emma & Simon, I'm so sorry about beautiful little Bean. I am a doggy mom too & I adore my babies. I wish you, Simon & your family, two legged & four legged alike a very Merry Christmas 🌲☃️🎄✨️