Take a Tour of Drew and Linda’s House All Decked out for the Holidays
Ho, ho, ho! Is that Santa we hear?
Nope—it’s Drew, and his gift to us is an exclusive tour of his holiday decorations! Drew, Linda, Parker, and Piper have all been busy decking the halls this year, and the results are a cozy, colorful, and festively fun home. From the tree beautifully trimmed with ribbon to the candy cane wall designs crafted from peel-and-stick paper, Drew and Linda’s house puts the North Pole to shame.
You can watch the full video above to see all the details, but one of our favorites is the tree. With small kids in the house, Drew and Linda opt for non-breakable ornaments, like homemade snowflakes and wooden pieces to avoid any messes. Then, they add scrap ribbon to give some depth and interest. And when it comes to their decorating process, they have it down pat: Drew does his best with the ribbons, and Linda redoes them after. Hey, we love a tradition around here!
In fact, Parker has a few little holiday habits of his own, like putting his spin on the standard advent calendar activity. “He’ll actually go around the house, take things, and he’ll put them in here and then surprise himself with it,” Drew says. “Which is exactly what I did when I was little.”
Parker also likes to take ornaments from the “big tree” and hang them around the house, particularly on his own wooden tree that he’s always sprucing up. “I just love that this is design in motion at all times,” Drew says. “Some days it has one ornament, some days it’s completely full of ornaments, but it makes it fun.” Sounds like he’s following in Dad’s design footsteps…
The real showstopper, though, is the Christmas train! Parker loves trains, so they decided to install a track around their living room ceiling. “Linda brought it up as an amazing idea that she thought would never come to fruition,” he says. “I thought, ‘We have to make this happen, especially for Parker.’” It took a bit of work and creativity, but this mini reno definitely paid off.
They also have candy cane-themed walls—which they created with peel-and-stick paper that makes it easy to remove (and fix any mistakes)—and cubbies filled with Christmas books, hand-crafted pieces, nutcrackers, Elves on the Shelf, and more. Plus, stockings galore!
When it comes to the exterior, Drew and Linda go all-out. You saw his light show for Halloween, and thanks to his Twinkly lights and Luxedo projector, all he had to do was flip a switch to get in the holiday spirit. Now his display is filled with reindeer, elves, and, of course, Santa Claus.
“It makes me feel like I’m a big kid again,” he says. “We have neighbors stopping by and people specifically coming to this street to see our house. And that’s kind of fun. I think it brings them back to their childhood, too.”
Watch our YouTube video for the full tour and don’t forget to hop on over to Jonathan’s house to see his decorations. Happy holidays!
