'Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house . . .
Timeless updates that last well beyond Your holiday decorating are the focus of "Holidays in the Well-Lived Home". Give yourself a gift while at the same time entertaining family and friends.
Want to make a big impact? Paint the front door!
We love this holiday color palette by Sherwin Williams. Your guests will delight in the color of a welcoming entry door and you'll enjoy your new look for years to come.
To create a holiday palette all your own, click on the above pic.
*Always, always, always paint a sample swatch before beginning any paint project. Computer palettes are deceiving.
Don't forget the welcome mat! They make great gifts as well.
We all have that one friend or neighbor that is always one step ahead in changing their decor with every season. We stand in utter awe of their planning, their skills in announcing a new holiday is coming! We love the effect and charm and secretly wonder: "How do they do it?"
Well, dear readers, I do have one such friend whose creative juices are already overflowing into the next season before I've even planned how I'll decorate for this Season. So, I've tapped into her brain with the question:
If you could choose one piece to carry through to every season, what would it be?
Gift yourself a few "vessels" as shown here and simply transform your space throughout the year. The antique suitcase is a great vessel find!
Of course, asking for that one thing and I ended up with two - no problem! Compliment your design scheme with table runners. Get out those fabric remnants or Gramma's lace doilies and highlight the Vessel Vignettes. Given a couple of hours I could pull this off! Love these Pinterest finds.
I can't help but give a practical side note for your entryway: Bullet-proof your floors!
Learn more here from our blog post focus: The Well-Lived Home Entryways
Is it too late to add an accent wall?
We don't think it's too late, and an accent wall is a gift that keeps on giving. You'll smile every time you walk by. Did you know that certain wallpaper brands are as easy to install as they are to remove? Stop by our showroom to see collections.
We're on a roll now and will carry our vessel creations throughout the home and use them to coordinate our table centerpieces and trim the tree in our amazing color scheme.
Cue the tree trimming. . .
Real or fake, family-style, or high-end design...
I wish, oh how I wish, someone would have given me these tips years ago—learning over the years some time-saving techniques to filling my tree with decorations - keyword "TIME SAVING". Give me spools of wider-width wire-rimmed ribbons, decorated garland, floral picks, and sprays, and I'll decorate tree after tree, after tree, and love doing it.
Once you have filled the tree with lights, or better yet start with a pre-lit tree, grab your decorated garland, and from the top drape throughout the tree loosely, going vertically from the top to the bottom branch of the tree. You'll be coming back for a tuck here and there. Now my favorite part is the ribbon!! Again from the top, this time also runs vertically, about 3 feet of ribbon for every foot of the tree. Vis-a-vis, you'll need at least six - 9ft. spools for a six-foot tree. Now weave the ribbon in and out from top to bottom at equal points of length all around the tree. Fill in with your floral picks and sprays and a few ornaments that you used in your Vessel Vignettes and you'll be tree happy!
Let's get cozy
Even as a decorator the task of creating the perfect holiday scene has me feeling a bit pressured. It's important to remember that there is no such thing as "perfect" and for that very reason give yourself, and your friends, another gift this season of cozy comfort.
I'm ready to wrap myself in these faux furs from our friends at Fabricut and possibly recover the ottoman too. They look so divine I would not hesitate to leave my furry throw out on the sofa and invite someone to join me with a cup of rich, hot cocoa made just for us adults - insert wink. Of course, slippers! We must have slippers in our "Well Lived Home".
