HAPPY NEW YEAR

MY HOLIDAY BAR CART

 

I wish each and everyone one of you a healthy and Happy New Year.

Thanks for following along as I conduct my never ending design experiments.

If you'd like to see the whole post about my styled bar cart go here or click on the image.  You'll be directed to the post.

HOLIDAY HOME TOUR: FAMILY ROOM WITH POPS OF HERMES

 My family room has always been a combination of orange and green.  It started with a green MCM buffet that we use as a stand for our TV.  I added a pair of chairs upholstered in that same green.  When I added orange Trina Turk Santorini print fabric to an ottoman and some Hermes boxes, the color combo began.  

FAMILY ROOM IN ORANGE AND GREEN

I spotted this orange tray at Home Goods and knew it was just what the ottoman wanted.

ORANGE TRAY

It was only natural to add this orange Hermes (inspired) tray.  A magnolia sprig makes the unlikely holiday color work.  You can see a bit of my MCM buffet/tv stand behind the ottoman.

MAGNOLIA SPRIG AND "HERMES" TRAY

The mantel continues the orange and green vibe.  You know I like to leave things as they are when I add holiday decor.  The camera art isn't very holiday but the colors are perfect in this room so it stayed.

HOLIDAY MANTEL IN ORANGE AND GREEN

GHOST CHAIR AND ORANGE THROW

I have quite a collection of Hermes scarf boxes, orange of course.  They move around the room.  Sometimes I stack them.  Currently they're mimicking books.   I've used them as holiday decor before.  There's a link at the end of this post if you'd like to see how.  I'm using ceramic geometric trees as bookends.  I put some orange wooden ornaments on the mantel instead of on the tree.

HERMES SCARF BOXES, HOLIDAY TREES, AND ORANGE ORNAMENTS

The seed pod on a stand is also always on the mantel.  Tucked under it is another Hermes box and more ornaments.  This long narrow box has drawer liner paper in it.

SEED POT, ANOTHER HERMES BOX, AND AN ORANGE ORNAMENT ON THE MANTEL

To see another holiday post with the Hermes boxes, click on the image and you'll be directed to the post.

HOLIDAY DECOR WITH HERMES BOXES

 What colors are you using this holiday season?

WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY HOLIDAY

If you missed any of my Holiday Home Tour posts you can view them by clicking on any of the images below.  You can also view my Pinterest page, Christmas at My House here.

HOLIDAY IN MY DINING ROOM

HOLIDAY IN MY FOYER

HOLIDAY IN THE KITCHEN

HOLIDAY MANTEL

MY HOLIDAY TREES FROM 2012 TO PRESENT

HOLIDAY HOME TOUR: MY DINING ROOM

Getting the dining room on board  for the holiday was easy.  I just added some magnolia to the pendant lights and magnolia and cedar to the mirror and framed art.

MAGNOLIA IN PENDANT LIGHTS 

HOLIDAY DINING ROOM

It was so easy to put sprigs of cedar and magnolia on the sunburst mirror.

I added some magnolia above the French print too.

SUNBURST MIRROR WITH CEDAR AND MAGNOLIA

CLOSE UP OF MAGNOLIA

It's very festive when the lights are on.  I'm hosting for Christmas.  I can't wait.

PENDANTS WITH LIGHT

What are your holiday plans?

SOURCE:  Pendant lighting available from @monicagarrettinteriors.

If you missed my earlier posts about my holiday decor, click on the image to be directed to the post.

HOLIDAY IN MY FOYER

HOLIDAY IN MY KITCHEN

MY HOLIDAY MANTEL

MY HOLIDAY TREES FROM 2012 TO PRESENT

 

HOLIDAY HOME TOUR: THE FOYER

The holiday home tour continues in my foyer.  There's a link to the previous tour of my kitchen at the end of this post if you missed it.

No tree in the foyer this year.  I decided to go with a garland and these fabulous over-sized gold orbs.  The garland is faux Norfolk pine.  They're suspended  with velvet and rhinestone ribbon.  I tucked some real Magnolia clippings here and there.

STAIRWAY WITH GARLAND AND OVERSIZED SPHERES

OVERSIZED GOLD SPHERE ORNAMENTS

I added some magnolia clippings to my framed Versace print.

MAGNOLIA CLIPPINGS ON FRAMED PRINT

I swapped one of my Santos for the angel Santos.

ANGEL SANTOS ON A STACK OF VINTAGE BOOKS AND A COLUMN

The faux garland is very realistic.  Love how it puddled to the floor.

NORFOLK PINE GARLAND

 I guess you've noticed that I like photos at angles.  The next photos were taken from the top of the stairs.

 

All You Need Is A Garland

To see my post about the holiday decor in my kitchen, go here or click on the image to be directed to the post.

HOLIDAY IN MY KITCHEN

HOLIDAY HOME TOUR: THE KITCHEN

 With every holiday I try to simplify and streamline my decor.  No tree this year, again.   Instead, I added pops of Christmas around the house. Follow me as I travel around my home adding holiday decor.  In the kitchen I used preserved boxwood, fresh magnolia and cedar cuttings.  I really wanted to add a garland to my hood.  I thought I'd use magnets to attach it.  I was disappointed when I realized that it wasn't magnetic.  It remains unadorned.

MY HOLIDAY KITCHEN

I added some velvet ribbon and gold ornaments under my demijohn.

DEMIJOHN WITH VELVET RIBBON AND GOLD ORNAMENTS

My Santos only needed some magnolia.  The print joined the holiday decor with a bough of cedar.

SANTOS AND VINTAGE PRINT READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS

All my bread board needed was some ribbon and a Magnolia sprig.

BREAD BOARD WITH RIBBON AND MAGNOLIA SPRIG

PRESERVED BOXWOOD WREATH IN MY KITCHEN WINDOW

I swapped the dried artichokes around the base of the boxwood topiary with some golden pears, then added a ribbon to get it in to the holiday mood.

BOXWOOD TOPIARY IN THE HOLIDAY MOOD

Are you keeping it simple this year or going all out?

If you missed my gold and copper mantel post, go here , or click on the image to be directed to the post.

HOLIDAY MANTEL

Next holiday room will be my entry.  I used a garland there and added some oversized ornaments.  Check it out this weekend.

Any suggestions for attaching a garland to a hood without creating any damage would be greatly appreciated.

HOLIDAY MANTEL IN COPPER AND GOLD

Whenever I change up a mantel for the holidays,  I try to use what's already there as a starting point.   This mantel already had the MCM gold mirror and the copper hurricanes with preserved boxwood spheres.  They directed the color choices.  I added a faux Norfolk pine garland, copper ornaments, and a trio of gold tree toppers.

 I purchased this faux Norfolk pine garland at Kirklands.  It is so realistic.  I used it on my stairway too.

CEDAR GARLAND

I mixed three jeweled copper tree toppers with the pine garland.

TRIO OF TREE TOPPERS

These copper ornaments adorned my holiday tree many years ago.

COPPER ORNAMENTS

I love these houndstooth hurricanes.  Before the holiday decorating began they rested on a stack of books.

HURRICANE WITH PRESERVED BOXWOOD SPHERE

HOUNDSTOOTH HURRICANE

All I added to the mirror was a gold beaded garland.

MCM MIRROR WITH BEADED GARLAND

I have many chandeliers in my home.  This vintage pagoda pendant light is my favorite.   It creates the perfect reflection in the mirror.  I found the mirror and the Chinoiserie chandy on a vintage shopping trip with my Mom.  It's a very sentimental attachment.

VINTAGE CHINOISERIE CHANDELIER

How is your holiday decor coming along?

If you missed the post about my holiday trees from 2012 to the present, go here.

If you missed the post about foraged holiday decor, go here.

FORAGED HOLIDAY DECOR

 I always like to use clippings from my garden during the holidays.  My favorite foraged greenery is from Magnolia, Cedar, and Nandina.  This year I'm using my Nandina shrub. Its leaves have turned a perfect holiday red and the Nandina "tree" produced tons of red berries.  

I started my holiday decorating outdoors.   In the summer my Chinoiserie planters are filled with ferns.  For Christmas I clipped my Nandina and put branches and berries inside the iron spheres on the planters.

The planters are on either side of the garage entrance.  This one is on the left of the doors.

CHINOISERIE PLANTER WITH NANDIA CUTTINGS

I love the berries.

BERRIES ARE THE PERFECT HOLIDAY RED

The planter on the right shares space with a clock that's only correct twice a day and a lattice screen.

CHINOISERIE PLANTER, LATTICE, AND CLOCK

THE OTHER CHINOISERIE PLANTER

I clipped branches from my Nandina shrub and tied them to the lamp post with  black and gold ribbon. Yes, raking our leaves is on our to do list.

LAMP POST WITH  GATHERED NANDINA CLIPPINGS

I  gave the obelisk near our front porch the same treatment.

OBELISK TOPIARY WITH GATHERED NANDINA BRANCHES

I have an iron topiary in the side yard.  I added branches and berries to it.  The tall grass in its Fall color makes a perfect back drop.

IRON TOPIARY WITH NANDINA BRANCHES AND BERRIES

I couldn't forget the mailbox.  Here she is in a sea of leaves.  Don't miss the Bella photo bomb in the upper left of the image.

MAILBOX  AND NANDINA IN A SEA OF LEAVES

How do you decorate outdoors for the holidays?

To see the iron planters in the summer when they hold ferns, go here.