The trend for simplicity looks to be here to stay but during the bustle of a holiday season, fueled by anything but minimalism, it seems that this trend is set aside for the month of December.
As I prepare my home for entertaining and relaxing and enjoying the festive season I am looking to nature as inspiration for my décor. After 24 years of marriage we have hordes of carefully packed decorations in our basement and this year I think I will leave them there! We are moving in the spring and the thought of unpacking then packing them up only to pack them again for the move seems daunting, I will do my share of packing and unpacking in May.
This December I am going to pick up decorations when I pick up groceries. I will get pine boughs, dogwood, eucalyptus, and holly to add merriment throughout our home. Candies are always a holiday staple in my decorating for the season; they too come from the grocery store along with a ginger bread house kit.
Each vase in my home will hold a festive green bouquet. A couple of paper whites added for contrast will soften the bunch. Clear glass bowls, wine and martini glasses will hold candies and canes. My table centerpiece will be a delectable gingerbread house, made by my children, napkins will be wringed with sprigs of greenery decorated with baby's breath and tied with red ribbons. Eucalyptus will freshen up the powder room and towels will be bundled with silver and gold ribbons. Soap dishes will hold pine cones and holly. And mirrors will be topped with swags of greens. Tall urns will carry dogwood, lights will be added for special effect.
The simplicity of holiday decorating with natures offerings has never seemed more in style and being in style has never felt so good!
This season let nature go to work creating a festive environment that can be completed in an afternoon, while unloading groceries; we call this multi-tasking!
Mary Taggart
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