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    Decorating Advice | Decorating & Design

    November 02 2015

    10 Tips To Add Holiday Style To Your Home

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    Create a welcoming, elegant space for entertaining family and friends this year with hits of greenery, winter white and rustic elements. In designer Betty Theodoropoulos’s home, small touches add cozy charm and timeless holiday cheer. Try these tips for a sophisticated take on holiday decor.

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    Choose Elegant And Unexpected Florals
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    Incorporate Small-Scale Greenery
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    Play With Scale
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    Skip The Ornaments

    For a truly low-key tree, take a break from the usual menagerie of ornaments and wrap a towering fir in a natural garland of magnolia leaves and white berries and coordinate with white, gold and emerald gift wrap.

    Add Rustic Elements

    Dress down elegant spaces for the holidays with twinkly mini trees in rustic wicker baskets.

    Products:
    Rug by Stark, side table, Elte; throw (on chaise back), Hermès; sconces, Circa Lighting; tree, greenery, Sheridan Nurseries
    Hang Wreaths Indoors

    Dress interior doors with small unadorned boxwood wreaths hung with broad, glossy ribbon.

    Decorate With Sweets

    Pile delicately iced gingerbread treats onto a tiered silver cake stand or decorate an empty kitchen counter with a gingerbread house. Gingerbread treats can last for weeks — so they’re worth the investment or baking time.

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    Cupcakes, Eat My Words
    Choose Elegant And Unexpected Florals

    Try a high-low pairing like an orchid potted in a large silver punch bowl and accented with a gnarled branch — knotty and nice!

    Products:
    Stool, South Hill Home; gingerbread house, Whole Foods Market
    Incorporate Small-Scale Greenery

    Cluster mini potted trees around a fireplace or doorway for a fresh hit of green.

    Products:
    Coffee table, Elte; sofas, Montauk; throws, Hermès; Kelly Wearstler rug, Patterson, Flynn & Martin; trees, Sheridan Nurseries
    Play With Scale

    Punctuate the newel post with a giant pinecone — it’s simple and natural, but impactful.

    Products:
    Wall colour, panelling colour, Horizon (OC-35), Benjamin Moore; sconces, Circa Lighting; greenery, Sheridan Nurseries
    Stick To A Simple Palette

    For a festive vignette, fill a table with white orchids or amaryllis and gifts in matching paper. 

    Products:
    Skylight, Solarium; console, Urban Barn; tile, Waterworks; greenery, Sheridan Nurseries; ribbon, Mokuba
    Add A Winter Scent

    Pretty up bathrooms for holiday parties with aromatic pine clippings and fresh-cut blooms.

    Products:
    Vanity, tile, Waterworks; sconces by Visual Comfort, Summerhill Hardware.
    Don't Forget The Kids' Rooms!

    Go ahead and pull out all the stops in kids’ rooms — they’re only young once!

    Products:
    Linens, Auggie; custom wallpaper, De Gournay; pendant light, Circa Lighting; pouf, Elte; tree, Urban Barn
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    Photographer:
    Angus Fergusson
    Designer:
    Betty Theodoropoulos
    Source:
    House & Home November 2014
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