Showing posts with label Holiday Ideas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holiday Ideas. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 1, 2020

2019 Holiday Home Tour: Burgundy and White

Well, you must have been wondering why I didn't post my 2019 holiday home tour, or you were so disappointed that you unfollowed me and moved on. Either way, here I am, better late than never, to post about my 2019 holiday decor. 2019 was an unexceptionally busy year at work, life, travel, among other things. As we age, each year becomes a smaller percentage of our life, and that's probably why it felt like a year flying by in the blink of an eye. 

For the 2019 holiday decor, I chose a burgundy and white theme. This was the first time ever for me to decorate with *reds* so I opted for a more muted and less vibrant burgundy shape. I was nervous because neither my home nor cottage has any red accents, but I have to say, I LOVE IT! 

This was our 9-foot Fraser Fir - we put it up in our foyer this year. It was too big and would look too out of place in our living room. 

I learned I could actually keep the Norfolk Island Pine as a houseplant, so double cheers to that! 

We moved the giant Zizi plant which used to be in the foyer to our second floor hallway for the time being. Otherwise there would be too much greenery in one room. Oh, and this vintage Royal Baluch wool runner rug was from eCarpetgallery. It has all the muted brown, caramel, tan and navy tones, so soft and doesn't shed. Such a gem! 

This was from our dinning room overlooking the foyer.  


Those onion baubles were from HM Home, red glass house ornaments were from Glucksteinhome via Hudson's Bay. 

Love all the warm glow from the tree! 

Move on to the living room. I didn't want the holiday decor to take over the room, so I chose a blue fir tree with sparse and slender silhouette and left it untrimmed. 

Remember the Fiddle Leaf Fig tree I picked up a couple of years ago, it's now standing 7-foot tall and still going strong. 



This was the Bella Tan Level Leather Bench from Article. I ordered it for our bedroom but decided to leave it in the living room for extra seating during the holiday entertaining. 

Dining room. 


Recently I took on charcuterie board as a new hobby and have been obsessed about it. They certainly have made this year's holiday entertaining so much easier for me, especially with a sprained wrist and tendinitis. In the board below, I pickled those red onion myself using apple cider vinegar. It was so easy to do and has so much presence on the board. 


I also candied the naval orange slices in this round board - they were so delicious! 





So there you have it, my belated 2019 holiday home tour. Wish you and yours a very happy and prosperous 2020! Dream big and achieve more! 




Monday, December 5, 2016

Brass and Lucite Coffee Table

Well friends, after nearly 4 months wait, it's finally here! ELTE told me they had 50 pieces in this time, so go get it if you are interested before they get snatched up. This coffee table is one of the designers' faves so they do sell very very fast. 

After a domino effect of change, from the ceiling light (and the ceiling itself), to the drapery, to the area rug and finally the coffee table, I am very happy with how this room has transformed and come together. 


For those who are following my Instagram feeds, a couple of weeks ago I shared this picture below as a sneak peek at my 2016 holiday decor theme. It's going to be a collection of my favourite colours, textures and shapes. Can you tell I am really into pink and feminine hues this year? 

Speaking of pink, I've been on the hunt for a set of these vintage blush pink Luminarc champagne flutes for the longest time. From time to time I saw a pair or two for sale on Etsy but they could get very expensive if I was to acquire them two at a time. Then one of my Insta friends Jen (@jenc184) mentioned she has a large collection, and she would give up over a dozen of these flutes for me. Each one of them was in mint condition, and I've just been over the moon about how gorgeous they are. They will be put to good use this holiday season. 


I will be back to do a Christmas home tour soon. 


Friday, November 18, 2016

Cottages & Bungalows Magazine Holiday Feature

Back in the summer I was approached by the editor at the Cottages & Bungalows Magazine for a feature in their 2016 holiday issue. It's true that in design world, Christmas starts in July. Preview and showroom tour invitations began to hit my inbox in August. Cottages & Bungalows Mag set up a series of interviews with me, and I got to work with the super amazing and talented creative writer Rachel Demeter. I was ecstatic to see three full-spread feature of my Christmas decor projects in print. 




Here is a screenshot copy of the electronic version in case you'd like to read the text. 



So over the moon about this! Thank you Cottages & Bungalows Magazine! The holiday issue is packed with a wide range of styling and entertaining ideas for the upcoming holiday season. In Canada you can find it at major retailers such as Chapters Indigo and Loblaws. 

I will be back to write about my jumping-off point and inspirations for this year's holiday decorating. 



Sunday, October 23, 2016

Das Haus Magazine Feature

Holiday season starts in July in the interior design and decor world. Back in the summer, I was approached by the Das Haus ideenMagazin to publish my hand-painted Christmas ball ornaments from last year. A print copy arrived this past Friday, and I was so thrilled to see them featured among other talented bloggers. 

Cover of the Das Haus ideenMagazin 2016 Holiday Issue

My hand-painted glass ball ornaments, à la Kelly Wearstler's Channels, Pierre Frey Kubus-inspired black and gold blocks, and Tasmanian Moroccan rug patterns. 



I was so glad that the editor picked 3 out of my 4 most favourite ones. 

My 2015 Christmas tree in the pictures below. 

I felt already behind this year because I am yet to figure out a theme for this year's Christmas decor. The fact that retailers started to fill shelves with Christmas accessories right after the Canadian Thanksgiving (October 10th) didn't help either. It's almost annoying that retailers constantly bring forward buying schedules for consumers. Halloween stuff would come out around the same time as the back-to-school sale. Fall harvest/Thanksgiving entertaining themes would co-exist with Christmas holiday objects, all the while Halloween costumes still refuse to give up their presence. We live in a push marketing world, don't we? 

Anyhoo, I hope the vision would come to me soon so I could start to share some holiday ideas. 



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