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Holidays in Bloom

Having confessed that I hate gardening, the flip side is I love arranged flowers. Living in the country has given me an appreciation for vines, berries, branches, and pods that I never would have understood as a city person. Of course, living in New York City, where floral trends originate, gave me an appreciation of [...]

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Holiday Table Gold

From tableware to ribbons, gilded accents dress up holiday tables. Grab the metallic spray paint, clip some boxwood branches and head outside and get busy. Ten minutes later, glittering foliage – like the topiary on this super elegant table – will be ready for your centerpiece. Spray some salvage candlesticks with leftover paint, stock up [...]

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Museum Store Christmas

Forget the mall. Here’s haute home décor from ten online museum shops. It’s December and the pressure’s on to find great things to give to our families, friends and even ourselves. So I decided to indulge my soft spot for museum stores and browse around to see how those are curated, what inspiration they take [...]

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Vintage Christmas Mantel

Wood forms originally used to dry socks replicate the usual holiday stockings. 7 is my lucky number.  This is our seventh Christmas in our home, but the first time I am happy with the great room mantel decorations.  I began purchasing vintage sock stretchers from etsy sellers a few months ago. Too many actually, as [...]

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Royal Copenhagen’s Christmas Tables

The 2011 holiday event at Denmark’s finest china emporium salutes family and tradition. With only 23 days to go before Christmas it’s not too early to think about holiday tables. So naturally, we turn to Denmark’s elaborately decorated tableware displays at Royal Copenhagen. Showing their tables has become something of a tradition here at Atticmag, which our [...]

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