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luxurious Christmas mantel with natural cypress garland, magnolia leaves and pinecones from StyleBlueprint

Luxurious Christmas Mantels

A pair of decorated mantels worth remembering. Custom Irish stockings line a holiday mantel encompassing dark green, chocolate brown, antique gold and warm ivory.  Evergreen garlands fall gracefully to the floor, while raffia tied white tulip bundles adorn vases on top. The stockings play second fiddle to the natural cypress garland laced with seeded eucalyptus.  [...]

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red berries with rosemary sprigs and moss in candle planter pots

Berry Merry

Take a bunch of berries and leaves and refashion as you please. Traditional Christmas colors – red and green – are always used for artificial ornaments and decoration but I do so love to see these expressed naturally. Evergreen holly and winterberry holly offer the combination of rosy fruit and verdant leaves. There are myriad [...]

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alternative wall driftwood Christmas tree

Alternative Holiday Trees

A collection of unique alternatives to a full-size tree. If space is tight, these ideas should spark your imagination.  Adding holiday cheer is as easy as 1-2-3.  This small tree was created by hanging an ornament collection directly on the wall. Found driftwood creates a free form version, laced with a string of snowflake lights [...]

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Royal Copenhagen 2012 musical theme Christmas table

Royal Copenhagen Musical Christmas

‘Tis the season for our annual visit to Denmark to see our favorite holiday tables. Ho, ho, ho. Hard to believe it’s the first week of December when it has been the tradition here at Atticmag to travel to the Royal Copenhagen store in Denmark for a look their annual Christmas tables. For us, it’s [...]

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parrot tulips and barberry branches in a silver pitcher

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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