The Rural Voice, 2006-12, Page 49Home Decorating
Making hour home special for Christmas
Patti
Robertson
operates
Classic
Interiors in
Wingham.
By Patti Robertson
Fabulous, fanciful, and fun is the
best description for the way in
which this young couple dresses
their townhouse for the festive
season.
Their walkway is lined with
oversized candy canes and the
borderline fence decked out with
cedar boughs dripping with lights
ranging in tonal value from light
pink, burgundy, fuchsia and crimson
red. Tucked here and there
throughout the garland are pairs of
brightly coloured mittens. A real
visual treat for eyes of all ages. A
huge wreath adorns the entrance
door, sporting a massive burgundy
bow.
- The door opens onto a lovely
Persian carpet in varying wine tones.
In the foyer there is an antique mirror
that is draped with cedar garland
highlighted with organza bows in
shimmery white, tucked here and
there are miniature elves all dressed
in their winter finery. On top of the
period -piece hall table is a demure
Christmas tree decorated again with
organza ribbon, bows and elves.
Perfectly co-ordinated miniature gifts
with beautiful tiny bows lay waiting
under the tree. The hall stairway is
aglow in clear mini -lights tucked into
cedar garland also richly draped in
organza ribbon and an array of
metallic silver stars.
Down the hallway one enters the
living/dining room combo in tonal
values of taupe, and dusty, powdery
blues. A huge blue spruce is trimmed
with both a warm' white and a cool
white mini -light. Soft taupe -coloured
raffia is entwined along every branch
instead of tinsel for a one -of -a -kind
look. A variety of Christmas balls in
taupe, pale blue and chrome dangle
from each branch. Snowmen
and elves dressed in white winter
finery frolic on the end and coffee
tables".
Moving into the dining room, we
are treated to a most inviting setting
as the table is dressed in a crisp white
damask tablecloth. Huge silver
hurricane lanterns are aglow with
extra large column candles set down
the length of the table, amongst
which a jumbo white satin cording
and white organza ribbon trail softly
in casual curls.
Each place -setting features a
different unique antique crystal wine
glass, one -of -a -kind flatware and
beautiful, white china sporting a wide
navy and silver banding. The
shellback chairs have been treated
to a festive collar made from antique
damask tablecloths, which are
embellished with crystal -beaded
trim.
On top of the buffet is a one -of -a -
kind Christmas village. Some of the
homes, trees and villagers are close to
100 years old, having been handed
down from a great auntie. Here and
there throughout the ground floor of
the townhouse are arrays of garland
incorporating mistletoe, so one has to
beware if you are not in the mood for
a Christmas smooch!
As you enter the kitchen, your eye
is immediately captured by the huge
white pottery jug lavishly brimming
with burgundy poinsettias, pine
boughs and hydrangeas. Off to one
side is a round accent table draped in
floor -length velvet burgundy, on top
of which sits a four -foot Christmas
tree decorated with an array of faux
fruit — cherries, apples, oranges,
lemons, limes and tucked in here and
there are wrapped pieces of saltwater
taffy. How unique!
Both bathroom vanities are aglov.
with burgundy candles, while old Si
Nick stands on guard offering a
fingertip towel. Huge arrangements
incorporating poinsettia, pine, cedar
and juniper and clumps of faux
grasses are positioned upon pedestak
by the window.
Up the stairway one is entertained
by the lively and artful positioning of
a family of teddy bears decked out to
go tobogganing. Each bedroom
doorknob sports a nosegay of minia-
ture poinsettia, hydrangea and cedar
all tied together with antique lace.
My personal favourite is looking
out into the backyard of this
townhouse and seeing the six huge
cedars all aglow in duo toned white
mini -lights in front of which
are positioned a family of six
articulated reindeer, which appear to
be grazing and foraging for food.
How lovingly this home has been
prepared for this much -awaited time
of the year!
I'm wishing you health, happiness
and peace this holiday season.
Patti's Tip: If you are tired of the
colouration of your festive
decorations, you can easily spray
paint them. Hang a cord across your
workspace and using ornament
hangers string your ornaments along
the cord. Now you can paint all side
at once.0
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