"Flanking doorway in McDonald's home, Anglo-Indian, Regency-style inlaid chairs with cushions in Ralph Lauren linen; pillows in Ralph Lauren velvet. Custom velvet drapes. Peacock feathers, fans and faux birds from India, pine cones, velvet ribbon and dried, real and faux fruits embellish the holiday greenery."
Beverly Hills home of Mary McDonald.
Interior design by Mary McDonald.
Photography by Miguel-Flores-Vianna.
"Winter Warmth" by Victoria Amory.
Veranda (December 2008).
"Peacock feathers, fans and faux birds from India, pine cones, velvet ribbon and dried, real and faux fruits embellish the holiday greenery."
Beverly Hills home of Mary McDonald.
Interior design by Mary McDonald.
Photography by Miguel-Flores-Vianna.
"Winter Warmth" by Victoria Amory.
Veranda (December 2008).
"Regency marble-top, gilded console. French 18th-century portrait in giltwood frame from Paris. French 19th-century dore bronze candlesticks. Bronze stags and Christmas decorations are from the homeowner's collection."
Beverly Hills home of Mary McDonald.
Interior design by Mary McDonald.
Photography by Miguel-Flores-Vianna.
"Winter Warmth" by Victoria Amory.
Veranda (December 2008).
"Queen Anne settee in needlepoint. Pillows in Clarence House leopard velvet and Ralph Lauren velvet. Reproduction French stool in velvet and Scalamandre damask. Anglo-Indian chair in fabric by Manuel Canovas. Ikat on table. Ralph Lauren hurricanes. Tony Duquette candlesticks. French empire mirror."
Beverly Hills home of Mary McDonald.
Interior design by Mary McDonald.
Photography by Miguel-Flores-Vianna.
"Winter Warmth" by Victoria Amory.
Veranda (December 2008).
"Reproduction Italian lamps. Swedish Empire daybeds. French sconces. Spanish 18th-century oil. J. Robert Scott chairs; bolsters in Clarence House velvet."
Beverly Hills home of Mary McDonald.
Interior design by Mary McDonald.
Photography by Miguel-Flores-Vianna.
"Winter Warmth" by Victoria Amory.
Veranda (December 2008).
"Eugenia Hallyburton Chandler shared one recollection of being a child on the [Biltmore] estate at Christmas. . . . Eugenia recalled the Christmas parties in the Banquet Hall; where there were 'mounds of oranges . . . and this beautiful Christmas tree and I know they had gifts for all the kids.' One year Eugenia was given paper dolls as a gift from Edith Vanderbilt. And as children sometimes will do, she honestly replied that she didn’t like them and asked Edith to give them to someone else.
We have all wondered if that comment caught Edith by surprise, but Eugenia recalls she said 'Well, Eugenia, what would you like?' Eugenia replied, 'That ball, right up there.' Pointing to the tree, she had her eyes set on a colorful, shiny glass ball hanging from the tree branches. Quotes like this next one tell us so much about the personality of Edith Vanderbilt. Eugenia remembered, 'she called in Donohue [the butler] and she stripped that tree and gave those balls to the children. She knew what they liked. Every time she went on a trip and came back after that, she would bring me some Christmas balls.' "
Biltmore, George Vanderbilt's 8,000-acre estate in the mountains near Asheville, North Carolina.
"Eugenia and Her Ornaments" by Leeann Donnelly.
Open House - The Official Blog of Biltmore (December 2, 2013).
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Italianate home constructed in 1995 in Houston, Texas.
"A December drizzle highlights the glow of the windows onto the rear terrace, with its antique limestone fountain and oversized French Anduze urns."
Interior design by Pamela Pierce.
Photography by Tria Giovan.
"Tailor-Made Trimmings" by Lydia Somerville.
Southern Accents (November - December 2003).
Candlelight Dining.
Interior design by Carolyne Roehm.
"Fruit Garland Garnish."
Interior design by Charlotte Moss.
Interior design by Charlotte Moss.
Ranunculas, lily of the valley and kumquats
Interior design by Charlotte Moss.
"Festive Presentation."
Image originally appeared in the December 2007 issue of VERANDA.
"Draped Dinnerware."
Image originally appeared in the November/December 2012 issue of VERANDA.
"Fresh Limes and Pine."
Image originally appeared in the November/December 2012 issue of VERANDA.
"Fireplace flourish."
Image originally appeared in the November/December 2012 issue of VERANDA.
"An atypical holiday color scheme of marine blue and yellow adds to the festive spirit enlivening the rooms."
Jon and Jennifer Abramczyk’s 1928 Wilmington, Delaware, Colonial home.
Interior design by Courtney Coleman and Bill Brockschmidt, Brockschmidt and Coleman LLC, Decorating and Design.
Architect for addition: John Milner.
Photography by Gordon Beall.
Written by Krissa Rossbund.
“Homemade Holidays” produced by Eileen A. Deymier.
"Lemons and greenery are combined in pyramid form to create miniature citrus trees on the table."
Jon and Jennifer Abramczyk’s 1928 Wilmington, Delaware, Colonial home.
Interior design by Courtney Coleman and Bill Brockschmidt, Brockschmidt and Coleman LLC, Decorating and Design.
Architect for addition: John Milner.
Photography by Gordon Beall.
Written by Krissa Rossbund.
“Homemade Holidays” produced by Eileen A. Deymier.
"An overscale wreath is dotted with edible treats--apples, lemons, and nuts--as well as Hypericum berries and osage oranges."
Blair House, the president’s official guest house for foreign heads of state visiting Washington, D.C.
Holiday decor by interior decorator Barry Dixon and floral designer Barbara Hamilton.
Holiday decor by interior decorator Barry Dixon and floral designer Barbara Hamilton.
Photography by Gordon Beall.
“Decorating: A Capital Christmas” written by Jenny Bradley.
"The orange and green palette of the Lee Entrance Hall is carried over to the garland on the stairway banister."
Blair House, the president’s official guest house for foreign heads of state visiting Washington, D.C.
Holiday decor by interior decorator Barry Dixon and floral designer Barbara Hamilton.
Holiday decor by interior decorator Barry Dixon and floral designer Barbara Hamilton.
Photography by Gordon Beall.
“Decorating: A Capital Christmas” written by Jenny Bradley.
"A traditional cedar garland is given an update with persimmons and oranges embellished with cloves."
Blair House, the president’s official guest house for foreign heads of state visiting Washington, D.C.
Holiday decor by interior decorator Barry Dixon and floral designer Barbara Hamilton.
Holiday decor by interior decorator Barry Dixon and floral designer Barbara Hamilton.
Photography by Gordon Beall.
“Decorating: A Capital Christmas” written by Jenny Bradley.
"Pomanders (citrus fruits studded with whole cloves), first introduced in the Medieval period, are a common sight during the holidays in colonial cities like Williamsburg, Virginia or any of the South's citrus growing regions. Pomanders are simple to create: we used a nail to make a holes in the flesh of each piece of fruit, inserted cloves into the holes, and attached to the greenery using floral wire."
Garland from North Carolina’s Weston Farms.
“Southern Magnolia Garland: 3 Easy Ways” by Haskell Harris.
Garden and Gun (December 1, 2014).
"Brooklyn-based florist Emily Thompson gives traditional Christmas garland a fresh twist. [Here, she] drapes a tree stump she found on her family's farm in Vermont."
"How to Make a Holiday Garland with Emily Thompson" by Sarah Bray.
Photography by Kelly Stuart.
Winter arrangements by Emily Thompson Flowers.
Photo via Emily Thompson Flowers website.
"Kumquat balls - Push wire through a 2-inch styrofoam ball and make loop to secure. Attach kumquats to ball with heavy duty tooth pick or floral pick. Tuck in accents of boxwood. Hang by wire disguised with grosgrain ribbon. Picks are available at craft stores."
"The dining table features a composition of cake stands with compotes of roses, peonies, and kumquats, wreathed by whimsical snow covered trees."
Houston, Texas home of Michelle Stewart and her family.
Interior design by Michelle Stewart.
Photography by Tria Giovan.
Written by Jill Kirchner Simpson.
"White Christmas" produced by Susanna Showers Moldawer.
Southern Accents (November - December 2005).
Houston, Texas home of Michelle Stewart and her family.
Interior design by Michelle Stewart.
Photography by Tria Giovan.
Written by Jill Kirchner Simpson.
"White Christmas" produced by Susanna Showers Moldawer.
Southern Accents (November - December 2005).
"The antique French tole chandelier with swags of crystal beads adds a touch of glamour. The dramatically scaled still life of oranges is by Mexican artist Gustavo Valenzuela."
Houston, Texas home of Michelle Stewart and her family.
Interior design by Michelle Stewart.
Photography by Tria Giovan.
Written by Jill Kirchner Simpson.
"White Christmas" produced by Susanna Showers Moldawer.
Southern Accents (November - December 2005).
"To get this look, start with a feathery cedar garland, which adds more feminine appeal. Nestle large frosted pinecones into garland and then wire smaller cones to branches for an out-of-the-woods look.
Next, add height and freshness with white and green flowers, such as paperwhites and amaryllis, in rustic terracotta and zinc containers. Accent with light green reindeer moss along the mantel.
Finally, add color with fruits such as oranges and limes and fragrance with bundles of cinnamon sticks and scented votive candles."
"Cuttings of evergreens, magnolia, rose hips, bare branches, and pinecones that came from the homeowner's farm create an elaborate natural treatment that complements the wood-paneled library."
Interior design by Richard Bradshaw and Matt Overstreet.
Photography by Eric Roth
Regional editor: Eileen Deymier.
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