A Fresh Look at Red and Green

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Red and green are not always considered chic Christmas colors. They are used so frequently they have become cliche, and homeowners seeking an elegant holiday palette often turn to silver and gold or blue and white instead. Red and green can be very beautiful, however, if one looks to nature for inspiration. Red amaryllis on long green stems, winterberries and boxwood, limes and cranberries can make striking statements this season . . . </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgen2Ux1BxtzhnfG3FWxHareaEaqebK2bRgggfI56UDOiGH7oyj0RYFkvrpU2bGn7ln56C-xpQHqSoFJ0sG_L70bDaKk3O9p9Vjp78Ps500HhIgP008iLrfFyEEV7DADV1ZVtUJPVchw/s1600/p_100107655CROP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgen2Ux1BxtzhnfG3FWxHareaEaqebK2bRgggfI56UDOiGH7oyj0RYFkvrpU2bGn7ln56C-xpQHqSoFJ0sG_L70bDaKk3O9p9Vjp78Ps500HhIgP008iLrfFyEEV7DADV1ZVtUJPVchw/s1600/p_100107655CROP.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "Floral designer John R. Roberts topped a newel post with a ball of key limes and cranberries. He attached the fruits to a 3-inch foam ball using heavy-duty floral picks."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by Tommy Chambers.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Edmund Barr.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design/beautiful-homes/festive-holiday-staircases-and-entryways?page=26" target="_blank">Festive Holiday Staircases and Entryways</a>" written and produced by Lucy Fitzgerald.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pOIRzphHfS-RXIX3Et6NR7ZMfyZe_lZBdEuOss6JqjitUmgMj-4kZrBU1en9R-H5ZbbAzNzk0k7gNPCY8mms96WCKQ2RGGJakSGA6lN2KrtVXDF6ed8etlp5RcDxkMSGNKuIDDo91Ok/s1600/p_100111798CROP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pOIRzphHfS-RXIX3Et6NR7ZMfyZe_lZBdEuOss6JqjitUmgMj-4kZrBU1en9R-H5ZbbAzNzk0k7gNPCY8mms96WCKQ2RGGJakSGA6lN2KrtVXDF6ed8etlp5RcDxkMSGNKuIDDo91Ok/s1600/p_100111798CROP.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A limestone-and-iron spiral staircase looks striking when dressed in holiday garlands."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Design by Stephanie Wohlner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Edmund Barr.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design/beautiful-homes/festive-holiday-staircases-and-entryways?page=28" target="_blank">Festive Holiday Staircases and Entryways</a>" written and produced by Lucy Fitzgerald.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVT-wQC5XBWB5uZiytVAlC4gbr-NcLa5CO6PSVOjyKB-WsBXrMjXXAElTrvyQJMNadmdMqTB_SBaECQKt7TRgovFVyHrMb_DxV8IWtd8eYqel1SzYXi_yTyymgv0_j0GxWNzI2huXkWGw/s1600/540f5b79ac163_-_ver-alesandra-branca-holiday-09wqiv-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVT-wQC5XBWB5uZiytVAlC4gbr-NcLa5CO6PSVOjyKB-WsBXrMjXXAElTrvyQJMNadmdMqTB_SBaECQKt7TRgovFVyHrMb_DxV8IWtd8eYqel1SzYXi_yTyymgv0_j0GxWNzI2huXkWGw/s1600/540f5b79ac163_-_ver-alesandra-branca-holiday-09wqiv-6.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Red roses and greenery."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Alessandra Branca.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/home-decorators/g1040/elegant-holiday-decorating-ideas/?slide=3" target="_blank">The Archives: Holiday Decor</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMP-ckDv7bVrJcBvRaWxt3M4sUKe3iOa3yKzzYnt8R_JSYHMtjbh3D-4PP9ynS1ZUI7r8qlnBHMUAGGFQjzbgyP_c6q0cevNG5PYuY2VIiSad03_RRNnlE3U_ujnLLXlonBvVWc-Pw3z4/s1600/101521342_p_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMP-ckDv7bVrJcBvRaWxt3M4sUKe3iOa3yKzzYnt8R_JSYHMtjbh3D-4PP9ynS1ZUI7r8qlnBHMUAGGFQjzbgyP_c6q0cevNG5PYuY2VIiSad03_RRNnlE3U_ujnLLXlonBvVWc-Pw3z4/s1600/101521342_p_1.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "Standing on a marble-top demilune table in the foyer, a vivid red amaryllis and an elegant Nymphenburg porcelain stag make a double impact with their reflections in a gilded mirror."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of designer Gregory Van Boven and David Belk in the Boston neighborhood Beacon Hill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior decoration by Gregory Van Boven.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Roth.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Krissa Rossbund.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design/beautiful-homes/christmas-boston?page=19" target="_blank">Christmas in Boston</a>" produced by Estelle Bond Guralnick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxeFr0VWawLS0LSUrHZEZNAe0TMQa97A7r_YxfJCnhp8Mm7Peg4SULCFHccyNrxYTvpSbQ6ZUAVPi9CdVfhz4Hdzwa9y-D7bXjAOJHjDY9IXPAHQV7iDb4d4Se4snIx6iQFbETvHTK0SI/s1600/101521344_p_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxeFr0VWawLS0LSUrHZEZNAe0TMQa97A7r_YxfJCnhp8Mm7Peg4SULCFHccyNrxYTvpSbQ6ZUAVPi9CdVfhz4Hdzwa9y-D7bXjAOJHjDY9IXPAHQV7iDb4d4Se4snIx6iQFbETvHTK0SI/s1600/101521344_p_1.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Winterberries and a glittery reindeer add festive flair to a living room table."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of designer Gregory Van Boven and David Belk in the Boston neighborhood Beacon Hill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior decoration by Gregory Van Boven.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Roth.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Krissa Rossbund.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design/beautiful-homes/christmas-boston?page=1" target="_blank">Christmas in Boston</a>" produced by Estelle Bond Guralnick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCmxb_XZzlhzFxiI998A2YkO7vALxqXy7_XzJDzzt2YB7VgCs6Fs3okmdV49COMS3UEvruPozKI_htf9WkWx1m0VQ2ExJMkSuD2XQpp-du3gZamgfKQNsQQ0sEzdhJwt0oOoOUA_wyN0/s1600/101521370_p.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCmxb_XZzlhzFxiI998A2YkO7vALxqXy7_XzJDzzt2YB7VgCs6Fs3okmdV49COMS3UEvruPozKI_htf9WkWx1m0VQ2ExJMkSuD2XQpp-du3gZamgfKQNsQQ0sEzdhJwt0oOoOUA_wyN0/s1600/101521370_p.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"So simple, so elegant."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of designer Gregory Van Boven and David Belk in the Boston neighborhood Beacon Hill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior decoration by Gregory Van Boven.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Roth.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Krissa Rossbund.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design/beautiful-homes/christmas-boston?page=25" target="_blank">Christmas in Boston</a>" produced by Estelle Bond Guralnick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiHAF5fXVSjcjDIJEBZnFVI6gXb_cCuWIl415aCvf75-aHRZkUo9SdVK9wJsmHLERo7p8rWai09wWDm5R-vkV_s6snyMsxz7_1LH1lMmCR0hmESgsZ_LRVHFUkTrFtDth8bNMsoudpWo/s1600/540f5b7d324ff_-_ver-elegant-holiday-decor-ideas-2008-gewmxp-15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxiHAF5fXVSjcjDIJEBZnFVI6gXb_cCuWIl415aCvf75-aHRZkUo9SdVK9wJsmHLERo7p8rWai09wWDm5R-vkV_s6snyMsxz7_1LH1lMmCR0hmESgsZ_LRVHFUkTrFtDth8bNMsoudpWo/s1600/540f5b7d324ff_-_ver-elegant-holiday-decor-ideas-2008-gewmxp-15.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Greenery-surrounded Georgian mirror."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Richard Keith Langham.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/home-decorators/g1040/elegant-holiday-decorating-ideas/?slide=35" target="_blank">The Archives: Holiday Decor</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1F8rcHnhCDZ5QjxIuwdl8pFV-meHVcf1B4nIkZIzBVMirjCs5JbU72yBJ9SGxh2jiCZiah0ZInVIKzAjdI3OUq2PQypltECp38xKwC3rYVvM2TMjBAeUy7EzZovKTIj5LKeYR4warKwM/s1600/EDC120114lauder01-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1F8rcHnhCDZ5QjxIuwdl8pFV-meHVcf1B4nIkZIzBVMirjCs5JbU72yBJ9SGxh2jiCZiah0ZInVIKzAjdI3OUq2PQypltECp38xKwC3rYVvM2TMjBAeUy7EzZovKTIj5LKeYR4warKwM/s1600/EDC120114lauder01-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Aerin Lauder in the living room of her Manhattan apartment, designed by Jacques Grange, with a tree decorated with ornaments she has collected over the years. Her dress is by Valentino; the painting is by Robert Ryman, the curtains are of a vintage French fabric, the rug is from Le Décor Français, and the walls are painted in a custom shade by Donald Kaufman Color." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Douglas Friedman. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Ingrid Abramovitch.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/homes/aerin-lauder-holiday-decor-secrets?click=pp" target="_blank">Aerin Lauder Shares Her Holiday Entertaining Secrets</a>" produced by Cynthia Frank.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRVE7TbnnwxXPkWp9vbHh1ddYu1GzKQh1j33fjw6vrov-b4Hs9wRUSxNhO0hNuQlweHxJIatzc7QHx_-PiezcDb5Y6c_qLe7lA_qLSxrBns5shTbfY42alsF51NUhXjJXyj11Mqa7KFs/s1600/101350693_p.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRVE7TbnnwxXPkWp9vbHh1ddYu1GzKQh1j33fjw6vrov-b4Hs9wRUSxNhO0hNuQlweHxJIatzc7QHx_-PiezcDb5Y6c_qLe7lA_qLSxrBns5shTbfY42alsF51NUhXjJXyj11Mqa7KFs/s1600/101350693_p.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Cherubs flanking the main entrance herald friends and visitors; magnolia and holly are signature holiday greens of the South."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sam and Glenda Greeson's Charlotte, North Carolina, home.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect, interior designer: Sam Greeson, AIA, Meyer Greeson Paullin Benson Architecture/Interior Design.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Gordon Beall.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Sandra S. Soria.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design/beautiful-homes/carolina-christmas?page=10" target="_blank">Carolina Christmas</a>" produced by Sandra Mohlmann.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBeT79ShgLWnJA2RSc_VYlQ8D4YMc6Cd8FjQimmSW3ayEC4PGfMIXOmsY72s2yViTdwNkSXjYYZHjfROgfYPV0qmMmwpduzaqXFV7UUmwbhr6TQxoWKN_500l1TAqESvAvDqGmZzSKXm4/s1600/101521357_p.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBeT79ShgLWnJA2RSc_VYlQ8D4YMc6Cd8FjQimmSW3ayEC4PGfMIXOmsY72s2yViTdwNkSXjYYZHjfROgfYPV0qmMmwpduzaqXFV7UUmwbhr6TQxoWKN_500l1TAqESvAvDqGmZzSKXm4/s1600/101521357_p.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Even the marble bust gets a holiday crown."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home of designer Gregory Van Boven and David Belk in the Boston neighborhood Beacon Hill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior decoration by Gregory Van Boven.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Roth.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Krissa Rossbund.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design/beautiful-homes/christmas-boston?page=17" target="_blank">Christmas in Boston</a>" produced by Estelle Bond Guralnick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyEF81nmNt62k9LmXKHqH797iDvH7YCMy0O_t4G2AQtDWPcfQ4kaxmGBPyyHK3wwcByPNwosMwWL_EuVFnqjOPr2BUyHZt3Ms3n65_P90HBI5H3YQvuV1mnX0uGdYeh122xrAj1sVBSQQ/s1600/101530391_p.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyEF81nmNt62k9LmXKHqH797iDvH7YCMy0O_t4G2AQtDWPcfQ4kaxmGBPyyHK3wwcByPNwosMwWL_EuVFnqjOPr2BUyHZt3Ms3n65_P90HBI5H3YQvuV1mnX0uGdYeh122xrAj1sVBSQQ/s1600/101530391_p.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "Roman shades fabricated by Durham Draperies in a Bennison print cover the master bedroom's French doors."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Sandra Lucas, Lucas/Eilers Design Assoc. LLP.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Floral design by Gelea Copeland Clem, Copeland Design.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Candace Ord Manroe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design/beautiful-homes/christmas-heart-texas?page=11" target="_blank">Christmas in the Heart of Texas</a>" produced by Susan Fox.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjws-CkLKnSbPUrE6Jx9WjTL9tF4nkRt9Lvc9fjL0IH_nBCTnQSRiBScyhqcCxd5Kx6Rc2ooadzijyT_bVh-1B3ejRmNscd2qVViV7JhTwEpdnKI_w-u2wRwvmPdXUP4HGnnN4H1DICtqg/s1600/p_101530412CROP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjws-CkLKnSbPUrE6Jx9WjTL9tF4nkRt9Lvc9fjL0IH_nBCTnQSRiBScyhqcCxd5Kx6Rc2ooadzijyT_bVh-1B3ejRmNscd2qVViV7JhTwEpdnKI_w-u2wRwvmPdXUP4HGnnN4H1DICtqg/s1600/p_101530412CROP.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The powder room is the perfect place for holiday décor because of its small dimensions. A wreath or bouquet of greenery is enough to fill the space with cheer—and fragrance."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design/51-simple-holiday-decorating-tips?page=41" target="_blank">51 Simple Holiday Decorating Tips</a>" written and produced by Lucy Fitzgerald.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDy9akZ2QMVJIN6E2tvFC7CSQa9OsBT_QAfZJ6Zzwa06x9bW9DmGOvGlmqIeLIfVRrrjQoes8SOBwdk8DEQvhVPcY1oOEF-yi94wSWoxWXRbEUl4ZIWpR-y6GZD9-VKDmVABk1gMQMynU/s1600/main_item_lettered-olive-on-taigan-holiday-matches.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDy9akZ2QMVJIN6E2tvFC7CSQa9OsBT_QAfZJ6Zzwa06x9bW9DmGOvGlmqIeLIfVRrrjQoes8SOBwdk8DEQvhVPcY1oOEF-yi94wSWoxWXRbEUl4ZIWpR-y6GZD9-VKDmVABk1gMQMynU/s1600/main_item_lettered-olive-on-taigan-holiday-matches.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Happy Holidays" Matches offered by <a href="https://www.taigan.com/shops/theletteredolive/items/49428-holiday-matches-by-lettered-olive" target="_blank">Taigan</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A deer pattern on one side and 'Happy Holidays' in French on the other." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sold individually - $2.50.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Available in color green with gold text.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Available in size 3 1/4" x 1 7/16"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designed by Lettered Olive.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstSlaK4zrb9znMLP6Sy3BXPouc5TQuki_GphULAM-DqzFcpkmkoMOkopv5BvNdq_z9OekD3ADBTmr_3Rbr-yZPcbtM7PdE5V797uc1lJpQ-NvdaQsBhFeIEPVVsQh4zK8xkVffoJv_Co/s1600/p_101364978CROP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstSlaK4zrb9znMLP6Sy3BXPouc5TQuki_GphULAM-DqzFcpkmkoMOkopv5BvNdq_z9OekD3ADBTmr_3Rbr-yZPcbtM7PdE5V797uc1lJpQ-NvdaQsBhFeIEPVVsQh4zK8xkVffoJv_Co/s1600/p_101364978CROP.jpg" width="378" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brookline, Massachusetts, home of designer Anthony Catalfano and Steven Kapfhammer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior decoration by Anthony Catalfano.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Bessler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Krissa Rossbund.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design/beautiful-homes/designer-home-multi-hued-holiday-palette" target="_blank">Designer Home with Multi-Hued Holiday Palette</a>" produced by Estelle Bond Guralnick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaGIrlD136K7AfN0Lm_MqdNTqsR5ifvtm3DjsniiSWC9CA6DeoZkjj7YeVyQba6y86QZLnPO9AAGVQmW2KtcYwBy4mh_4oGBPt3QZya6qMu84NhTtd1L4EMnNlZd07k7wT3erGFTkhuvM/s1600/p_Tip8direct-light-for-amarllis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaGIrlD136K7AfN0Lm_MqdNTqsR5ifvtm3DjsniiSWC9CA6DeoZkjj7YeVyQba6y86QZLnPO9AAGVQmW2KtcYwBy4mh_4oGBPt3QZya6qMu84NhTtd1L4EMnNlZd07k7wT3erGFTkhuvM/s1600/p_Tip8direct-light-for-amarllis.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "Bring warmth and cheer to blustery days by forcing bulbs into early bloom. Here’s how.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For Amaryllis to perform at their very best, they require warm temperatures, strong light and water.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you receive amaryllis bulbs with dry roots, you can actually soak them in tepid water for a few hours to re-hydrate them." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tips and photography courtesy of Dig.Drop.Done.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/gardens/tips/how-to-force-bulbs-gorgeous-indoor-bloom-and-color" target="_blank">How to Force Bulbs for Gorgeous Bloom and Color</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKp8Byq0Yy9Hc_xQ9Is-rB9VxMZVrWQhQojVjOJgIBpClTk1ChVr3XiPUQSKfaEO5EywuBi69cmJGfYJKRhFVMKNKlF8o7ew6tDSTwHQbM340uZUumMCne3d2qjmY73u7GyLJaO6fxOU/s1600/p_Tip14-double-walled-container-with-candy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKp8Byq0Yy9Hc_xQ9Is-rB9VxMZVrWQhQojVjOJgIBpClTk1ChVr3XiPUQSKfaEO5EywuBi69cmJGfYJKRhFVMKNKlF8o7ew6tDSTwHQbM340uZUumMCne3d2qjmY73u7GyLJaO6fxOU/s1600/p_Tip14-double-walled-container-with-candy.jpg" width="438" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"If you love to look at amaryllis blooms but not the unattractive bulb, disguise it with a double-walled vase. Plant your amaryllis in a glass vase slightly larger that the bulb. Place the small vase inside a vase that is two-times larger. Fill the space in between with pebbles, potpourri, holiday candy, ornaments, fruit or pinecones."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tips and photography courtesy of Dig.Drop.Done.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/gardens/tips/how-to-force-bulbs-gorgeous-indoor-bloom-and-color?page=2" target="_blank">How to Force Bulbs for Gorgeous Bloom and Color</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimuz5s0-Wd7inA3YM6jXwLDMsvJr0YiPIyoOno0JSWJfED8WVDugVuG0fftJJqc9-1WPpzbzu4wmK9iO4d2fV1Syv-iIyOzvsUe6TvRXhVFE6EPtLdvn6R1_PGbj9TAFWJSOMzRYFsNlQ/s1600/p_101364952CROP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimuz5s0-Wd7inA3YM6jXwLDMsvJr0YiPIyoOno0JSWJfED8WVDugVuG0fftJJqc9-1WPpzbzu4wmK9iO4d2fV1Syv-iIyOzvsUe6TvRXhVFE6EPtLdvn6R1_PGbj9TAFWJSOMzRYFsNlQ/s1600/p_101364952CROP.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "Colored metallic votives cast a festive glow in red and green."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Brookline, Massachusetts, home of designer Anthony Catalfano and Steven Kapfhammer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior decoration by Anthony Catalfano.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Bessler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Krissa Rossbund.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design/beautiful-homes/designer-home-multi-hued-holiday-palette?page=5" target="_blank">Designer Home with Multi-Hued Holiday Palette</a>" produced by Estelle Bond Guralnick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi50PEV1YHrqSagLm3SlbPuU_yGJ1SZ-STpyQHFF9P7QaO98VwkgqC1mTbqq_I8s5ugi2V9SzPQTE3rvK_BXsJ7gvpv0U8Os_UNy39VzGB0lewVSXVnVAWDs57yTGmGw5nIcrl18bGz-Gk/s1600/p_101861894.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi50PEV1YHrqSagLm3SlbPuU_yGJ1SZ-STpyQHFF9P7QaO98VwkgqC1mTbqq_I8s5ugi2V9SzPQTE3rvK_BXsJ7gvpv0U8Os_UNy39VzGB0lewVSXVnVAWDs57yTGmGw5nIcrl18bGz-Gk/s1600/p_101861894.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Swap out plain white candlesticks for festive green, red, or blue for a holiday touch. Establish a color theme by matching them to the table runner or linens for extra style points."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design/51-simple-holiday-decorating-tips?page=3" target="_blank">51 Simple Holiday Decorating Tips</a>" written and produced by Lucy Fitzgerald.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSjVcExxZj-B8w5bGigz6oQw01q0acgzJvwy7BvBFJfLEqFVn8_6nnhw96j4SWkChGoS4rc3DwK3iyRxEDpsTUhf5vRycVUOnuI3i_AL232C-GhKmn7nun9DIF3WaaRv6siBKgIF3Zvjw/s1600/101309945_p.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSjVcExxZj-B8w5bGigz6oQw01q0acgzJvwy7BvBFJfLEqFVn8_6nnhw96j4SWkChGoS4rc3DwK3iyRxEDpsTUhf5vRycVUOnuI3i_AL232C-GhKmn7nun9DIF3WaaRv6siBKgIF3Zvjw/s1600/101309945_p.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A small wreath with red berries adds Yuletide charm to kitchen shelving."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design/decorating-holiday-wreaths?page=62" target="_blank">Decorating: Holiday Wreaths</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdDq4C_3WSA2iHpsC1TkOu33709cAve7pxnKmG7Aq8dX81bz8dRA_rS1Ju5Csv7pZHETGOUiXACzECqwQQ7mV74nwp272OEnH7GBlfmtsCfLkxEmoUy_n3RDBTCYKQAJYDDJKS4pcBU6c/s1600/p_28CROP_0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdDq4C_3WSA2iHpsC1TkOu33709cAve7pxnKmG7Aq8dX81bz8dRA_rS1Ju5Csv7pZHETGOUiXACzECqwQQ7mV74nwp272OEnH7GBlfmtsCfLkxEmoUy_n3RDBTCYKQAJYDDJKS4pcBU6c/s1600/p_28CROP_0.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Put a bench to work on the off-season: Give it holiday spirit with an arrangement of holiday greenery, pinecones, gazing balls, and ornaments. Look around your garden for small spaces to stage a winter display. A basket of pinecones with cut boxwood will not only dress up an empty bench, but will also help you complete your gardening chores for the season."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design/beautiful-homes/holiday-outdoor-decorating-tips-mariani-landscape?page=9" target="_blank">Holiday Outdoor Decorating Tips from Mariani Landscape</a>"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NywYXKqHcdn98YI-XmBTO0ZKugwzmQ5geC3il1AMp1uYk2FUj8t91yVtMyfRVQWVFdF50KbazYdy9ktwf909YE8FawYTHbwDxwoz142iooc6aKjMSCrOg7Ku2ilfrWC7pIloDd4Ji-Y/s1600/101380267_p_0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NywYXKqHcdn98YI-XmBTO0ZKugwzmQ5geC3il1AMp1uYk2FUj8t91yVtMyfRVQWVFdF50KbazYdy9ktwf909YE8FawYTHbwDxwoz142iooc6aKjMSCrOg7Ku2ilfrWC7pIloDd4Ji-Y/s1600/101380267_p_0.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An outdoor courtyard, decorated with a vintage mirror and a wire urn filled with greens and branches, offers an interesting vignette from the house."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Greenwich, Connecticut, home of Cindy and Peter Rinfret.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Cindy Rinfret, Rinfret Ltd. and Rinfret Home and Garden.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Jack Arnold.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Michael Partenio.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Amy Elbert.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design/beautiful-homes/comfortable-and-inviting-home-holidays?page=15" target="_blank">Comfortable and Inviting Home for the Holidays</a>" produced by Stacy Kunstel.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/" target="_blank">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br />

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