Decorating With Citrus

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I shared some of these photos two years ago (<a href="http://aflippenlife.blogspot.com/2012/12/dreaming-of-orange-christmas.html" target="_blank">Dreaming of an Orange Christmas</a>), but many of these pictures are new discoveries, and I love garlands and other holiday decorations made from lemons, limes, and kumquats. I hope you do, too.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0KfOwFH4GqwNAKxAJ0GimnVbUWewu-VAyy4ULFpZ6OdPn6DtWFN_Oc7w6M8W6m2mZKdYvJiimvzsvMRqWNVnEenOdzfmP34T7J6GFouT33LuXr5lfTFLPVX7gZiq1FPKWWiCGcjwU0w/s1600/540f55a0f30c5_-_mcdonald-beverly-hills-1108-6_lg-25862364.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY0KfOwFH4GqwNAKxAJ0GimnVbUWewu-VAyy4ULFpZ6OdPn6DtWFN_Oc7w6M8W6m2mZKdYvJiimvzsvMRqWNVnEenOdzfmP34T7J6GFouT33LuXr5lfTFLPVX7gZiq1FPKWWiCGcjwU0w/s1600/540f55a0f30c5_-_mcdonald-beverly-hills-1108-6_lg-25862364.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"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."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beverly Hills home of Mary McDonald.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://marymcdonaldinc.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Mary McDonald</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel-Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/los-angeles-holiday-decorating-1208?click=main_sr#slide-6" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Winter Warmth</a>" by Victoria Amory.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" style="display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Veranda</a> (December 2008).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0B6o6CxgZuwmBQO9E1Fz1oPirAQvrmCp2vY3HQjoKPW9DNMOd2FEvxW-FClbvIBFnQbMWUqVAFES0v9lipgcfM_A34J4whjjGHb3BUClMkzrjeQ7KmczWf77cSOpBffY0BLse4rKeKo/s1600/540f55a114591_-_mcdonald-beverly-hills-1108-7_lg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX0B6o6CxgZuwmBQO9E1Fz1oPirAQvrmCp2vY3HQjoKPW9DNMOd2FEvxW-FClbvIBFnQbMWUqVAFES0v9lipgcfM_A34J4whjjGHb3BUClMkzrjeQ7KmczWf77cSOpBffY0BLse4rKeKo/s1600/540f55a114591_-_mcdonald-beverly-hills-1108-7_lg.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Peacock feathers, fans and faux birds from India, pine cones, velvet ribbon and dried, real and faux fruits embellish the holiday greenery."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beverly Hills home of Mary McDonald.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://marymcdonaldinc.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Mary McDonald</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel-Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/los-angeles-holiday-decorating-1208?click=main_sr#slide-7" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Winter Warmth</a>" by Victoria Amory.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" style="display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Veranda</a> (December 2008).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRv2eJtFnKnuiPC1lJsfG5CDRfufDlCq3di8fcYEnAlM5U6EwFo2Qq-R_GQnlGCp7MDJkooxzi3dv3mK5NoZDEzBr-aZshr73hfpLVERIPzNpEc90p9Zoy6xHT8l70o-vkJFt48SLgNHY/s1600/540f55a129633_-_mcdonald-beverly-hills-1108-8_lg-11870152.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRv2eJtFnKnuiPC1lJsfG5CDRfufDlCq3di8fcYEnAlM5U6EwFo2Qq-R_GQnlGCp7MDJkooxzi3dv3mK5NoZDEzBr-aZshr73hfpLVERIPzNpEc90p9Zoy6xHT8l70o-vkJFt48SLgNHY/s1600/540f55a129633_-_mcdonald-beverly-hills-1108-8_lg-11870152.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"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."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beverly Hills home of Mary McDonald.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://marymcdonaldinc.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Mary McDonald</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel-Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/los-angeles-holiday-decorating-1208?click=main_sr#slide-8" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Winter Warmth</a>" by Victoria Amory.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" style="display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Veranda</a> (December 2008).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9tDXPkHqm3JoyMTHG-yUUCgMxeT3R5XNAUtA78y_uCltQTiMGYsGcFWE-sSBmf2yLbTXl85QBFgeCjRA4_PZ7R79BK0gd1EUPSx74PGYK0U3ovLNl5zkMAg7htPZnwwGiKbKce8bYBZs/s1600/540f55a095776_-_mcdonald-beverly-hills-1108-2_lg-76562717.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9tDXPkHqm3JoyMTHG-yUUCgMxeT3R5XNAUtA78y_uCltQTiMGYsGcFWE-sSBmf2yLbTXl85QBFgeCjRA4_PZ7R79BK0gd1EUPSx74PGYK0U3ovLNl5zkMAg7htPZnwwGiKbKce8bYBZs/s1600/540f55a095776_-_mcdonald-beverly-hills-1108-2_lg-76562717.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"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."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beverly Hills home of Mary McDonald.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://marymcdonaldinc.com/" target="_blank">Mary McDonald</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel-Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/decorating-ideas/g650/los-angeles-holiday-decorating-1208/?slide=2" target="_blank">Winter Warmth</a>" by Victoria Amory.</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> (December 2008).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUG3FE4JEqEgeTYQ8niVNa1V_ue91RIMjYGJu6aqaUl1CKzfI_WVwctyxFhAIwVzoRjpPeH7SOy06YRmWJW4nM4dJscBEJacrW0VA5VKAGvPDnlE0zUIcN6V6lFxeNn5ezs0Qf3pEInk/s1600/540f55a0db882_-_mcdonald-beverly-hills-1108-5_lg-98554918.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUG3FE4JEqEgeTYQ8niVNa1V_ue91RIMjYGJu6aqaUl1CKzfI_WVwctyxFhAIwVzoRjpPeH7SOy06YRmWJW4nM4dJscBEJacrW0VA5VKAGvPDnlE0zUIcN6V6lFxeNn5ezs0Qf3pEInk/s1600/540f55a0db882_-_mcdonald-beverly-hills-1108-5_lg-98554918.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Reproduction Italian lamps. Swedish Empire daybeds. French sconces. Spanish 18th-century oil. J. Robert Scott chairs; bolsters in Clarence House velvet."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beverly Hills home of Mary McDonald.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://marymcdonaldinc.com/" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Mary McDonald</a>.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel-Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/los-angeles-holiday-decorating-1208?click=main_sr#slide-5" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Winter Warmth</a>" by Victoria Amory.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" style="display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;">Veranda</a> (December 2008).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NRJanHlGrM1pelYJ1r5VFrFAFSiXgTYUcnj3XoBixvrnhtR4qxzws75KfB0qq4Cnh_QuUPE2s_wXz3opGU8VfucgpN6cLqKHlWr3XteqSayDqvwQSaNiL5IEv99jvuDuinbaha9LIe8/s1600/0548476ff6d8481bb920ef3a0d600743.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NRJanHlGrM1pelYJ1r5VFrFAFSiXgTYUcnj3XoBixvrnhtR4qxzws75KfB0qq4Cnh_QuUPE2s_wXz3opGU8VfucgpN6cLqKHlWr3XteqSayDqvwQSaNiL5IEv99jvuDuinbaha9LIe8/s1600/0548476ff6d8481bb920ef3a0d600743.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"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.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">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.' "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.biltmore.com/" target="_blank">Biltmore</a>, George Vanderbilt's 8,000-acre estate in the mountains near Asheville, North Carolina.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.biltmore.com/blog/article/eugenia-and-her-ornaments" target="_blank">Eugenia and Her Ornaments</a>" by Leeann Donnelly.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.biltmore.com/blog" target="_blank">Open House - The Official Blog of Biltmore</a> (December 2, 2013).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2pKw8nf5dJVMqXYqSEpfbR4S0zxBbDHvMA9NnDXpEK3gKrLZpvFeG8ldYmOUiZWMOfpt8u_XEmNHwDgV-NitG8gI4NxpRQIfEShRx15jquK2r70IcNisUR16miP-dJ5t_7YnTfyRilg/s1600/BlogGreenSpacesPamelaPierce+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2pKw8nf5dJVMqXYqSEpfbR4S0zxBbDHvMA9NnDXpEK3gKrLZpvFeG8ldYmOUiZWMOfpt8u_XEmNHwDgV-NitG8gI4NxpRQIfEShRx15jquK2r70IcNisUR16miP-dJ5t_7YnTfyRilg/s1600/BlogGreenSpacesPamelaPierce+(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Italianate home constructed in 1995 in Houston, Texas.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A December drizzle highlights the glow of the windows onto the rear terrace, with its antique limestone fountain and oversized French Anduze urns." </span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Pamela Pierce.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Tria Giovan.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Tailor-Made Trimmings" by Lydia Somerville.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Southern Accents</i> (November - December 2003).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAEiiEsOwkZL4rUp8egbI7nbH9wTIkuCovalZLhcmXJcmQsXPM0pc-INcVw7oXD3ZiPatzF1dV5ATkflhe9ioau1TAaJJDFCLz0w_vW-8wjM4ubxu5qqfz48p4FbZwwKuTHeQA42Lqw14/s1600/540f5b79e32b6_-_ver-carolyne-roehm-holiday-decor-79hzvz-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAEiiEsOwkZL4rUp8egbI7nbH9wTIkuCovalZLhcmXJcmQsXPM0pc-INcVw7oXD3ZiPatzF1dV5ATkflhe9ioau1TAaJJDFCLz0w_vW-8wjM4ubxu5qqfz48p4FbZwwKuTHeQA42Lqw14/s1600/540f5b79e32b6_-_ver-carolyne-roehm-holiday-decor-79hzvz-1.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Candlelight Dining.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Carolyne Roehm.</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=5" 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;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcNLdPSkhhBnXkQKffGhikzNtyDEy5lZqRVi-Joq3hLPCgEoduYk92IJvgdlC5XwpcZdgDjuH-04o2NoNW4MhO_1FHJ25r1IMMjGTBiD9n4g6NO0LOaRzDAZlgbtyOoitqov8m9ZXPcg/s1600/540f5b7e11b32_-_ver-elegant-holiday-decor-ideas-2009-ulckyk-05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcNLdPSkhhBnXkQKffGhikzNtyDEy5lZqRVi-Joq3hLPCgEoduYk92IJvgdlC5XwpcZdgDjuH-04o2NoNW4MhO_1FHJ25r1IMMjGTBiD9n4g6NO0LOaRzDAZlgbtyOoitqov8m9ZXPcg/s1600/540f5b7e11b32_-_ver-elegant-holiday-decor-ideas-2009-ulckyk-05.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Fruit Garland Garnish."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Charlotte Moss.</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=41" 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><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyUKjGIxDqc75eGZZr99cBXPU_nf5VIBeRUPtSDGfVRfH7QzrA70ULOrQSvC67aKx7jXJXT2vzEGMSpL00cBLUXrcb95yU_ET34d4QzK0NfoIvk0DRuOflysMiD4mqsxBSvsggjwCSOA/s1600/101180740_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/AVvXsEifyUKjGIxDqc75eGZZr99cBXPU_nf5VIBeRUPtSDGfVRfH7QzrA70ULOrQSvC67aKx7jXJXT2vzEGMSpL00cBLUXrcb95yU_ET34d4QzK0NfoIvk0DRuOflysMiD4mqsxBSvsggjwCSOA/s1600/101180740_p_0.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An atypical holiday color scheme of marine blue and yellow adds to the festive spirit enlivening the rooms."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jon and Jennifer Abramczyk’s 1928 Wilmington, Delaware, Colonial home. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Courtney Coleman and Bill Brockschmidt, Brockschmidt and Coleman LLC, Decorating and Design. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect for addition: John Milner. </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 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/homemade-holidays?page=9" target="_blank">Homemade Holidays</a>” produced by Eileen A. Deymier. </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/AVvXsEhjtGuYLUKHvpRASPTh8FmAKT8O4RcTj9auM9x8xPiCs0HSfLXzsA9sFZfd26ietLj0TgNGmTU9Hw7gtwaR3olWvkqm5lEY7GNZ5eopIKNIsUt2UrFutk5TTfRzwGjrOTTqaG0lP7_0JbE/s1600/101180760_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjtGuYLUKHvpRASPTh8FmAKT8O4RcTj9auM9x8xPiCs0HSfLXzsA9sFZfd26ietLj0TgNGmTU9Hw7gtwaR3olWvkqm5lEY7GNZ5eopIKNIsUt2UrFutk5TTfRzwGjrOTTqaG0lP7_0JbE/s1600/101180760_ss.jpg" width="438" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Lemons and greenery are combined in pyramid form to create miniature citrus trees on the table."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jon and Jennifer Abramczyk’s 1928 Wilmington, Delaware, Colonial home. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Courtney Coleman and Bill Brockschmidt, Brockschmidt and Coleman LLC, Decorating and Design. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect for addition: John Milner. </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 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/homemade-holidays?page=11" target="_blank">Homemade Holidays</a>” produced by Eileen A. Deymier. </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/AVvXsEgbtr39rD4wZ5rwl5yzGHhSedsOOYgb8uzYtxgSNH_eJVSI6XMss7Z-SLaV11Y8KHEC1zOqQFD4HFf9mZtZVfcKQZ-cXD2a8ZtGFbCSwS6L5eMGfuD_pYr91IzpktwaYjfdwzLxInKtX8I/s1600/101558458_p.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbtr39rD4wZ5rwl5yzGHhSedsOOYgb8uzYtxgSNH_eJVSI6XMss7Z-SLaV11Y8KHEC1zOqQFD4HFf9mZtZVfcKQZ-cXD2a8ZtGFbCSwS6L5eMGfuD_pYr91IzpktwaYjfdwzLxInKtX8I/s1600/101558458_p.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An overscale wreath is dotted with edible treats--apples, lemons, and nuts--as well as Hypericum berries and osage oranges."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blair House, the president’s official guest house for foreign heads of state visiting Washington, D.C. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Holiday decor by interior decorator Barry Dixon and floral designer Barbara Hamilton. </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;">“<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design/beautiful-homes/decorating-capital-christmas?page=8" target="_blank">Decorating: A Capital Christmas</a>” written by Jenny Bradley. </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/AVvXsEhkvlVDeDzjaFq5FjWhBXU0-BvCYniSDfGSTLZEQ4q6-e5r7bZW-L8OYqxBf6S9fu-ahFzljoiKFLwx9P9FcOBCCxo_9TUrx0WHqYBj214LRoaRNRBeWFZKifHNbdRSHKsz-e9zmP5nyVs/s1600/101558461_p.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvlVDeDzjaFq5FjWhBXU0-BvCYniSDfGSTLZEQ4q6-e5r7bZW-L8OYqxBf6S9fu-ahFzljoiKFLwx9P9FcOBCCxo_9TUrx0WHqYBj214LRoaRNRBeWFZKifHNbdRSHKsz-e9zmP5nyVs/s1600/101558461_p.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The orange and green palette of the Lee Entrance Hall is carried over to the garland on the stairway banister."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blair House, the president’s official guest house for foreign heads of state visiting Washington, D.C. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Holiday decor by interior decorator Barry Dixon and floral designer Barbara Hamilton. </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;">“<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design/beautiful-homes/decorating-capital-christmas?page=2" target="_blank">Decorating: A Capital Christmas</a>” written by Jenny Bradley. </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/AVvXsEjg8hM61UktbWJRy9-05pvshr12rlsMlutxNXBx_jypAjEszz6hlrItvPxLR7Mgz4eD7PkiUanmPsI2FUQ1EJc8CyTbsLGZsvEZthmqr6vRAsN1kP2sE0O36TRMr8F2HiVDIvDXNfrMTTk/s1600/101558462_p.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg8hM61UktbWJRy9-05pvshr12rlsMlutxNXBx_jypAjEszz6hlrItvPxLR7Mgz4eD7PkiUanmPsI2FUQ1EJc8CyTbsLGZsvEZthmqr6vRAsN1kP2sE0O36TRMr8F2HiVDIvDXNfrMTTk/s1600/101558462_p.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A traditional cedar garland is given an update with persimmons and oranges embellished with cloves."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blair House, the president’s official guest house for foreign heads of state visiting Washington, D.C. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Holiday decor by interior decorator Barry Dixon and floral designer Barbara Hamilton. </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;">“<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design/beautiful-homes/decorating-capital-christmas?page=3" target="_blank">Decorating: A Capital Christmas</a>” written by Jenny Bradley. </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/AVvXsEh5y4p8J5HMz7Pl8LrxBeKfKYbpkG_vfSaI7m6mdnhx6ESOQS9RhVHUPuCrS0lEEvemMFXaSQTKORBzqkUWJjfhWKUlPPEZi_5v2bV1tQU_qjU2f3KxJAMFxrTuVMuJfmaeBFcDb36T74Q/s1600/Garland-Aromatic-pomanders-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5y4p8J5HMz7Pl8LrxBeKfKYbpkG_vfSaI7m6mdnhx6ESOQS9RhVHUPuCrS0lEEvemMFXaSQTKORBzqkUWJjfhWKUlPPEZi_5v2bV1tQU_qjU2f3KxJAMFxrTuVMuJfmaeBFcDb36T74Q/s1600/Garland-Aromatic-pomanders-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"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."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Garland from North Carolina’s <a href="http://westonfarms.com/" target="_blank">Weston Farms</a>. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“<a href="http://www.gardenandgun.com/blog/southern-magnolia-garland-3-easy-ways" target="_blank">Southern Magnolia Garland: 3 Easy Ways</a>” by Haskell Harris. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.gardenandgun.com/" target="_blank">Garden and Gun</a> (December 1, 2014).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_KsMiuTuhluMuoXoKG1jQNcKKHQUcMXJUZ1UvjVZd3F8AlB-zbNnZvhKuOrBbnJxQ63_XPT2Dm3y8a9sEQbUwbfa-X0mvwCJN2RO3VSdwLGn_HDa7Nqyur5-9wcQn_fUKdMgpCULpgc/s1600/HBX-EMILY-THOMPSON-HOLIDAY-GARLAND-HOW-TO-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_KsMiuTuhluMuoXoKG1jQNcKKHQUcMXJUZ1UvjVZd3F8AlB-zbNnZvhKuOrBbnJxQ63_XPT2Dm3y8a9sEQbUwbfa-X0mvwCJN2RO3VSdwLGn_HDa7Nqyur5-9wcQn_fUKdMgpCULpgc/s1600/HBX-EMILY-THOMPSON-HOLIDAY-GARLAND-HOW-TO-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Brooklyn-based florist Emily Thompson gives traditional Christmas garland a fresh twist. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[Here, she] </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">drapes a tree stump she found on her family's farm in Vermont."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/home-makeovers/how-to-make-a-christmas-garland?click=img_sr#slide-12" target="_blank">How to Make a Holiday Garland with Emily Thompson</a>" by Sarah Bray.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Kelly Stuart.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/" target="_blank">House Beautiful</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/AVvXsEi5fkeVKrDzGnhv8r5zlDrmRInbPxXvZBHimyQcYuKfj4e1xtx2QFdCRG1Sh3IvERY7Td_V_WgATlwVh3ZN1ZXREGgPyqxUEpe1g9oceOGtHQ8nSaPn0iaXsig5gnHakC0Xl6xL1KwaLIc/s1600/winterfruitbowl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fkeVKrDzGnhv8r5zlDrmRInbPxXvZBHimyQcYuKfj4e1xtx2QFdCRG1Sh3IvERY7Td_V_WgATlwVh3ZN1ZXREGgPyqxUEpe1g9oceOGtHQ8nSaPn0iaXsig5gnHakC0Xl6xL1KwaLIc/s1600/winterfruitbowl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Winter arrangements by <a href="http://www.emilythompsonflowers.com/winter/" target="_blank">Emily Thompson Flowers</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via Emily Thompson Flowers website.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLeTDG5tZdwWzUF7R90brbG-g0NzHUeynn2ItP6uFniX-mIZ4kKZ_dzmasR7cStyXCoXcf41VEWGxkUKlOdgDgkB9t3AyBFaIW-JUtIgu-CwWAiryTzfL2tA8nGM4dHYOaNMMnJfvw2c/s1600/img_happyreturns_ss2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLeTDG5tZdwWzUF7R90brbG-g0NzHUeynn2ItP6uFniX-mIZ4kKZ_dzmasR7cStyXCoXcf41VEWGxkUKlOdgDgkB9t3AyBFaIW-JUtIgu-CwWAiryTzfL2tA8nGM4dHYOaNMMnJfvw2c/s1600/img_happyreturns_ss2.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"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."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design/beautiful-homes/many-happy-returns?page=1" target="_blank">Many Happy Returns</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/AVvXsEht6CvCs45JAWqWD0Ipiv1XZbxusCEsKqp0npbYO7Nj5fjVQbIQThHS09PQr6QFMFGRQgEog_apCYyxYtjjM8Cq3M2XXCep_3etVvIMBN8SNIUZAzfSyohMaPDkp0_ss2zBXOWYLQPDb8w/s1600/BlogOrangeChristmasMichelleStewart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6CvCs45JAWqWD0Ipiv1XZbxusCEsKqp0npbYO7Nj5fjVQbIQThHS09PQr6QFMFGRQgEog_apCYyxYtjjM8Cq3M2XXCep_3etVvIMBN8SNIUZAzfSyohMaPDkp0_ss2zBXOWYLQPDb8w/s1600/BlogOrangeChristmasMichelleStewart.jpg" width="590" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">"The dining table features a composition of cake stands with compotes of roses, peonies, and kumquats, wreathed by whimsical snow covered trees."</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">Houston, Texas home of Michelle Stewart and her family.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">Interior design by Michelle Stewart.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">Photography by Tria Giovan.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">Written by Jill Kirchner Simpson.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">"White Christmas" produced by Susanna Showers Moldawer.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px;"><i>Southern Accents</i> (November - December 2005).</span></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/AVvXsEjXya0ZtiHdH2_kytN51OBrDAN_SlNoys2aV7nbydiaKaSgetAMSTjdbJH3V1kwH8wJ7rohwvkeZxabCi8cYIVCVp6LKe8ch2kSwpNFti7uMfWQI7UFMam78BpVvwIxJ45HX9Ep4PhN4Zc/s1600/dining-table-l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXya0ZtiHdH2_kytN51OBrDAN_SlNoys2aV7nbydiaKaSgetAMSTjdbJH3V1kwH8wJ7rohwvkeZxabCi8cYIVCVp6LKe8ch2kSwpNFti7uMfWQI7UFMam78BpVvwIxJ45HX9Ep4PhN4Zc/s1600/dining-table-l.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"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."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Houston, Texas home of Michelle Stewart and her family.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Michelle Stewart.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Tria Giovan.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Jill Kirchner Simpson.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"White Christmas" produced by Susanna Showers Moldawer.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Southern Accents</i> (November - December 2005).</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/AVvXsEjoULuHpPpUT8KkNWV-ZETwR-AM6BQNbLTszqocTrg6OGa2NqeahPJ6636MG7gB8Z8f6rx01A_6rWWJbTR1GVOxqvWMXr8AznfH_0-5SKsJPYyLomaQt7O_pBz6SarzVw9ws9hEO-bNj14/s1600/sophisticated-natural-l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoULuHpPpUT8KkNWV-ZETwR-AM6BQNbLTszqocTrg6OGa2NqeahPJ6636MG7gB8Z8f6rx01A_6rWWJbTR1GVOxqvWMXr8AznfH_0-5SKsJPYyLomaQt7O_pBz6SarzVw9ws9hEO-bNj14/s1600/sophisticated-natural-l.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"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.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">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.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally, add color with fruits such as oranges and limes and fragrance with bundles of cinnamon sticks and scented votive candles."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.southernliving.com/food/holidays-occasions/christmas-holiday-mantel-decorating-ideas/sophisticated-natural-mantel" target="_blank">Dressed-Up Christmas Mantels</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.southernliving.com/" target="_blank">Southern Living</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZNPBbUGUNUtnKsbTinwsUW64SSD_yUbsa1wcOQznnZjonC39fI0vR1thNBO_NcYYbmfNONFa1CbP0FHgo503PF3oSaHq6GtSvVLEO6EfHHMcDcwJ7LFMJasAtBzfVv-YDGc6Ul73mtU/s1600/img_decoratingmantel-lg-14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZNPBbUGUNUtnKsbTinwsUW64SSD_yUbsa1wcOQznnZjonC39fI0vR1thNBO_NcYYbmfNONFa1CbP0FHgo503PF3oSaHq6GtSvVLEO6EfHHMcDcwJ7LFMJasAtBzfVv-YDGc6Ul73mtU/s1600/img_decoratingmantel-lg-14.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"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."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Richard Bradshaw and Matt Overstreet.</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;">Regional editor: Eileen Deymier.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design/decorating-holiday-mantels?page=47" target="_blank">Decorating: Holiday Mantels</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 style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />

Decorating With Citrus

I shared some of these photos two years ago ( Dreaming of an Orange Christmas ), but many of these pictures are new discoveries, and I love ...

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Dreaming of an Orange Christmas

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Red and green are the traditional colors of Christmas, of course, but when I think of the holidays, I also think of orange. I remember visiting historical homes, such as Bayou Bend in my hometown of Houston (pictured below), as a child and seeing Christmas decorations made of oranges, apples, pineapples, and pears. </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1RGo2EBXKzXMoJTTbp1YApXLhLqLe5iwrWOycJncidwjWHwNguomorTzP_BLO73uHu9_4p4O6DLfQtRu2e511TXrzHWtlyCafxho97usMZyqxvc3Ls0W5xdFXh9Bqn_4LI-xd9XqkQgl7/s1600/215bc42f3d8299d8e9ae8c695f7dd882.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1RGo2EBXKzXMoJTTbp1YApXLhLqLe5iwrWOycJncidwjWHwNguomorTzP_BLO73uHu9_4p4O6DLfQtRu2e511TXrzHWtlyCafxho97usMZyqxvc3Ls0W5xdFXh9Bqn_4LI-xd9XqkQgl7/s640/215bc42f3d8299d8e9ae8c695f7dd882.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Christmas display at <a href="http://www.mfah.org/visit/yuletide/">Bayou Bend</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.mfah.org/">Bayou Bend/MFAH</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Bayou Bend is the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston museum for American decorative arts and paintings. Displayed in the former home of Houston civic leader and philanthropist Ima Hogg (1882 - 1975), the collection is one of the finest showcases of American furnishings, silver, ceramics, and paintings in the world. The house is situated on 14 acres of organically maintained gardens in Houston's historic River Oaks neighborhood."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am sharing some photos of homes decorated by Mary McDonald, Stephen Shubel, Pamela Pierce, Jan Roden, and Michelle Stewart. These designers have incorporated the color orange into holiday decor by using citrus, which in many cases complements orange furnishings or artwork that is part of the homeowners' everyday decor.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I found the following photographs of designer Mary McDonald's Beverly Hills home on the <a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda website</a>. I love the way the orange trees and the fruit in the garlands complement the orange that seems to fill her house year-round. Her literal use of peacock blue adds drama to an already magnificent space. Orange and blue are complementary colors, but she has used them in a way that makes a powerful statement. As she explains in a <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703882404575519763635033670.html#articleTabs%3Darticle"><i>Wall Street Journal</i> article dated October 8, 2010</a>,"I can't say there's any rule about colors that go together. It's more about the value of a color, its tonality. You have to strive for balance." She further notes, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also tend to use a palette of just two or three colors evenly placed around the room.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 22.5px;">" The orange and blue appear to be part of the stained glass window in the picture below, and they reappear throughout the following rooms: </span></div></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/AVvXsEgVYSWS6AB7Jo1GjNLizzsSLL2uK9XvBnmse4t95USNQlFLWvHWei4gZpE-NLQBMmcI4lWMkmFBaT6LVI6ffCBNeFyi9cJC1evqKC-Up6UA9BTzcAlE3AzPVAHTGZi8_Jj-RKioQo_7WE4p/s1600/mcdonald-beverly-hills-1108-1_md.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVYSWS6AB7Jo1GjNLizzsSLL2uK9XvBnmse4t95USNQlFLWvHWei4gZpE-NLQBMmcI4lWMkmFBaT6LVI6ffCBNeFyi9cJC1evqKC-Up6UA9BTzcAlE3AzPVAHTGZi8_Jj-RKioQo_7WE4p/s640/mcdonald-beverly-hills-1108-1_md.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Mary McDonald's Beverly Hills home, decorated for Christmas, is aglow under a French 19th-century crystal and dore bronze chandelier and stained-glass windows."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://marymcdonaldinc.com/">Mary McDonald</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel-Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/los-angeles-holiday-decorating-1208?click=main_sr#slide-1">Winter Warmth</a>" by Victoria Amory.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a> (December 2008).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpvMICvapqkgEySydZ_Szroil8XvdvnfRiSnJdcrxfI-1gObDnYBwGp92530RwEk6MT2vH6vluAoRctttsu-xednIO3S76y1_huZ6R9aPzY_fe6qH6YIMHOieB-Qf62ZIg8G_ELcJ8CSA/s1600/mcdonald-beverly-hills-1108-2_md.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpvMICvapqkgEySydZ_Szroil8XvdvnfRiSnJdcrxfI-1gObDnYBwGp92530RwEk6MT2vH6vluAoRctttsu-xednIO3S76y1_huZ6R9aPzY_fe6qH6YIMHOieB-Qf62ZIg8G_ELcJ8CSA/s640/mcdonald-beverly-hills-1108-2_md.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"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."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beverly Hills home of Mary McDonald.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://marymcdonaldinc.com/">Mary McDonald</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel-Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/los-angeles-holiday-decorating-1208?click=main_sr#slide-2">Winter Warmth</a>" by Victoria Amory.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a> (December 2008).</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/AVvXsEhETWedPpjbd4iPlIAu13dpAO00KLE6wPcrCsChba0kFjWUwPSDdCb9uLbJnzTv5RbFuahPBxpQUl1c6IgrUX97vpEyn2yH2-zOcHdWY8bQjn8M93HIb836zp6WNMOO4DsAI4lReyIqyG_a/s1600/mcdonald-beverly-hills-1108-3_md.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETWedPpjbd4iPlIAu13dpAO00KLE6wPcrCsChba0kFjWUwPSDdCb9uLbJnzTv5RbFuahPBxpQUl1c6IgrUX97vpEyn2yH2-zOcHdWY8bQjn8M93HIb836zp6WNMOO4DsAI4lReyIqyG_a/s640/mcdonald-beverly-hills-1108-3_md.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Sheraton urn on Regency table. French 1940s chairs."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beverly Hills home of Mary McDonald.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://marymcdonaldinc.com/">Mary McDonald</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel-Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/los-angeles-holiday-decorating-1208?click=main_sr#slide-3">Winter Warmth</a>" by Victoria Amory.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a> (December 2008).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Cx2s5o1tBEMmI8F6Z7KgVgeRGrkIwbc6GqjbZxsPhhqFOAbQonG0q1RR_AJwvFD3M12Rbmj8iRbHxITUxo3KkSp1QVJvx_GlejWIqDK_L2KlW8S7EWltqUtH-stg7w00HrktOvgFp8Ko/s1600/mcdonald-beverly-hills-1108-4_md.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Cx2s5o1tBEMmI8F6Z7KgVgeRGrkIwbc6GqjbZxsPhhqFOAbQonG0q1RR_AJwvFD3M12Rbmj8iRbHxITUxo3KkSp1QVJvx_GlejWIqDK_L2KlW8S7EWltqUtH-stg7w00HrktOvgFp8Ko/s640/mcdonald-beverly-hills-1108-4_md.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Custom velvet drapes. Reproduction Italian lamps. Swedish Empire daybeds."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beverly Hills home of Mary McDonald.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://marymcdonaldinc.com/">Mary McDonald</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel-Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/los-angeles-holiday-decorating-1208?click=main_sr#slide-4">Winter Warmth</a>" by Victoria Amory.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a> (December 2008).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6-MomJY8ZLMFn3zEI-FU54bfUeDkUdy1hIhUO3Hy8v5bwdYN5eA0J984KLppdmj4inLdhmyB7pXzIYffouDGyNWsx2ox0ZJvPqRdzwczMJY1FUDpkXV5vYJcB_AVjaZR91tVMOemMuUOS/s1600/mcdonald-beverly-hills-1108-5_md.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6-MomJY8ZLMFn3zEI-FU54bfUeDkUdy1hIhUO3Hy8v5bwdYN5eA0J984KLppdmj4inLdhmyB7pXzIYffouDGyNWsx2ox0ZJvPqRdzwczMJY1FUDpkXV5vYJcB_AVjaZR91tVMOemMuUOS/s640/mcdonald-beverly-hills-1108-5_md.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Reproduction Italian lamps. Swedish Empire daybeds. French sconces. Spanish 18th-century oil. J. Robert Scott chairs; bolsters in Clarence House velvet."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beverly Hills home of Mary McDonald.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://marymcdonaldinc.com/">Mary McDonald</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel-Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/los-angeles-holiday-decorating-1208?click=main_sr#slide-5">Winter Warmth</a>" by Victoria Amory.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a> (December 2008).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFbv7QRn4SpRCJJbNJc4EFbJN3PzgltWTPm31Qp3U0MHGhR-sq4AbfJOt_wB0u4OomG4UjNKE3hRBNCSzVcQGvyNLkGBU30hJxcstuIyzLKJUx-LEHhobjICQP42QG6FUoUbbqDcsFkmL/s1600/mcdonald-beverly-hills-1108-6_md.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFbv7QRn4SpRCJJbNJc4EFbJN3PzgltWTPm31Qp3U0MHGhR-sq4AbfJOt_wB0u4OomG4UjNKE3hRBNCSzVcQGvyNLkGBU30hJxcstuIyzLKJUx-LEHhobjICQP42QG6FUoUbbqDcsFkmL/s640/mcdonald-beverly-hills-1108-6_md.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"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."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beverly Hills home of Mary McDonald.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://marymcdonaldinc.com/">Mary McDonald</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel-Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/los-angeles-holiday-decorating-1208?click=main_sr#slide-6">Winter Warmth</a>" by Victoria Amory.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a> (December 2008).</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/AVvXsEgfNmHjvOKIYXXTp3L_QPStod2E6bpmY3QUjgvQbzDqs6pQfF4Opacs0qrEWcA_87uSi2AR7XpIA83KFYx2B_Wo8gi-BIL9lJWPDL53XPk2RCa4Dx3AbEFJBfr1X1vD0hZUyLt40QN7QINj/s1600/mcdonald-beverly-hills-1108-7_md.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfNmHjvOKIYXXTp3L_QPStod2E6bpmY3QUjgvQbzDqs6pQfF4Opacs0qrEWcA_87uSi2AR7XpIA83KFYx2B_Wo8gi-BIL9lJWPDL53XPk2RCa4Dx3AbEFJBfr1X1vD0hZUyLt40QN7QINj/s640/mcdonald-beverly-hills-1108-7_md.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Peacock feathers, fans and faux birds from India, pine cones, velvet ribbon and dried, real and faux fruits embellish the holiday greenery."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beverly Hills home of Mary McDonald.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://marymcdonaldinc.com/">Mary McDonald</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel-Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/los-angeles-holiday-decorating-1208?click=main_sr#slide-7">Winter Warmth</a>" by Victoria Amory.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a> (December 2008).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTfXDImZ07PCxCou7XF6myFIhpp_1CXIjchst-okGXVAXMhnCQ39ABORa588Bi0YgaMEiygmwfZORJWkbbNP69cZ_2lqxTcn3gOnjFw2pCyV1EQu5XYtDuKjR3XC2GMFyVhd_JGmVD3KMF/s1600/mcdonald-beverly-hills-1108-8_md.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTfXDImZ07PCxCou7XF6myFIhpp_1CXIjchst-okGXVAXMhnCQ39ABORa588Bi0YgaMEiygmwfZORJWkbbNP69cZ_2lqxTcn3gOnjFw2pCyV1EQu5XYtDuKjR3XC2GMFyVhd_JGmVD3KMF/s640/mcdonald-beverly-hills-1108-8_md.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"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."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beverly Hills home of Mary McDonald.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://marymcdonaldinc.com/">Mary McDonald</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel-Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/los-angeles-holiday-decorating-1208?click=main_sr#slide-8">Winter Warmth</a>" by Victoria Amory.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a> (December 2008).</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/AVvXsEiE8lCxdyvwtzI5HTLC8-m5bCn6v-XDildC9odmLx7YedMarnaw4Sx35KpQd49tzoCOr5Gq8jfsP0Utcc84IA2vzscCtRcFZE7nZf5t_VSN2TbRxT3rpcS5MiEy0BGdHr9hOVfRZkpkeQrH/s1600/holidayrooms3tree-lgn-54628820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8lCxdyvwtzI5HTLC8-m5bCn6v-XDildC9odmLx7YedMarnaw4Sx35KpQd49tzoCOr5Gq8jfsP0Utcc84IA2vzscCtRcFZE7nZf5t_VSN2TbRxT3rpcS5MiEy0BGdHr9hOVfRZkpkeQrH/s640/holidayrooms3tree-lgn-54628820.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Original oak beams lend rustic charm to interiors filled with antique, vintage and new furnishings collected in France. Napoleon III chair. A 19th-century ottoman."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">San Francisco designer Stephen Shubel's Loire Valley 16th-century home decorated for Christmas. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.stephenshubel.com/">Stephen Shubel</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Thibault Jeanson.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Gregory Firlotte.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/holidayrooms?click=main_sr#slide-3">Loire Holiday</a>" produced by Carolyn Englefield.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a> (November - December 2005).</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlskoaojNNONfchPm6bIaxMG_5PKJ8iqADmXqlmulNblbqdmTau-DphMQ2F_1wmHC5wK8RtGS5_n3UPaEVSHqNIdQa6lKMue2FEMTIQrG5OjVAauZxyX-T5d8N6tLyBOLK-Y41dzQKWqky/s1600/OrangeStephenShubelstraightened.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlskoaojNNONfchPm6bIaxMG_5PKJ8iqADmXqlmulNblbqdmTau-DphMQ2F_1wmHC5wK8RtGS5_n3UPaEVSHqNIdQa6lKMue2FEMTIQrG5OjVAauZxyX-T5d8N6tLyBOLK-Y41dzQKWqky/s640/OrangeStephenShubelstraightened.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Original oak beams lend rustic charm to interiors filled with antique, vintage and new furnishings collected in France. Sofa from Habite, Paris. Old World Weavers leopard silk velvet on pillows. Bust, 19th-century, sits atop 1930s pedestal."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">San Francisco designer Stephen Shubel's Loire Valley 16th-century home decorated for Christmas. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.stephenshubel.com/">Stephen Shubel</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Thibault Jeanson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Gregory Firlotte.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Loire Holiday" produced by Carolyn Englefield.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a> (November - December 2005).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8pv9QCmRuDpbkeK97NU6a92j94mY9NUFqd0wOanfrGVyMWtAOjYOfrftNHGl7aLoHCSF_BKWcpH2BkILvC1uvjLg47oPu7KqQpOI_Oj_2lEwABuAimivORTaCRa23j_sBAC_GyRYtNFN/s1600/BlogGreenSpacesPamelaPierce+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN8pv9QCmRuDpbkeK97NU6a92j94mY9NUFqd0wOanfrGVyMWtAOjYOfrftNHGl7aLoHCSF_BKWcpH2BkILvC1uvjLg47oPu7KqQpOI_Oj_2lEwABuAimivORTaCRa23j_sBAC_GyRYtNFN/s640/BlogGreenSpacesPamelaPierce+%25282%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Italianate home constructed in 1995 in Houston, Texas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A December drizzle highlights the glow of the windows onto the rear terrace, with its antique limestone fountain and oversized French Anduze urns." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://ppiercedesigns.nairisoft.com/index.aspx">Pamela Pierce</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Tria Giovan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Tailor-Made Trimmings" by Lydia Somerville.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Southern Accents</i> (November - December 2003).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96T9UqXevJgM18xO32gEGjdg6knskO7yRSXknGQs4LUC4Rp6JJV-6wRQbVhccOfGKYXnDjfCA7eJdQJmVFzhX_MsdbMCyECUl8AaQ7gb6P_zDMk_bXgqzEBfvVl9VSajypqPGKLjTXiK0/s1600/BlogOrangeChristmasPamelaPierce.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96T9UqXevJgM18xO32gEGjdg6knskO7yRSXknGQs4LUC4Rp6JJV-6wRQbVhccOfGKYXnDjfCA7eJdQJmVFzhX_MsdbMCyECUl8AaQ7gb6P_zDMk_bXgqzEBfvVl9VSajypqPGKLjTXiK0/s640/BlogOrangeChristmasPamelaPierce.jpg" width="502" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A 19th-century still life above 18th-century French limestone mantel. Custom lounge chairs slipcovered in Rogers and Goffigon camel hair. Curtains in Old World Weavers toile."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New construction in Houston, Texas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://ppiercedesigns.nairisoft.com/index.aspx">Pamela Pierce</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Peter Vitale.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Nancy Perot Mulford.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"House Warming - Invitation to Comfort" </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a> (November - December 2006).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMeCfkeY0gb4Fxguq0__VfSjraKyFOYaRMioWN7bR3gyhfNJOiv3V4jtJCJu7RFJ_TB8O-zHz1tTM5GGXqvKzPmKjDzK4OSGlGIHuTbGowsjfY1GCtXAK65oOMj-k74LXmP4j-S_ZrrEk/s1600/BlogOrangeCrushHBDec2003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMeCfkeY0gb4Fxguq0__VfSjraKyFOYaRMioWN7bR3gyhfNJOiv3V4jtJCJu7RFJ_TB8O-zHz1tTM5GGXqvKzPmKjDzK4OSGlGIHuTbGowsjfY1GCtXAK65oOMj-k74LXmP4j-S_ZrrEk/s640/BlogOrangeCrushHBDec2003.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A seasonal still life combines a pumpkin, fruits, and pastry stands of graduated sizes."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Charlottesville, Virginia home of Jan Roden, interior designer and owner of <a href="http://www.andgeorge.com/">And George</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Gordon Beall.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Ted Loos.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Fresh Look at Tradition" produced by Senga Mortimer.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (December 2003).</span><br /><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/AVvXsEhhr6vcOrvmlJQ33MO1ZiKdRXaur1CAoU6eLTRYHUoNnAEzA3sGfsNuVo3ohvjSeV1YT1kPATRNeCXaevCaE7vtrABOGdHsD1zDSbe_sDj2zPvxtgn6VxZppEkhrN3RTVlNa5czGeR1DTUv/s1600/BlogOrangeChristmasMichelleStewart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhr6vcOrvmlJQ33MO1ZiKdRXaur1CAoU6eLTRYHUoNnAEzA3sGfsNuVo3ohvjSeV1YT1kPATRNeCXaevCaE7vtrABOGdHsD1zDSbe_sDj2zPvxtgn6VxZppEkhrN3RTVlNa5czGeR1DTUv/s640/BlogOrangeChristmasMichelleStewart.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The dining table features a composition of cake stands with compotes of roses, peonies, and kumquats, wreathed by whimsical snow covered trees."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Houston, Texas home of Michelle Stewart and her family.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Michelle Stewart.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Tria Giovan.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Jill Kirchner Simpson.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"White Christmas" produced by Susanna Showers Moldawer.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Southern Accents</i> (November - December 2005).</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hxNZ1-dFmexr4gq5RH5aaQZYeEX46b8HmDpymCJzPvlyUW_chF_m5dqK_DUq-iL6d54cEfsPUII2fbL0aKsPxv_kLYESoB9ZHzAeTUmyoc7KmYeiFUVGrvsX9ybUCPfjyvgXeSWj7Dpc/s1600/BlogOrangeChristmasMichelleStewart2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hxNZ1-dFmexr4gq5RH5aaQZYeEX46b8HmDpymCJzPvlyUW_chF_m5dqK_DUq-iL6d54cEfsPUII2fbL0aKsPxv_kLYESoB9ZHzAeTUmyoc7KmYeiFUVGrvsX9ybUCPfjyvgXeSWj7Dpc/s640/BlogOrangeChristmasMichelleStewart2.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"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."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Houston, Texas home of Michelle Stewart and her family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Michelle Stewart.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Tria Giovan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Jill Kirchner Simpson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"White Christmas" produced by Susanna Showers Moldawer.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Southern Accents</i> (November - December 2005).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Dreaming of an Orange Christmas

Red and green are the traditional colors of Christmas, of course, but when I think of the holidays, I also think of orange. I remember visit...

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