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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