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Distinctive Decorating
Creating Your Own Holiday Style By Shel Franco
More than decorating the tree, you may just be wondering where to put it. Groves points out that rearranging the furniture can be a time-consuming and even dangerous task that many parents loathe. "I'm all for eliminating rather than rearranging," he says. "In my house, I simply remove one accent table, and there's the spot for my tree."
"We had a beautiful garland swag over the mantle," Klein says. "In the center, we put a cluster of maple leaves, a bird's nest, some dried wild flowers and a few other things we collected on our walks. It was breathtaking."
Groves encourages clients to add clusters of holiday decor in every room. "Add beeswax candles of varying sizes on a decorative saucer," he says. "Save some items from the tree and garland to adorn the cluster."
Klein created clusters of bird nests, leaves, dried flowers, beeswax candles and stones in each guest bedroom and bath. "It was just enough," she says. "I don't have time to spend hours decorating and even more hours moving the stuff to dust and clean. It wasn't overwhelming. It just added something special."