Simply Christmas Decorating

Simplicity in decor is what I'm naturally drawn to and this certainly also applies to Christmas decorating. Little touches of Christmas in every room rather than going over the top – whether inside our out!

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 This can easily be achieved by using, for example, festive table runners, tea light holders, star motives, plenty of candles, pine cones and fresh greenery such as holly and ivy.  Try to co-ordinate your Christmas decorating with the colour scheme of your house.

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The goal is to create memories for our family at home, not creating or maintaining a show house! 

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When I was a little girl growing up in northern Germany, we didn’t put our (real!) tree up until Christmas Eve. We would decorate it in the morning and then the door to the living room would be shut for the rest of the day whilst my parents would get everything ready. We would go to church late afternoon or early evening and when we got back from that is when we would be allowed to see the tree lit for the first time. Simply magical!

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Merry Christmas everyone!

Sabine

Simply Seasonal: Decorating with Natural Elements - Part Two

While bringing natural finishes into your home isn’t a new concept. The concept of bringing nature to every room of your interiors is a game changer for many homeowners. Whether you look to organic sheets and bedding in your bedroom adorned with birds and rustic leaves or you enjoy a bubbling Zen fountain in your home office, nature can find itself into any space of your life. Design your room around what makes you emotionally charged, excited, calmed or soothed and feel how nature plays a role in your interiors. 

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With the re-emergence of green living and conserving the Earth’s precious resources there has been a renewed interest in homeowners finding building products that have been recycled and used in new ways, reclaimed from other building projects or re=purposed into new functions. From old wood railroad ties being used in ceiling support beams to give a rustic appeal to your room to lumber yards supplying contractors and builders with reclaimed and locally sourced wood products – think of these ideas when remodeling your home.

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Sabine