And Happy Winter Solstice--the shortest day and longest night of the year--which takes place this Saturday, December 21st!
Happy designing and Happy Holidays!
Showing posts with label happy holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label happy holidays. Show all posts
Monday, December 16, 2024
Happy Holidays 2024!
As we wrap up 2024, I send warm holiday greetings to all my clients present and past, followers, and regular readers.
And Happy Winter Solstice--the shortest day and longest night of the year--which takes place this Saturday, December 21st!
Happy designing and Happy Holidays!
And Happy Winter Solstice--the shortest day and longest night of the year--which takes place this Saturday, December 21st!
Happy designing and Happy Holidays!
Monday, December 18, 2023
Happy Holidays 2023!
As we wrap up 2023, I send warm Holiday Greetings to all my clients present and past, followers, and regular readers.
And Happy Winter Solstice--the shortest day and longest night of the year--which takes place this Thursday, December 21 at 7:27 PM!
Happy designing, Happy Holidays, Happy New Year, and I hope to see you in 2024!
And Happy Winter Solstice--the shortest day and longest night of the year--which takes place this Thursday, December 21 at 7:27 PM!
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| Holiday décor in the Cotswolds cottage of Luke Edward Hall & Duncan Campbell Photo by Mark Fox |
Happy designing, Happy Holidays, Happy New Year, and I hope to see you in 2024!
Monday, December 19, 2022
Happy Solstice and Happy Holidays 2022!
As we wrap up 2022, I send warm Holiday Greetings to all my clients present and past, followers, and regular readers. And Happy Winter Solstice which takes place this Wednesday, December 21 at 1:47 PM.
Happy designing, Happy Holidays, Happy New Year, and I hope to see you in 2023!
Monday, December 13, 2021
Happy Holidays and Happy Solstice 2021: A Celebration of Wreaths!
As we wrap up 2021, I send warm Holiday Greetings to all my clients present and past, followers, and regular readers. And Happy Winter Solstice which takes place next Tuesday, December 21 at 7:58 AM.
Let's celebrate with a selection of lovely Holiday wreaths!
Happy Holidays!
Let's celebrate with a selection of lovely Holiday wreaths!
Monday, December 14, 2020
Happy Winter Solstice and Happy Holidays 2020!
This year, 2020, the Winter Solstice--the shortest day and longest night of the year--for the northern hemisphere will happen next Monday, December 21st. I am wishing everyone a Happy Winter Solstice and a beautiful and joyous Holiday Season! See you all in 2021.
Monday, December 23, 2019
Happy Winter Solstice and Happy Holidays 2019!
This year, 2019, the Winter Solstice--the shortest day and longest night of the year--for the northern hemisphere happened this Saturday, December 21st. I am wishing everyone a Happy Winter Solstice and a beautiful and joyous Holiday Season!
Monday, December 24, 2018
Happy Winter Solstice and Happy Holidays 2018!
It's Christmas Eve and I want to wish all my followers and regular readers a Happy Solstice--the shortest day and longest night of the year was 3 days ago--and Happy Holidays!
Monday, January 1, 2018
Happy New Year 2018!
Wow, it's hard to believe it's already 2018...and nearly four and half years since the inception of this blog as an adjunct to my interior design business.
I wish all of my followers and regular readers a very happy, prosperous, and peaceful new year. Stay tuned for lots more interesting and inspiring content.
Happy designing!
I wish all of my followers and regular readers a very happy, prosperous, and peaceful new year. Stay tuned for lots more interesting and inspiring content.
Happy designing!
Monday, December 18, 2017
Happy Winter Solstice and Happy Holidays 2017!
This year, the Winter Solstice happens on Thursday, December 21st. I am wishing everyone a Happy Winter Solstice and a beautiful and joyous Holiday Season!
Happy designing and I will see you next year!
Happy designing and I will see you next year!
Monday, December 19, 2016
Happy Winter Solstice and Happy Holidays 2016!
This year, the Winter Solstice for the northern hemisphere happens this Wednesday, December 21st. I am wishing everyone a Happy Winter Solstice and a beautiful and joyous Holiday Season!
Monday, November 28, 2016
The Modern Christmas Tree
Last holiday season, I created a post called "The Non Traditional Holiday Tree" seen here, and the first photo showed a minimal tree made out of rings and ornaments only. I did not have a source for the tree but I have since discovered that it is The Modern Christmas Tree, invented by Bud Stoecker. The official website tells the story:
"In 2011 Matthew Bliss, as an ode to his grandfather, re-created his grandfather’s design of the Modern Christmas Tree and made it available to the public. Originating in the 1960s, Bliss’ grandfather, an Engineer and architect known as Lawrence “Bud” Stoecker, designed the first Modern Christmas Tree from cardboard. Bud loved to build A-Frame modern style homes making the Modern Christmas a natural fit for him. Over the years the trees design was refined, moving from cardboard, to Masonite, to Plexiglas and the ornaments were updated for aesthetic fine turning. Today the trees are designed in a range of acrylics and the ornaments are classic globes and chandelier crystals for sparkle and shine."
The tree is available in classic Pearl, shown above, but also in Emerald, Ruby, and Sapphire seen in the following photos.
The tree was photographed in a few Mid-Century and classic Modernist houses including the famous Stahl House in Los Angeles...
...and the Sculptured house or Sleeper House in Colorado.
If you'd like a Modern Christmas Tree for the fast approaching holidays, you can buy one from their website!
http://www.modernchristmastrees.com/
Happy designing!
"In 2011 Matthew Bliss, as an ode to his grandfather, re-created his grandfather’s design of the Modern Christmas Tree and made it available to the public. Originating in the 1960s, Bliss’ grandfather, an Engineer and architect known as Lawrence “Bud” Stoecker, designed the first Modern Christmas Tree from cardboard. Bud loved to build A-Frame modern style homes making the Modern Christmas a natural fit for him. Over the years the trees design was refined, moving from cardboard, to Masonite, to Plexiglas and the ornaments were updated for aesthetic fine turning. Today the trees are designed in a range of acrylics and the ornaments are classic globes and chandelier crystals for sparkle and shine."
The tree is available in classic Pearl, shown above, but also in Emerald, Ruby, and Sapphire seen in the following photos.
The tree was photographed in a few Mid-Century and classic Modernist houses including the famous Stahl House in Los Angeles...
...and the Sculptured house or Sleeper House in Colorado.
If you'd like a Modern Christmas Tree for the fast approaching holidays, you can buy one from their website!
http://www.modernchristmastrees.com/
Happy designing!
Monday, December 21, 2015
Happy Holidays and Happy Winter Solstice 2015!
I am wishing everyone a Happy Winter Solstice which is tomorrow, and a beautiful and joyous Holiday Season!
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| Holiday interior designed by Bronson van Wyck |
I'll be back to regular posts after the holidays. See you all in 2016, and until then, Happy Designing!
Monday, December 7, 2015
The Non-Traditional Holiday Tree
Don't want to bring a dead (or living) tree into your house? Hate plastic fake trees? Try one of these superbly outside-of-the-box holiday trees! Like this minimalist tree below--so minimal that the tree part isn't even there, just a mechanism for hanging glass ornaments!
If you are spending the holidays at a cabin, this antler tree would be spectacular. But please note that the candle bulbs are wired through the antlers which means they are likely made of life-like resin, not actual antlers. For the record, I approve of naturally-shed antlers only.
With a little bit of imagination, nearly anything can be coaxed into the service of a holiday tree.
Happy designing and Happy Holidays!
A cascade of Asian lanterns in green makes a stunning display!
A coiled felt helix and an Arne Jacobsen egg chair say "modern cool."
If you are spending the holidays at a cabin, this antler tree would be spectacular. But please note that the candle bulbs are wired through the antlers which means they are likely made of life-like resin, not actual antlers. For the record, I approve of naturally-shed antlers only.
Off-cuts of tree branches can be upcycled into a tree which can be used year after year!
A fluorescent tree by avant-garde British fashion designer Gareth Pugh.
An unexpectedly beautiful bonsai holiday tree...delicate and spellbinding. Of course the things that truly make this tree so successful are the tiny Japanese lantern ornaments, the finches lining each branch, and, brilliantly, the flocking.
A plethora of Brooks Brothers neck ties make a geometric pattern in silk!
And another minimalist tree: wall-mounted branches and white lights still capture the holiday spirit.
With a little bit of imagination, nearly anything can be coaxed into the service of a holiday tree.
Happy designing and Happy Holidays!
Monday, December 22, 2014
Happy Winter Solstice and Happy Holidays 2014!
Yesterday was the Winter Solstice, the shortest day and longest night of the year. Wishing everyone all the joys of the season.
Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays!
Monday, December 23, 2013
Monday, December 9, 2013
Creative Wreaths To Celebrate The Season
No need to be tied to traditional plain pine wreaths this season when there is a wealth of products and ideas for fun, whimsical, stunning alternatives. Take a look!
These simple but effective wreaths are made from everyday household edibles. I love how the jumbo and small marshmallows evoke snow, and the popcorn is reminiscent of childhoods spent by the fire, stringing popcorn to hang from the tree!
Another beautiful food wreath is this stunning piece made from brussels sprouts. Here on the coast in Northern California, the sprouts are everywhere since they are grown in the fields a little below us, and this is their season.
Natural elements are still a welcome ingredient in seasonal wreaths and here are some great ideas for using natural items in a sort of non-traditional way. Dried lotus pods, reindeer moss (on a square frame!), and a mix of pine cones and apples bring interesting texture while still evoking warm associations with the holidays.
Apropos of my last post about theme trees for the holidays, this seaside themed wreath is a gorgeous mix of white dune grasses, and pale blue and white shells and starfish. Imagine a coordinating tree studded with starfish and blue, green, and white lights...
These next four are for you Modernists out there.. you know who you are...
You can learn how to make this marvelous clear glass ornament wreath at Curbly, here.
This minimal copper construction is based on the classic Finnish Himmeli holiday mobiles (from the German word himmel, or sky), hung from ceilings and made from straw.
It can't get easier: this wreath consists of pretty paper crimped, fan-folded, and gathered together in a wreath shape!
And finally, for the Steampunk in all of us, this creative wreath is composed of gears of all shapes and sizes!
And what post about wreaths would be complete without an idea from Martha Stewart. Click here to learn how to bake these simple gingerbread men and string them together for a fragrant holiday decoration!
Happy designing and happy holidays!
These simple but effective wreaths are made from everyday household edibles. I love how the jumbo and small marshmallows evoke snow, and the popcorn is reminiscent of childhoods spent by the fire, stringing popcorn to hang from the tree!
via Food Network
Another beautiful food wreath is this stunning piece made from brussels sprouts. Here on the coast in Northern California, the sprouts are everywhere since they are grown in the fields a little below us, and this is their season.
Natural elements are still a welcome ingredient in seasonal wreaths and here are some great ideas for using natural items in a sort of non-traditional way. Dried lotus pods, reindeer moss (on a square frame!), and a mix of pine cones and apples bring interesting texture while still evoking warm associations with the holidays.
Apropos of my last post about theme trees for the holidays, this seaside themed wreath is a gorgeous mix of white dune grasses, and pale blue and white shells and starfish. Imagine a coordinating tree studded with starfish and blue, green, and white lights...
via Pier 1
These next four are for you Modernists out there.. you know who you are...
You can learn how to make this marvelous clear glass ornament wreath at Curbly, here.
via Curbly
This minimal copper construction is based on the classic Finnish Himmeli holiday mobiles (from the German word himmel, or sky), hung from ceilings and made from straw.
via HRUSKAA
It can't get easier: this wreath consists of pretty paper crimped, fan-folded, and gathered together in a wreath shape!
And finally, for the Steampunk in all of us, this creative wreath is composed of gears of all shapes and sizes!
via SplendidColors
And what post about wreaths would be complete without an idea from Martha Stewart. Click here to learn how to bake these simple gingerbread men and string them together for a fragrant holiday decoration!
via Martha Stewart
Happy designing and happy holidays!
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