Victorian christmas decorations

On this New England island, every building appears as though it were created expressly for a storybook. Dotted with quaint shingled cottages and sprawling guesthouses, Nantucket is a welcome retreat filled with the scent of roses and the salt of the nearby ocean.

entry hall to our home in Los Angeles, Ca. 2008

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Connecticut’s Phelps–Hatheway House has both Colonial and high-style Federal rooms. During the winter holidays, the house is appropriately decorated with balsam and fir, pinecones and berries.

How to make these adorable accordion medallion DIY Paper Christmas Ornaments with detailed instructions and step-by-step photos.

Have you read any good, romantic novels for the Christmas season? Here's what's on The Reading Corner List at Estelle's! Christmas Eve 1894 Wrapped in a cloud of steam, the engine rolled to a stop, the screech of metal against metal filling the frosty air. Snow blew across the railway platform and around Meg’s calfskin walking boots. The weather definitely was not improving. She ordered tea with milk and sugar, eying the currant buns and sweet mincemeat tarts displayed beneath a bell jar…

Christmas Setting canvas print by Margie Hurwich. Bring your artwork to life with the texture and depth of a stretched canvas print. Your image gets printed onto one of our premium canvases and then stretched on a wooden frame of 1.5" x 1.5" stretcher bars (gallery wrap) or 5/8" x 5/8" stretcher bars (museum wrap). Your canvas print will be delivered to you "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.

Christmas can be celebrated with class ... style ... and elegance. I recently had the privilege of photographing this Christmas tree located in the Connellee Hotel roof garden in Eastland, Texas. It is simply breathtaking. The tree, which is positioned upside down, is adorned with a stunning collection of cream, champagne, copper, platinum and gold ornaments interspersed with beads, crystals, silver reindeer, metallic foliage, sumptuous blossoms and white peacocks. It is the opulence of a…

Traditional Christmas home tour with vintage design elements throughout and handcrafted items that are authentically Christmas.

During the holiday season the fireplace is a visual focal point in our homes. We all love snuggling up by a warm fire with our favorite book and a cup of hot chocolate, but in November and December this is particularly special because of the decor. There are so many different ways to style your mantel with holiday cheer!