With Father’s Day right around the corner, it’s time to give our fathers and husbands a say in home decor.
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During Christmastime, the mantel can serve as the centerpiece for your living room. It frames the hearth and is an ideal place to display your holiday decor. Follow these tips to create a magical Christmas vignette on your fireplace mantel.
Below are some beautiful examples of Holiday mantels. Let these pictures inspire your own creativity in creating a marvelous Christmas mantel.
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Do you have a favorite Christmas ornament? Is it that one that has been on your tree for years or could it be that fabulous ornament that is still on your wish list? What about a favorite Christmas tabletop? Maybe it is the extravagant holiday dinner table that you have been drooling over in this month’s home decor magazine or perhaps it is the pretty Christmas brunch setting that you created last year.
Post a picture of your personal favorite Christmas ornament or tabletop with the uploader below. After submitting your picture, please describe your photo and why it is your favorite in the comments section below and you will be entered to win the beautiful handmade crystal ornaments pictured above! Ciao Interiors will pick one winner at random from those that post their Christmas favorites by Tuesday, December 22nd. We look forward to seeing your favorite Christmas decorations!
[Edit 12.23.09: The giveaway has ended, but we would still love to see pictures of your ornaments and tabletops!]
It’s that time of year when many of us are starting to fill our house with decorations, many of which include greenery. Winter air can be extremely dry and unfriendly to cut greenery, so there are tips and tricks that you can follow to extend the life of your holiday decor and create a magical winter home.
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1. Seal the cut greenery with anti-desiccant spray. This seals the pores and helps it retain moisture so that it lasts longer.
2. Keep greenery away from heat and direct light. These will dry out your decor and decrease its indoor life span.
3. Spray your greenery with water daily. This helps to moisturze the greenery as well as keep the wintery scent going. On that note, mix many different types of greenery for a wonderful Christmas smell. Try juniper, pine, cedar, and other evergreens.
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Ava Living’s Holiday Entertainment Week celebrates home decoration for the holidays. Two of Ciao Interior’s table top arrangements have been chosen to be featured no this week’s Ava’s Choice. For 7 days, you’ll be able to enjoy our table top decor every time you visit Avaliving.com.
Ava Living is an interior design website that allows designers and interior design fans to network, see other designer’s projects, and showcase their own. It has users in 130 countries and is growing daily. Be sure to check it out not only to see Ciao Interiors, but to enjoy all the interior design it has to offer!
Oh the holidays are here, time to spruce up the home with those decorations that have been stored away all year. Below are pictures of three different table top settings from our showroom that we created for the holiday season.
Decorating for the holidays doesn’t have to break the bank. We used a little bit of old with a little bit of new by purchasing simple red and gold Christmas bulbs to add a little sparkle above the table. A centerpiece revamped with Poinsettias ties in our “rustic theme”.
If you’re low on cash this season, think of creative ways to spice up household items. Get the family involved and go outside! Pine cones and tree trimmings scream Christmas and cost you nothing. Purchase ribbon to tie around chairs, glassware, or plants. Ornaments are a good way to fill already existing vases and centerpieces, or hang at different heights from the ceiling to create your own chandelier!
Don’t know where to start? Choose a theme of color (doesn’t have to be red or green) and use with accents of silver, gold, white, or black. Use the chosen color throughout with ornaments, bows, or even food to unify the theme. Here we wanted a clean and fresh look. Shades of green look crisp when combined with silver and white dinnerware.
A carved wooden swan from an antique store, simple red dishes, green moss nests, basic plaid placemats and red napkins holding flatware make for a simple and inexpensive holiday table.
Share your holiday arrangements with us by commenting below!
