CHRISTMAS
Make your home look sensational this Christmas! As an Interior Designer with a background as a Ward Sister, Samantha Lord was the obvious choice for Country Court Care, when they were looking for a designer for their first purpose built home, Rose Lodge. Samantha has taken some time out from her busy schedule to put together some ideas to sprinkle a little stardust in your home this Christmas! A recent visit to the wonderfully enchanting Liberty, and more modern but accessible John Lewis department stores amongst others, provided a sneak peak at the Christmas departments. Do go and have a look if the occasion arises.
So what is on trend for this season? As always the traditional reds, greens and golds are as popular as ever due to their age-old affinity with the festive season. If you favour the traditional Christmas colour ways, there are plenty of little extras around that can be added to your existing collection to modernise and spruce up your tree, mantlepiece and dining table. Veering away from the traditional, there is a taste for white and bronze colours. The spectrum of colours that sits within this range complement each other well, and by adding layers and different shapes and textures to your Christmas tree, you will create an air of luxury. Combined with a real pine tree, decorations in this theme will create a magical and organic environment, and give a tasteful winter wonderland feel, even if we don’t have snow.
As a subtle variation of the white theme, adding a delicate injection of soft pastel colours such as pink and mint is also popular this year, breaking up solid blocks of traditional snowy white for an extra bit of sparkle. continued >
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