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So I didn’t quite manage the holiday decorating photos that I mentioned I’d be working on over the weekend. It rained yesterday and Saturday turned into an explosion of errand running. I did however find another alternative Christmas tree to add to our collection - it’s this very cute bonsai tree from Martha Stewart’s Living. I think it’s really magical and beautiful. Also love the gorgeous wallpaper behind it.
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I don’t know about you but I’m thinking that Thanksgiving centerpieces are a bit of problem. Unless you happen to have a ginormous table, or just plan on keeping every bit of food on a sideboard (or have wait staff – right) piling a mountain of veggies and flowers into the middle of the table is usually at first pretty, then a problem.
In my family someone will sit down and immediately either remove the lovely floral display (as I grit my teeth) – or gaze at it uncomfortably as it either blocks someones view across the table or encroaches on their eating area. Could be the solution is a bigger table, bigger dining room – not sure, but I love these ideas I rounded up from some of the magazines.
Above and below are a couple looks from Country Living’s slideshow of ideas. I must say I love the colors and the easy notion of plunking a pillar candle into a bowl of nuts. Pinning a place card to a pear is pretty too.
Thinking about holiday decorating and not checking in with Martha Stewart is, of course, an outrage! Below are some ideas – just adore the casual grapes and simple colors. Beautiful.
I’m thinking maybe setting up a side table with a brilliant display is a good bet – this pottery from Pottery Barn (they *do* sell pottery after all 
) looks so perfect casually decked out for the season. I could also see the green color transitioning into Christmas as well. Have some ideas? Let me know!
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One of my go to resources when I start thinking about parties and holiday decorating is Carolyne Roehm’s book A Passion for Parties ($31.50 on Amazon). It came out a couple years back and each year since I’ve marveled especially at her photos of a Dickens Inspired Halloween Party.
Above, she spray painted pumpkins silver and arranged them with white tuile for a really fun effect. Below she gathered vintage silver candelabras, black candlesticks, black bird props, gauze, artificial spiderwebs, Spanish moss and some silk flowers to create a really pretty but spooky look.
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I’ve been wanting to track down and feature some great shots of the set used in the film What Lies Beneath ~ the thriller starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Harrison Ford. The storyline features a great 3500 square foot Nantucket Style Shingle house that was apparently built just for the film.
I did a little searching and found that Julia from Hooked on Houses had already beat me to the punch – not only does she feature the great WLB house, but also the set from Practical Magic – the wonderfully witchy film starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman.
There’s also a really fun roundup of Halloween decorating and cooking ideas that I think is really inspired – the photo shown here top is just one example. And a fun look at Julia’s family room done up for Fall. While you’re over there, be sure to add your link for Fall House Tours – there are 73 of them as of this writing – you could spend an entire day tooling around on Hooked on Houses.
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