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We’re forever preaching that the first step in decorating for the holidays is to pick a palette – a colour scheme that you’ll be comfortable sticking with (for this season, anyway!), and that will guide your hand as you shop for bits and baubles for the tree and throughout the home.
But this year – more than any before – the colour options in ornaments and decorations seem completely overwhelming. Where to begin?
Maria Killam portrait by Anna Beaudry Photography
Vancouver-based colour designer Maria Killam advises clients on harmonious hues for a living, and shares her design expertise on her hugely popular blog, Colour Me Happy. Who better to ask for suggestions for a hot, three-colour holiday palette?
“Colour creates a feeling,” Maria says of the three colours she selected for my festive scheme. ”Royal blue is energizing and electric; turquoise is cool, upscale and sophisticated and gold is luminous and joyful.”
MARIA’S ROYAL BLUE:Â Big Country Blue 2066-30, Benjamin Moore, 800-361-5898:
TURQUOISE: Aquarium 6767, Sherwin Williams, 800-474-3794:
GOLD: Ale 12-9, Pratt & Lambert, 877-772-8898
“It`s the perfect combination for conversations that sparkle at the dinner table,” says Maria.
Taking Maria’s colour cues, I scoured the market for ornaments in similar shades… Here’s what I came up with! I can’t WAIT to decorate!
Photography by Steve Rhodes
Holiday Collection hand-decorated blue and turquoise glass ornaments, $10 per pack of four, Canadian Tire
101 Glass Ornaments in gold, $20, President`s Choice Home Collection
Thanks so much, Maria!
For more of Maria’s colourful design advice, check out Colour Me Happy!
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This book from the whimsically named Sheherazade Goldsmith is a wonderful read, covering off all aspects of holiday celebrations. She says, “The book is about having a simpler, more home-spun Christmas….I hope [it] will inspire you to take a different approach to Christmas and spare you the stress of excess consumerism.” From welcoming your guests with beautiful decorations for the outside of your home to setting up and embellishing your tree, making gifts, cooking for the holidays, and setting your table, Goldsmith has it covered.
The crafts are simple, yet beautiful (templates are included), the recipes yummy-sounding (the Nougat Sweets are ones I absolutely have to try out!), and the eco tips on recycling and composting are sound. Where else can you get such an interesting mix of ideas! Plus, at the back, there’s a directory listing places to find info on green items and services not just in the U.S., which is often the case, but some in Canada, too! Hurrah!
Available at: bookstores across Canada
Price: $28
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A Christmas tree can be fully decked out in a cohesive colourway of ornaments, loaded with bells, balls and baubles, and radiant with twinkling lights, but unless there’s something personal in the mix, it can still feel empty. If you’re anything like me, your pets are your babies, and Bed Bath & Beyond offers a too-cute kit to allow your four-legged friend leave an impression (geddit? haha) on your holiday decorating. A DIY kit includes everything you need to make a pawprint ornament: lightweight clay, wooden rolling pin, shaping ruler, festive ribbons for hanging, and a plastic hole punch. What’s more, there’s no mixing because the clay is ready-to-use!Â
5.5-inch Pawprint pet ornament kit
Price: $14
Available at: Bed Bath & Beyond
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