Golden holiday glam

The key to creating this kind of drama at a holiday dinner party is surprisingly guileless: just don’t stray from your existing decor. When you commit to a particular palette, you’ll be astonished by how much you can experiment amping up a room. Glitter? Bring it on. Asian-inspired accents for the holidays? No problem! A black feather Christmas tree? You’re just getting started…


1 Work with what you got
When you stick to a theme, you can’t overdo it. An array of accessories works effortlessly in this dining room because the black and gold hues match the existing palette. The gold (in the tableware, on the tree and in the accents) plays off what’s already there (the pattern in the wallpaper, the mirrors and the rug). And the diva of the room – an über-glamorous black feather Christmas tree dripping in gold – oozes drama.

Blue Mountain BC1581440 WALLPAPER, Primetime Paint & Paper; Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams TABLE & CHAIRS, Elte; cushions, Putti Fine Furnishings; MIRRORS, AT Design Group; Tom Dixon PENDANT LIGHTS, Klaus; RUG, Weavers Art; CHRISTMAS TREE, Bouclair Home.