If someone says "wishbone" and you instantly think "chair" instead of "chicken," then an unconventional Christmas tree is just the thing for you. (You're maybe even sitting in your Wegner Wishbone as you read this.) You're not the type to dare sully your holiday-decked living room with an...
If someone says "wishbone" and you instantly think "chair" instead of "chicken," then an unconventional Christmas tree is just the thing for you. (You're maybe even sitting in your Wegner Wishbone as you read this.) You're not the type to dare sully your holiday-decked living room with an...
There you are, driving back from the tree farm, a fresh-cut holiday conifer trussed like a turkey to the roof of your car. It savagely sways as you mount a speed bump, nearly careening off your roof. Look at you, so real and so butch - and so environmental! Or are you? Is a...
Lovely readers, last Sunday I asked you to please share your festive holiday home decor with us, and so far, so great! Keep on sending them via Facebook, Twitter or email at stylesheet@hgtv.ca and we'll feature them all this Friday. Moving right along, our regular Party of the Month feature...
Every year around this time we lifestyle writers wrack our brains over how to make everything old, new again. Delighting folks with fresh, new decorating ideas, year after year, is no easy task. Oh we love it well enough, but we worry -- can we pull it off again? The public is getting more and more...
Have you already put up your Christmas tree? Left photo by Janis Nicolay I know many people wait until the first weekend of December, but I also know more than a few who have their homes decorated. I even know one mom who has decorated the whole house and has her presents bought and wrapped...
With every year, Christmas decorations reach new levels of sophistication. This year, Christmas is all about seamlessly coordinating and incorporating your holiday look with your existing decor. Be it style, colour palette, accenting contrasts or small space ideas, Christmas decorations have...
I've never given much thought to Christmas tree skirts until recently when I had to find a solution for my own petite tannenbaum. Instead of purchasing a mini tree skirt for my faux tree, I wrapped the plastic stand with a pretty scarf, but I realized that if I had a full-size, real needle-dropping...
As promised, a follow-up to this week's question of modern vs traditional Christmas trees: my top 5 picks for trendy, inventive and kooky Christmas tree alternatives, in the name of saving a few unassuming saplings. Although, I did get a stern talking-to from a reader -- Anne -- on Monday's...