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Tired of the same old holiday décor? HGTV ‘Design Star’ Winner Jennifer Bertrand knows From Mantels
By Jennifer Bertrand Doors to
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all about thinking outside the box!
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eady for holiday décor ideas? This year I want you to take a risk — or two or three! So often, when we think of
please “Google” him) and realize you can customize Etsy finds and make them fit your holiday palette. Currently I am having a mid-life Liberace mo- ment, so I tend to dream in gold, but whatever palette makes you happy is usually possible through seller’s options within Etsy shops. For example, look at the super chic tissue paper flow- ers from Etsy shop Lovelyfest on the next page. Imagine creating a whole wall instal- lation of white and gold polka dot flowers, or any fun metallic. And instead of just doing nine or 12 ... how about 36 to 50 of them creat- ing a massive installation above your mantel that trick- les off into the wall nearby, or up onto the ceiling.
fireplace mantels, we only think about the mantel and drape down from there. Survey Says: X (Who doesn’t love a “Family Feud” reference?!) This year we are all going to ex- pand our design planes to include the ceilings and walls. The best dramatic effects are achieved through simplicity and repetition. Lesson No. 1: Find something you love and repeat it If you think you are doing too much in one spot, do it some more. For example, take festive gold triangle or dot wall decals and use them to cover your fire- place floor to ceiling. Check out the ones from Classy Clutter on Etsy on the next page. Use enough decals to give the space presence, but as you enter the space it is still a gentle visual feast for your eyeballs. And don’t be scared to use them on tile as well. (Of course test one first to be sure it sticks and you can remove it.) You could stick these decals on your fireplace and on your kitchen backsplash to tie two separate spaces together, and add a festive feel. Lesson No. 2: Don’t let an item’s intended use deter you Just because something seems like it might be for a wedding, party décor or every day wall décor, doesn’t make it so. Put on your creative Philip Treacy-inspired hat (if you don’t know the famous milliner,
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Lesson No. 3: Use your ceiling You can hang stuff from your ceiling. Check out the super cool marshmallow installa- tion by Krista Janos of “Blue Eyed Yonder” on the next page. Strung on clear nylon line, it’s hard not to feel festive when gazing at 300 marshmallows suspended in air. I can imagine a late night cocktail party and guests craving marshmallows ... the point is to have fun! Break the rules and dare to be different! Obviously you can go to town on what you
can dream up to suspend in the air. And if you do, please #vintagekc and #jblovesdesign on Twitter or Instagram. I would love to see what you’re doing! And in case you think these concepts apply only to the indoors, think again! How about stringing lights in a whimsical display around your front door and then up onto your porch ceiling? My favorite concepts in design are when materials crawl across the floor, then
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