Christmas waves a magic wand over this world,  and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.  – Norman Vincent Peale All photos by me via Instagram

Finding out who designed a room you found on tumblr is like a treasure hunt.  But sometimes it’s worth the effort.  I love the Christmas decorations that David Phoenix used in his 2011 dining room at the Greystone Mansion in Los Angeles.  Most of you who don’t live in the big city can probably find […]

Fashionista.com featured old Christmas covers from the magazines on their site and I thought some of them were worth reposting. They are charming and sweet and make me wistful for the days before celebrities started staring out from the newsstands.  Happy Holidays!

If there is one person I return to every year for Christmas inspiration, it’s Carolyne Roehm.  She designs some of the most elegant spaces and decorates them for the holidays to match. She’s been posting more of her entertaining examples on her site and the different color combinations prove that there is more to Christmas […]

While everyone in the US is gearing up for Thanksgiving, Europe is in full Christmas mode.  The decorations in Paris were particularly beautiful and I look forward to seeing more when I go back on Friday.  Ladurée on rue Bonaparte above just finished their decorations. I just arrived in London today and what I’ve seen […]

“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.”  – Norman Vincent Peale Wishing all my friends and readers a very Merry Christmas.  XOXO,  HC Photo from here.

I posted a few of these blue and green Christmas images before but they are too pretty not to post again.  I keep saying I’m going to use this scheme for the holidays but haven’t done so yet. I might have to plan for it next year.  Enjoy. 

The most exciting about my new apartment is that it has room for a large Christmas tree.  Even better was that Green Valley Christmas Trees was kind enough to send me one. I haven’t put up a tree in a few years and it was so much fun unpacking all my old ornaments.  I especially […]

When I was in Louisville, Kentucky recently, I was lucky enough to stop by the shop of interior designer Lee W. Robinson.  It was already decorated for Christmas and looked like Santa’s very chic workshop. I bought a few things for myself and friends for the holidays and can’t wait to go back.  If you […]

Someone asked me what color theme I was going to use for decorating this year. Um, the one that results from whatever I find when I unpack my decorations.  I haven’t had a big tree for years so I didn’t even think about working around a color scheme.  If I do plan one for next year, […]

My Christmas tree was delivered yesterday and it’s definitely starting to look a lot like Christmas.  The weather forecast is even calling for snow!  While I decorate my tree and the rest of my apartment, I’m leaving you with these festive images to help get you in the mood.  Happy Holidays! via Atlantic Pacific Elle […]

Luckily, I managed to get out and take some photos of the wonderful holiday decorations on the Upper East Side before I became an incubus of viral plague.  New Yorkers really know how to go all out.  Enjoy!  Photos by Heather Clawson for Habitually Chic

Growing up, my mother used to display Christmas cards along a ribbon along a door frame.  The cards were held up by tiny little red clothes pins.  Those were the days when you would receive a pile of cards everyday in the mail.  Fewer people send out cards these days so I feel like I […]

I watched part of the HGTV special about Christmas at the White House yesterday and couldn’t resist posting of these photos of the Kennedy family at Christmas.  Some are from the White House years like the tree in the Blue Room in 1961 above and some are from Jackie’s life in the 1970’s.  Enjoy! Caroline […]

I posted a few photos from Tricia Foley’s house in my Merry Mantels post and just found out she has her own blog, In the Country.  The rest of the entire house was featured in Country Home and is a great example of decorating for the holidays with a lighter touch.  I think her Christmas […]

Hope Santa brought you what you asked for and more!

I can’t wait to get home for holidays and see our family Christmas tree this year! My father is the master tree decorator and always out does himself. We have a huge collection of vintage ornaments that will someday be mine (minus those lost in the cat vs. tree incident of 1983). But I don’t […]