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holiday decorative table setting

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I love the holiday season and truly do not mind walking through different stores to gather ideas for the buffet table setting. However, in the past I had always avoided the color red because I hated the orange hues visible in the tone, so I stuck to golds and silver to play it safe. This year, since the color has been perfected to a vibrant red, I can’t help but lean towards a more red, white and silver theme.  Check out some of my favorites from here: 1. Red Bridge Tea Kettle 2. Peppermint Dish Towel 3. Flatware Stockings 4. Matte Metal Red Pillars 5. Antique Red Votive 6. Diaz Red Candleholders 7. Tasmin Dessert Platter (my favorite) 8. Ombre Red table mat 9. Happy Holidays Tumbler

christmas tree decor for small spaces

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Decorating a small apartment or studio can sometimes be challenging since space is an issue. For example, placing a tree in a multi purpose or multi functional room requires moving some furniture around to accommodate  the decor, subsequently making the limited space feel even more smaller. While I searched for ideas to decorate a small space, I came across some wonderful christmas tree suggestions here which will not require any furniture moving. Check out the pics below:

holiday decorating tradition

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While most people run to the stores the day after Thanksgiving (in America that is) to shop until they drop “literally,” I, along with my family, decorate the house for Christmas. It’s been a tradition in our household for years, to wake up, not to early and  have a hearty  breakfast. Afterwards, while sipping our morning coffees, decorate the entire house whilst still in our pajamas.  It’s actually an amazing feeling and probably the most fun the entire clan has together and afterwards, maybe, go to the mall or just stay home and watch classic movies and nibble on popcorn :). What can I say, I am most sentimental during the holiday season. {Borrowed Photographs}

thanksgiving table setting ideas

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The countdown begins, in my opinion, since it is officially one week to Thanksgiving.  While I contemplate the menu for this year’s feast with family, I am also searching  for table setting inspiration.  I usually shift gears and turn to country themed settings because of the occasion and choose, probably like everyone else, autumn colors to set the right mood. I found some ideas here that are pretty easy and not over the top, so I am going to draw my table setting from a combination of the photographs I have included below. What theme are you going with?

french kitchen table

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I just can’t snap out of it yet, but instead of dwelling, I decided to just focus on what makes me smile. But yesterday while I was recuperating from the strenuous Sunday travel back to the U.S., I had to make a run to a mall for a split second in between picking up my dog and doing laundry just to replace  a broken kitchen tool. So, as I walked through Crate&Barrel, one of my favorite stores, in search of my the broken utensil I needed to replace, I came to a screeching halt  when I saw this kitchen table/center island so neatly arranged on their showroom floor. I smiled because it reminded me of a similar table in a tea room  (Salon de The)  in Paris. I think that five minutes I spent staring at the table, made up for my sad state on Monday. {photos: Courtesy of Crate&Barrel)

marble decor in siena, italy

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I have always had an admiration and appreciation of design with marble and because of it, I enjoy my trips to Italy even more since I get to see the best of the best marble decor mostly in their churches or cathedrals. So, while in Siena, of course outside of Piazza del Campo,  I drifted away from my day tour and walked into Sienna’s most famous Cathedral (Santa Maria Assunta) in order to get time to see the mosaic marble decor.  Lucky me, apparently the floors of the church are kept covered for most of the year but this particular year they decided to open it to the public during the month of September and October, so I got to see the most amazing marble mosaic works in all it’s glory. Here are five out of the 50 plus photos I took just inside the cathedral 🙂 Enjoy! {photos are the property of http://www.rawsilkandsaffron.wordpress.com}