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55 Fun Holiday Decor Ideas With Non-Traditional Color Schemes
Tijana Moraca/Shutterstock Haven’t started decorating for the holidays? Feeling like red and green are too … boring (why are those two Christmas colors anyway)? According to Farmers’ Almanac, during the Ancient Roman period, citizens decorated their homes with evergreen trees and holly for the winter festival celebration, and eventually, the green leaves and red berries became synonymous with Christmas. While it is a 1000-year-old tradition, some traditions aren’t meant to be followed by everyone, especially if you’re not a fan of green and red. However, this doesn’t mean your home won’t be as festive with other color schemes. Nowadays, there are all sorts of non-traditional holiday aesthetics to choose from,…
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Daring design, color and pattern ensure this Turin apartment is one of a kind
At first glance, the home of interior designer Carlotta Oddone is full of contradictions: an urban apartment with a rustic garden; a color-saturated space that has the effect of being deeply mellow; a floral laden interior that also feels contemporary. But linger here and a sense of harmony emerges – the result of a quick and confident eye. ‘Yes, I am very sure in my decorative choices, even if not always in other areas of my life,’ says the Turin-born interior designer, whose 1930s home, one of the world’s best homes, occupies a busy street in the Piedmontese capital. ‘I’ve always liked to be unconventional.’ Carlotta has long had a…
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Bold color schemes bring original features to life in this historic home
Looking for a way to update their historic home in Newton Center, Massachusetts, the owners decided a glamorous, sexy and elegant look would be the way to go. They wanted to restore and enhance the property’s many original features, and a sympathetic interior décor, with added 2020s sass has transformed this into one of the world’s best homes. Before they could even begin to consider the fine design details, however, there were some major obstacles to overcome – namely stripping away the not very complimentary architectural elements that had been added to the house in the 1940s, 80s and 90s. The main culprit and biggest challenge was the old 1980s…
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A Katy home’s drab living space is updated with color, design
Amy Pitzel used one word to describe the old living room and dining room in her family’s Katy home: sad. They had drab finishes and furniture, but until recently, she never felt it was the right time to do something about it. When she retired from her job as a government teacher and cross country/track head coach at Katy Tompkins High School last May, though, Amy decided it was time to focus on her family’s house. It helped that her 13-year-old daughter encouraged her all along the way, gathering ideas on Pinterest and Instagram. A MODERN UPDATE: Bellaire home near Texas Medical Center gets stunning modern makeover It was Amy’s…
