Holiday Homes II

Of course, since I just said in my last post that I don't go for red and green holiday decor, my next inspiration home is ... red and green. But, the red is sparingly used here, and the primary scheme is really green and brown.

This is very much a "cabin in the woods," actually sitting along a creek in Colorado on 40 acres of land. What a great place to spend a white Christmas! The interiors, with all the ingredients of a femininized upscale vision of pioneer design – leather and lace and checks, with lots of silver and wood – were achieved with the help of Houston interior designer Beverly Jacomini.

Methinks the Gorsuch catalog could have been shot here.

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Fortuny curtains and antique tapestry pillows like those above are beautiful enough to build a room around. A linen velvet sofa (in red!) seems like the perfect choice for this very cozy space.

Red roses are an unexpected choice for holiday decor, but add a refined edge to the mostly rustic surroundings. And even I have to love that red fringe on the checked chair seat. That's a Matisse lithograph hanging above.

In the dining room, branches (with pinecones attached) are draped across the cabinet, with little white lights and shiny ornaments for sparkle. Aren't those tooled leather upholstered armchairs with flirty pleated skirts just great?

More pine branches hang from a curtain rod in a bedroom, where masculine Schumacher black and white toile shams and a bright yellow Nancy Corzine silk duvet cover add a little luxury. Yellow and red striped parrot tulips are a long way from Holland, but look just right here.

A silver bowl holds silver and green ornaments. Simple gestures can say all that you need.

In this charming bedroom under the eaves, the towering branches are placed upright in a vase (with more red roses) on an antique Black Forest table with matching chairs. Old World Weavers crewel comforters and Chelsea Editions fabric on fringed pillow shams and shade evoke pioneer chic.

Curtains trimmed with Travers fringe frame the view into this woodland nook turned bathroom. More dramatic pine boughs are propped around the tub. Opulent fittings by Herbeau, silver canisters and lacy towels provide fine counterpoint to the twig furnishings.

I was especially inspired by the large pine tree branches, placed in most every room of this house. And I don't think you have to have a cabin in the woods to adapt this idea for your own holiday home.

Photos by Casey Sills for Veranda Magazine.
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