Colette's Elegant Christmas Decor

I've blogged about my dear friend, Colette, before.

Sometimes people come up to me & say,

"I wish I could meet your friend Colette - 

she seems so great!"

(She IS!)

A few years ago 

I helped her decorate her home.

When Christmas rolled around,

we had a ball shopping for decorations

which were hand picked with her

beautiful furnishings & accessories

in mind. 

Each year I get to help Colette

put up her Christmas decorations, 

so I thought you may like to come along

this time.

Come on in & I'll show you around . . . 

Colette's entry has this large railing -

perfect to decorate with garlands!

When decorating the tree,
we start with the big stuff - like
the ribbons & large copper colored balls.

Then we fill in with all the smaller ornaments . . .

This is a chair which we had recovered - I love the pillows
Colette uses on it for Christmastime.

 

. . . The living room mantle.

The one thing that I can't convey in a blog post is the 

wonderful feeling of warmth & love present

in the home of my friend 

who keeps the

true spirit of Christmas

in her heart all year through!