Merry Christmas!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We have a splendidly exciting few days ahead of us here in our corner of the Cotswolds. My favourite of the whole year. Cards have been written, presents have been (mostly!) wrapped, and our kiddiewinks are being whipped up into a frenzy of excitement via twinkling lights, stocking hanging, gathering around Christmas films and lots of friends and family....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy every moment, my poppets!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'll see you in the New Year!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img src="http://akadesign.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Oh-Come-Let-Us-Adore-Him-for-blog-post.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4JFrX3krRbi6guh2rlxEzQMAVqwURmP_QsTjEaHLhJCkup8I7zlujJ7eAkJUBxW821rGoYYoe3o4H1ksGNxTQdsjbCWTDtgZtAKk1zrV1VK_TBmNVAVMEbkD-Hhf7lDiq5CT-pPrhBk/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xfi351MsyndAYUmxHRkGj61sLDTTHthxjmqP_EqC0iadkaUpjrQDkUditdqsJUO44UYzJMr2L30-6QhSw3rOMyvnZOXIIuWdzCpbKvYZuRqn1fyarc_9lLE6E5bIUsmzFpoY5i9Ie40/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Image via akadesign</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Merry Christmas!

We have a splendidly exciting few days ahead of us here in our corner of the Cotswolds. My favourite of the whole year. Cards have been writ...

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I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For me, Christmas is a highly private time of year, which is why I've not shared a festive house tour {sorry!}. I see it as time to hunker down with my family and close friends, in the warm glow of the Christmas tree, and enjoy the cosy sense of togetherness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjy0eZNk_dpMGgTLl6rV6ACuqI4mpV6gfBZ6bmaX6xXggnU2WYxbdzjkITG7OfPoIplzDsw6sJcyzqoiXWtRmljzUj8FMopT2P6GH8OZuwvY7RdqKzXOV8QjVqy-aRP5TAhTQfFLWNyq4/s640/024.JPG" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just before my final post (tomorrow), I wanted to share my new favourite LED lights...I've seen a lot of takes on these, and mostly they come up looking pretty cold. <a href="http://www.diy.com/departments/71m-multicolour-string-lights-with-120-led-bulbs/764928_BQ.prd" target="_blank">These</a>, though, are gorgeous! Twinkly, warm and lovely!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4JFrX3krRbi6guh2rlxEzQMAVqwURmP_QsTjEaHLhJCkup8I7zlujJ7eAkJUBxW821rGoYYoe3o4H1ksGNxTQdsjbCWTDtgZtAKk1zrV1VK_TBmNVAVMEbkD-Hhf7lDiq5CT-pPrhBk/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xfi351MsyndAYUmxHRkGj61sLDTTHthxjmqP_EqC0iadkaUpjrQDkUditdqsJUO44UYzJMr2L30-6QhSw3rOMyvnZOXIIuWdzCpbKvYZuRqn1fyarc_9lLE6E5bIUsmzFpoY5i9Ie40/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday!

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A White Christmas: Home Tour

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This weekend, we had the most wonderful time putting the final touches to our Christmas decorations. The mild but crisp weather allowed us to enjoy a very festive walk, admiring Christmas lights as we went.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love to see how other people do Christmas. And, if ever there was a Modern Country interior to persuade me to go all white, with hints of the softest greys (and lots of green for a suitably Modern Country Christmas!) then this, surely, must be it...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="485" src="http://www.skonahem.com/Global/Skonahem/inspirerande-hem/hemreportage/diskret-jul/julstortvaradagsrum.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="640" src="http://www.skonahem.com/scaled/440x0/Global/Skonahem/inspirerande-hem/hemreportage/diskret-jul/julvrum.jpg?h=0dda64359b4f242cb166d4ca440b1b9c" width="478" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="640" src="http://www.skonahem.com/scaled/440x0/Global/Skonahem/inspirerande-hem/hemreportage/diskret-jul/julmatrum.jpg?h=1c4fe128c94c93ce14dde27db5c37e73" width="474" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="A chic white home office with a gold mirror" height="640" src="http://www.sarahsarna.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/chic-white-home-office-with-gold-mirror.jpg" width="414" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="640" src="http://www.skonahem.com/scaled/440x0/Global/Skonahem/inspirerande-hem/hemreportage/diskret-jul/julhall.jpg?h=2894378e226fe205a6109eb63650ca99" width="466" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="640" src="http://www.skonahem.com/scaled/440x0/Global/Skonahem/inspirerande-hem/hemreportage/diskret-jul/julkok.jpg?h=d58b4f99bc3a7a330c0a30d9b14c0005" width="480" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Can I just take a moment to 'Oooh' at this gorgeous girls' bedroom?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="640" src="http://www.bebecomestilo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/shelterness.con_.jpg" width="426" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="640" src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/75/47/d1/7547d16e1fe24ce9a2340fe843ce81cf.jpg" width="427" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="640" src="http://www.thischarminghome.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Dormitorio-blanco-vintage-9.jpg" width="427" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">All that greenery, particularly the wreaths at the windows, feels so stylishly festive, doesn't it?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A thoroughly Modern Country Christmas home!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4JFrX3krRbi6guh2rlxEzQMAVqwURmP_QsTjEaHLhJCkup8I7zlujJ7eAkJUBxW821rGoYYoe3o4H1ksGNxTQdsjbCWTDtgZtAKk1zrV1VK_TBmNVAVMEbkD-Hhf7lDiq5CT-pPrhBk/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xfi351MsyndAYUmxHRkGj61sLDTTHthxjmqP_EqC0iadkaUpjrQDkUditdqsJUO44UYzJMr2L30-6QhSw3rOMyvnZOXIIuWdzCpbKvYZuRqn1fyarc_9lLE6E5bIUsmzFpoY5i9Ie40/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Images via Skona Hem</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

A White Christmas: Home Tour

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Modern Country Christmas: Home Tour

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The first official Modern Country Christmas home tour is here!! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And where better to begin the festivities than this inspirational home in classic white, green and gold...?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmlYMh5BEdiuLXulV6psMr5r6rd3DmcbmonSKPPqixnsRMI9LPkl9BRMIgbhHnUEpUr6I6oRb3kR9WBTnQ6yXiaeTDkWKsvV7ndemMYIywjV2gtYAw54JY3eV3g3z3jsWjrS0NNYEnpZu/s1600/11.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmlYMh5BEdiuLXulV6psMr5r6rd3DmcbmonSKPPqixnsRMI9LPkl9BRMIgbhHnUEpUr6I6oRb3kR9WBTnQ6yXiaeTDkWKsvV7ndemMYIywjV2gtYAw54JY3eV3g3z3jsWjrS0NNYEnpZu/s1600/11.png" width="442" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.atlantahomesmag.com/sites/atlantahomesmag.com/files/styles/modal/public/images/3/gallery_images/2s3u2191new_0.jpg?itok=rA6PsOCb" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img height="640" src="http://www.atlantahomesmag.com/sites/atlantahomesmag.com/files/styles/modal/public/images/3/gallery_images/2s3u2162_new_0.jpg?itok=03j3-p9j" width="488" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Can you hear those Modern Country Christmas angels singing?!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4JFrX3krRbi6guh2rlxEzQMAVqwURmP_QsTjEaHLhJCkup8I7zlujJ7eAkJUBxW821rGoYYoe3o4H1ksGNxTQdsjbCWTDtgZtAKk1zrV1VK_TBmNVAVMEbkD-Hhf7lDiq5CT-pPrhBk/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Modern Country Christmas: Home Tour

The first official Modern Country Christmas home tour is here!!  And where better to begin the festivities than this inspirational home in c...

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House Tour: Why every Christmas home should use red!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is a great example of a gorgeously homely Modern Country Christmas. Let's step inside and see why it works so well....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHLe0anAtGHRJmPh8QzbIIQkPo0Gmk_m0Ip86s-SUPHV6XFp5G_fYKxYQ_FQoiAuCSklGwQX4Z2Bw6qayiw0SH38JXTWv3KolZhyxEOV4WRR6DlwfUHLKSxr4xjK5S7kGBTLSdZ1hwi9wZ/s1600/1537169_original.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHLe0anAtGHRJmPh8QzbIIQkPo0Gmk_m0Ip86s-SUPHV6XFp5G_fYKxYQ_FQoiAuCSklGwQX4Z2Bw6qayiw0SH38JXTWv3KolZhyxEOV4WRR6DlwfUHLKSxr4xjK5S7kGBTLSdZ1hwi9wZ/s640/1537169_original.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Heavenly touches draw your eye everywhere it has the pleasure of landing. </span><span style="font-size: large;">It's neutral but that doesn't make it dull in the very least. Why is that? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYKHMhyphenhyphenSFW9S1Rr72LQIxAY8axYXNFGATzM3wQ6KDY1bLJ6lm2AX9GXyyvOBUJr0aZWWAJ8T0ODwSBeCuAJvGiOvC7fC8bTFZDokcuSlBLoryHF0w2A9PXc5OKQQ_wsuNjW9aWeIJaAyI/s1600/1533254_original.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUYKHMhyphenhyphenSFW9S1Rr72LQIxAY8axYXNFGATzM3wQ6KDY1bLJ6lm2AX9GXyyvOBUJr0aZWWAJ8T0ODwSBeCuAJvGiOvC7fC8bTFZDokcuSlBLoryHF0w2A9PXc5OKQQ_wsuNjW9aWeIJaAyI/s640/1533254_original.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I very firmly believe that sprinkles of <span style="color: #990000;">red </span>add a warmth and vibrancy that is hard to create in any other way. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzwcTYslmFvrBCfOoW6JalMeIaQ8gOkeMQYFe3biqhJ-MFSZxrIU4BaUKTSu15Sowl0Le_Q64LhUh2q863ch1WFJOqPLU81AxvVvMFWkhx_mMcemw8nYAEfJRNjUuUrYejeqGUxtpagom/s1600/1536453_original.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzwcTYslmFvrBCfOoW6JalMeIaQ8gOkeMQYFe3biqhJ-MFSZxrIU4BaUKTSu15Sowl0Le_Q64LhUh2q863ch1WFJOqPLU81AxvVvMFWkhx_mMcemw8nYAEfJRNjUuUrYejeqGUxtpagom/s640/1536453_original.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It conjures up images of warm cheeks, <span style="color: #990000;">ruby red</span> lips and shiny apples at the bottom of stockings....exciting, passionate, fun....everything a home should be.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRWXm65cYcQlYJSiZj0Wycp1hf6av4Hzk6ntrakIwDSrdb1sifSu_UKqEc9lGG3WsOIWJ_hdsQZ66yhJaBjJOWMED2xR_JC8ix3czmhtTP7VOFoO2eNfWjKrK96fIRwgSdenLQQD4SMyeF/s1600/1534293_original.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRWXm65cYcQlYJSiZj0Wycp1hf6av4Hzk6ntrakIwDSrdb1sifSu_UKqEc9lGG3WsOIWJ_hdsQZ66yhJaBjJOWMED2xR_JC8ix3czmhtTP7VOFoO2eNfWjKrK96fIRwgSdenLQQD4SMyeF/s640/1534293_original.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just try and imagine this home without those magical pops of <span style="color: #990000;">crimson</span>. Yes, it would be calming, welcoming...but would it sing? Would it call to you the moment you entered, "Come in, sit down and make my home your home"? I think not...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9weGvryV0MnS6Ar1XV4wKrxh_kAZiKQT-QrGHqDAEQ1dIQsokXlXv1mdbaITvw1f06-bh52LhL8gd8LRVoSlREig-OKzQ0tW2SOQbJMLjRLKHUh5vMAdwO6muL6LFiYWaPaZ4Ow8dS4q/s1600/1536576_original.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9weGvryV0MnS6Ar1XV4wKrxh_kAZiKQT-QrGHqDAEQ1dIQsokXlXv1mdbaITvw1f06-bh52LhL8gd8LRVoSlREig-OKzQ0tW2SOQbJMLjRLKHUh5vMAdwO6muL6LFiYWaPaZ4Ow8dS4q/s640/1536576_original.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love using <span style="color: #990000;">cherry red</span> throughout the year but at Christmas I could hardly bear to be without it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSAVK26Qz3fHO8b3wn_Z2yJ7jt-ZqVX041kyNX9Kr5qDegtQgzWNsOLVzgdE5olGaQevLs9nr-n-0qi6YhLhp_imdODzWWmrOLJudv06k6OkzDHAzOP9eYAhtO8v4z02ti2IynWltdobLs/s1600/christmas+home+%25281%2529.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There's a reason Father Christmas wears <span style="color: #990000;">red</span>, you know!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: x-large;">Will you be using red this Christmas?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4JFrX3krRbi6guh2rlxEzQMAVqwURmP_QsTjEaHLhJCkup8I7zlujJ7eAkJUBxW821rGoYYoe3o4H1ksGNxTQdsjbCWTDtgZtAKk1zrV1VK_TBmNVAVMEbkD-Hhf7lDiq5CT-pPrhBk/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xfi351MsyndAYUmxHRkGj61sLDTTHthxjmqP_EqC0iadkaUpjrQDkUditdqsJUO44UYzJMr2L30-6QhSw3rOMyvnZOXIIuWdzCpbKvYZuRqn1fyarc_9lLE6E5bIUsmzFpoY5i9Ie40/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Via Zuhause Wohnen</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

House Tour: Why every Christmas home should use red!

This is a great example of a gorgeously homely Modern Country Christmas. Let's step inside and see why it works so well....  Heavenly to...

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Get The Look: Neutral Christmas

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Welcome to Neutral Christmas Wonderland!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Let's take a closer look at how easy it can be to get this look in YOUR home....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1kjUE9dzXfv57xXfXvM0mvuRobrYuWIVOta10Nv6PjF9qDuvtOhKb9GgRr9Y_FYtNQXb-6kk0WMNq-rW4hXoRsGc-u_Rpl_vgNQqlmwgR5IF6PRxCxl-g21sHuanCISSJsYi_ZH4AI3U/s1600/marks+and+spencer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1kjUE9dzXfv57xXfXvM0mvuRobrYuWIVOta10Nv6PjF9qDuvtOhKb9GgRr9Y_FYtNQXb-6kk0WMNq-rW4hXoRsGc-u_Rpl_vgNQqlmwgR5IF6PRxCxl-g21sHuanCISSJsYi_ZH4AI3U/s640/marks+and+spencer.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marks and Spencer</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I think overly-designed Christmasses are the antithesis of what a Christmas home is to me: warm, cosy, and welcoming...</span><span style="font-size: large;">the very last thing I want to be doing is needing to stop children running around laughing excitedly for fear that they might ruin it all....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6BVXWoW2dSLA0EqtQcbg_UkhMBUq_Q4MHbuFlVYbTZ0AfAVj7wXgSzVGEWRWWVX1pPKkTg3IWp9zQpWitzAnAkYSUqPavOV0yBJP4ChCYPQkMgjemjWqDiAF2f9YSm7T8UrikixvHkR5d/s1600/Table-fete-vaisselle-cristal_w641h478.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6BVXWoW2dSLA0EqtQcbg_UkhMBUq_Q4MHbuFlVYbTZ0AfAVj7wXgSzVGEWRWWVX1pPKkTg3IWp9zQpWitzAnAkYSUqPavOV0yBJP4ChCYPQkMgjemjWqDiAF2f9YSm7T8UrikixvHkR5d/s640/Table-fete-vaisselle-cristal_w641h478.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Table Fete</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">....so with that in mind, here's how to create a stunningly neutral Modern Country Christmas that brings your home ALIVE...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLUjuRV2qd0SBspPTws-VJfUgGA6r_blMufX6AY-uitNSFodUpZh5C-pG42sKkOl5gVNG3ElXWk70ld0MGFbU0fkiEqDdVFXbbQPU42hDUPe4NOLoS09p_eTGmszG5AUrMVWgXGNhuOGk/s1600/Neutral-Christmas.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyLUjuRV2qd0SBspPTws-VJfUgGA6r_blMufX6AY-uitNSFodUpZh5C-pG42sKkOl5gVNG3ElXWk70ld0MGFbU0fkiEqDdVFXbbQPU42hDUPe4NOLoS09p_eTGmszG5AUrMVWgXGNhuOGk/s640/Neutral-Christmas.gif" width="456" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">These images all show how simple this look can be to achieve. Lots of white, with touches of warm metallics, and accents of greige. Your palette here is key. Try (from top) Dulux White, Farrow and Ball Bone, Little Green Slaked Lime, Autentico Nearly Black for a gorgeously low-key neutral Christmas. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">{t-b: Atlanta Homes, All Things Bright and Beyootiful, The Stir}</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFkq0NHTAAiI3bEHfkCcXGsmS216jcMGiEbPQoRc8Y2hp1Xzjy4hklN3LxPn4xCzkq_DVz0OFQvMx68azdbkXvaajzZoGH95Ko5cfny6V8rjYzBFdMq5iMiqjbfrtI_gk7yldRq-HA1a8/s1600/Neutral-Christmas-3.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFkq0NHTAAiI3bEHfkCcXGsmS216jcMGiEbPQoRc8Y2hp1Xzjy4hklN3LxPn4xCzkq_DVz0OFQvMx68azdbkXvaajzZoGH95Ko5cfny6V8rjYzBFdMq5iMiqjbfrtI_gk7yldRq-HA1a8/s640/Neutral-Christmas-3.gif" width="456" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A neutral Christmas doesn't mean bland and dull. accents of green with mercury glass keep the scheme fresh and vibrant. If you need a hint of colour then this palette will be up your street: Dulux White, Dulux Heritage Stone Green, Farrow and Ball Down Pipe, Little Green French Grey</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">{The White Company, The White Company, Pottery Barn}</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3CCXxGPz074Pxyt-AQXL-Ff2kepdnV4p2aQrYvXa_4l1Blgb2MFhpoVn1w_3QDde8Btu8Ia5xQCG_uBqcenHHhO1s09-nhBacjvOqe7Ys0czhaeYj-p30xXcoQjB9eido3aZdhwUoOs-3/s1600/Homes+and+Gardens.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3CCXxGPz074Pxyt-AQXL-Ff2kepdnV4p2aQrYvXa_4l1Blgb2MFhpoVn1w_3QDde8Btu8Ia5xQCG_uBqcenHHhO1s09-nhBacjvOqe7Ys0czhaeYj-p30xXcoQjB9eido3aZdhwUoOs-3/s640/Homes+and+Gardens.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Homes and Gardens</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Don't be afraid to introduce lots of pattern, these soft, Country designs in gentle tones of charcoal and putty, above, look beautiful.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQDOjc_KKKW9rpbB5FNYwi6tV4GNKJEczncsbC9TvPUHriWCLCQJq2-1TS2dnZ_Z3m-Ee7ec3v00XN8qRDR8CasWbRzpY0sKRj_HcqMKjnSGpOvYcWQm70Mmj9GYAM8DBxLGEgsFywz0fL/s1600/Neutral-Christmas-2.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQDOjc_KKKW9rpbB5FNYwi6tV4GNKJEczncsbC9TvPUHriWCLCQJq2-1TS2dnZ_Z3m-Ee7ec3v00XN8qRDR8CasWbRzpY0sKRj_HcqMKjnSGpOvYcWQm70Mmj9GYAM8DBxLGEgsFywz0fL/s640/Neutral-Christmas-2.gif" width="456" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Clockwise from top: A little Christmas tree is a zinc planter on a raw timber console sets the scene as soon as you enter this hall. Little clusters of warm natural materials such as earthenware, wood and deer ethically-sourced antlers create a warm Christmassy atmosphere. Natural accessories are the way to go for consistent and harmonious home; adding focal points, such as this grey-green urn, can add character to bland spaces. Try a gentle palette of greys: Farrow and Ball Charleston Gray, Dulux Heritage Quartz, Farrow and Ball Pavilion Gray, Little Greene Lead.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">{Welke, Gerry Williams, I Gigi}</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-large;"><b>Merry Christmas!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4JFrX3krRbi6guh2rlxEzQMAVqwURmP_QsTjEaHLhJCkup8I7zlujJ7eAkJUBxW821rGoYYoe3o4H1ksGNxTQdsjbCWTDtgZtAKk1zrV1VK_TBmNVAVMEbkD-Hhf7lDiq5CT-pPrhBk/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xfi351MsyndAYUmxHRkGj61sLDTTHthxjmqP_EqC0iadkaUpjrQDkUditdqsJUO44UYzJMr2L30-6QhSw3rOMyvnZOXIIuWdzCpbKvYZuRqn1fyarc_9lLE6E5bIUsmzFpoY5i9Ie40/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Get The Look: Neutral Christmas

Welcome to Neutral Christmas Wonderland! Let's take a closer look at how easy it can be to get this look in YOUR home.... Marks and Spen...

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Neutral Christmas Heaven....

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Aaaah, now for those of you who love a truly neutral Christmas, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">this is the most magical of homes....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Warm whites, greens and greiges, and natural materials a-gogo...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">the neutral Christmas is simple and serene....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/4944/mh11p.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Neutral Christmas Heaven....

Aaaah, now for those of you who love a truly neutral Christmas,  this is the most magical of homes.... Warm whites, greens and greiges, and ...

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