The New Holiday Blues

Another decorating rule that's shattered in this house is continuity of color. Just about every room is a different color; the only thing that joins them is the intensity of the hues.

The violet-blue dining room invites lively conversation. Pure and smooth, the color is a perfect backdrop for the mottled hues and rough surfaces of the antique furniture.

 

At the end of the day, when the fairy dust of holiday activity has settled, Bill and Carole retreat to a master suite that's blissfully free of holiday excess. The walls are the restful shade of a night sky.

Just a few more glass stars for Carole's constellation, however, have found a place on the mantel along with a bowl of holiday paperwhites. And an antique star quilt on the bed carries the star theme through the year.