Memories of Christmas in an Old House
Time marches on and at some point in one’s life the decision to downsize comes up. This is what we did two Decembers ago and although it was a good […]
Tag Archives: antique Christmas decorations
Christmas Decoration Favourites Part 2
On my last post I shared three favourite decorations. One reminded me of my old store and two are part of my antique collection.The three decorations in this post have […]
Christmas Decorations hold Memories
Have you ever lusted after a “designer tree”? You know the kind. The trendy decorations are large and usually completely colour coordinated with a million lights? I never have – […]
Decorating with Christmas Vignettes
Christmas decorating is often an all-or-nothing proposition. Magazines show rooms filled to overflowing with decorations while others show minimalistic decor such as a few green apples on a mantle. I […]
Christmas Decorating – Vintage Ornaments
Last week I took my interior decorating students to visit Classic European Antiques which is an antique store here in Edmonton. Some of the students were thrilled to see a display […]
Getting Ready for Christmas
One of my favorite things to do during the Christmas season is to walk through our neighborhood and look at the lights that have been hung all over the trees, […]
Collecting Antique Christmas Decorations
One of the most pleasurable things about Christmas for me is putting my collection of ornaments on our tree. Only about 25% of them are more than 50 years old […]
Antique Christmas Decorations
Christmas decorations have a lot of stories to tell. We have to create memories around new ones but antique decorations have stories of their own – beyond your own. So how can you tell if you have collectible decorations or just pretty ones that look like them? Well for one thing I say – use both but put the newer ones at the bottom of the tree – where pets and small children lurk.
