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Cornucopia With a Twist

Cornucopia are something we first encountered in kindergarten Thanksgiving craft projects. You know, at the same time we were making hand prints into turkeys. Since then, we haven't really come acro...

5 Festive Tablecloths for a Modern Holiday Party

Who says you have to go with traditional motifs at the table just because it's the holiday season? Break out of the mold with a choice that is festive and bright but leaves the usual holiday schemes a...

Subtle Holiday Decor

Subtle holiday decorations can be great for those of us who can't wait to get seasonal and want to leave decorations up as long as possible. That subtle touch might just be a little extra greenery, ...

Top Ten House Party Albums
From Chicago's DJ Intel

During entertaining month, we thought we'd take a break from blogging about dinner parties and delve into something a little more raucous: the all-out house party. Our friend Jason (aka DJ Intel) is...

Magnolia Leaves in Holiday Decor

The magnolia leaf's glossy green front side and soft brown back make it a very pretty natural material to use in holiday decor. Some ideas that put the leaves to use:...

5 Terrific Tablescapes By Color Combo

Are you still looking for something to spark your interest when it comes to table decor this holiday season? It's easy to become inundated with all the festive table-decor, so we've broken it down ...

Cranberry Holiday Decor

By late next week, most of us will probably be eating cranberries in some form or another. But what about using the pretty red berries in holiday decor?...

Cut Bittersweet Arrangements

A few years ago, bittersweet randomly began growing in some of the evergreen trees at my family's farm. Probably thanks to a bird, the trees were bestowed with natural orange-red ornaments. We cut l...

Guide to Hosting Thanksgiving on a Budget
Tips, Ideas and Links

Is it your turn to host the big holiday meal in your circle of friends and family this year? Or maybe you are the perennial host? Either way, while wonderful and worth it to host such a special gather...

Easy Ways to Set a Chic Party Table

This is embarrassing to admit, but pretty much every time I have a party, I feel totally relaxed until the hour before the guests show up. Once the party gets going I'm fine again, but at that one-h...

Tip for Large Parties: Split Up the Seating

A couple of weekends ago, we went to a baby shower where the food was served in a beautiful, buffet-style spread. Rather than seat everyone at one big table, the hostess split up the dining room int...

Doily Garlands

Like snowflakes strewn together. These doily garlands are something special for holiday decorating that isn't in-your-face holidays, you know what we mean?...

8 Pieces to Use As a Home Bar

We've been watching a lot of Mad Men lately, and although (thankfully) the Don Draper regimen of five cocktails a day is no longer considered par for the course (if it ever was), we do think it's ni...

The Thanksgiving Table, Pared Down

We're all used to seeing the Thanksgiving table as a veritable horn-of-plenty. Heavy with food, dense with rich autumnal colors and patterns. Which makes these pared down Thanksgiving tablescapes al...

Tabletop Inspiration from Dining By Design
Chicago, November 5-7 2009

Last night, we attended the opening cocktail party for the annual fundraiser at the Merchandise Mart, Dining by Design. It's a three day industry event that raises funds for DIFFA (Design Industries F...

Throw A 1-2-3-4-5 Party & Let Your Guests Do The Work

It can be easy to fret over work that goes into entertaining guests in your home, but why worry, when you can simply throw a 1-2-3-4-5 party. Your guests bring food, fun and hours of entertainment &...

Clementines for Seasonal Entertaining

Oh, my darlin', why not incorporate some clementines into your holiday tabletop? Be it in a centerpiece bowl, at individual place settings, or even as a little lantern......

Easy Entertaining Trick: Mix Colored Candles

This old stylist's trick is incredibly easy to pull off. Rather than using a group of matching candles, mix the colors and heights of tapered or pillar candles. This works best when......

Inspiration: Glass Dinner Plates

Clocks under glass plates are the main attraction at this tabletop for a time-themed party. While this would probably be really spectacular at a New Year's Eve dinner, the idea we're taking away fro...

High & DIY: Upholstered Folding Chairs
Make Them Before Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving is coming up quickly and If you are hosting this year, chances are you'll need some more spots to seat guests. Anthropologie makes some great looking but pricey ($198 each) upholstered fo...

Creative Table Settings from Royal Copenhagen

Royal Copenhagen is a classic brand of china from Denmark that's over 200 years old. They continue to remain relevant by inventing new variations on old patterns. Even their product shots contain co...

Holiday Interiors from The Holiday

In an all-too-early nod to Christmas, we re-watched The Holiday over the weekend. While the movie itself is so-so, the interiors of Kate Winslet and Jude Law's English cottages just pull us right in...

Centerpiece Ideas from Scarlet & Violet

These photographs from British flower shop Scarlet & Violet offer a few unconventional but easily doable ideas for building "effortlessly chic" centerpieces for a dining table, mantel, or buffet...

Eddie Ross DIY's Halloween

By now we probably fall into the category of internet stalker when it comes to the stylings of Eddie Ross. We read the blog, follow the Twitter and are signed up for a floral class closer to the hol...

Happy Thanksgiving, Canada!

It's Thanksgiving Day in Canada today. Every second Monday in October, our friends to the north celebrate a bountiful harvest season......

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