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Inspiration
1 Spotted: Fiddle Leaf Fig Tree
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2 Artist of the Day: Carol Hummel
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3 Do You Decorate Your Tree For Other Holidays?
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4 Simply Fab: Magnolia Oil Lamp
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5 Guess Whose Christmas Tree This Is?
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6 Casa Quickie: What Not to Do With Your Tree
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7 Love It or Hate It? Colored Christmas Trees
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9 Midday Muse: Rogue Knitters Strike Again
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10 Fall Garden: Scarlet Jewell Maple
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11 Have You Decorated Your Tree Yet?
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12 Guess What Type of Tree This Is?
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13 Midday Muse: Alternative Christmas Trees
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14 How-To: Dispose of Your Christmas Tree
Guess Who
15 Name This Tree
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16 Do You Have a Swing on Your Property?
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18 Casa Quickie: Wrap It Up
What is that tree plant that keeps popping up in the pages of our favorite shelter glossies? This question fueled an image search that led to an answer as well as a trail of inspiring images. The Fiddle Leaf Fig tree is a slow-growing plant that acquires height and leaves over time — which says a lot about the owners of some of these thriving giants! Apparently, upkeep goes a bit beyond the Read more
When I saw Making it Lovely's pink Christmas tree last year, I couldn't believe how un-kitschy the full-sized faux tree looked. I have a small silver tree I like to dress up with multicolored baubles to spruce up my office desk space every holiday season, but I'll admit I've never been brave enough to go as dramatic as this. When done right, like in Nicole Balch's chic pink/neutral living room, Read more
I recently polled you all about how long you keep your Christmas decorations up, but it never occurred to me that anyone would keep their tree up year-round. That is, until my pal Molly sent over this link to Bronner's Christmas decorating tips which suggests decorating your artificial tree for Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Halloween, etc. Could it be!? Do people really do Read more
A Southern songstress recently tweeted this photo of her Christmas tree with the caption, "One of my christmas trees..white butterflies, white doves, white owls...ect. This is my tree of peace :)" It's a beautiful tree; I like that she kept the palette to white and gold. It's too bad that she no longer has a big hunky boyfriend to share it with this holiday season, but at least she has her hair Read more
This is a post from Lovely Little Vignettes member Lauren of the CasaSugar Community: Who needs a real Christmas tree when you have a glitter one? My husband and I are never home for the holidays. So instead of going all out in the decoration department, which seems a little silly, I pulled out my sparkle tree to bring a little holiday cheer to the house! Have you done any holiday decorating Read more
If you don't own a tree skirt, or don't want to spend money on one, take a cue from Gap and wrap your Christmas tree stand up like a present! You can use any old piece of fabric to do so, be it a scarf, a tablecloth, or just a remnant. Lay the fabric down, place the tree in the center of it, and then lay packing peanuts or any other sort of stuffing around it to create a more round shape. Then, Read more
One of London's grand, historical hotels, Claridge's, has commissioned Christian Dior creative director John Galliano to create a custom Christmas tree for its lobby, to debut Dec. 1. He'll create a papier-mâché tree dripping with with crystals, sparkling leaves, and orchids in a shimmering white and blue palette. "I hope to bring a twist to the traditional tree," he said. "I want to combine Read more
Lately I am loving swings hung indoors, like the one in Padma Lakshmi's home. But really nothing beats an old swing hung from a sturdy tree outside. I love the idle oscillation of a heavy wooden bench. It's a great place to read or chat with a friend. Do you have one? Do You Have a Swing on Your Property? Yes, I have a swing outside of my house! No, no swings chez moi. Read more
I spotted this tree, which had been trained along a fence to grow low and long, instead of tall and bushy, at the Sunset magazine kitchen garden. This tree yields delicious Mediterranean fruit, and doesn't grow in colder climates. Can you guess what it is? Read more
Unless you have an artificial Christmas tree or none at all, you'll need to safely dispose of your live tree after the holidays. First things first: Don't burn it in your fireplace! This can contribute to creosote buildup in your chimney, and most Christmas trees will dangerously pop and spark in a fire. You have several ways to recycle your tree, which I wrote about here. Beyond that, you have Read more
