Home Sweet Home

This tablecloth from Crate and Barrel is white and anything but plain. The Luminarja tablecloth from Marimekko of Finland features a modern botanical pattern in shades of silver and cream on a white ground. It is made from 100% cotton sateen, and is machine washable, making it easy to maintain despite its snowy whiteness.

The subtle metallics and organic pattern on the tablecloth help to provide a nice foundation for your table. Matching napkins are also available.

These etched mercury vases from Pottery Barn are available in many different sizes. Display just one or group them together for more impact. While retaining the fluidity of glass, these vases also possess the gleam of metal.

Mercury glass was first produced in the 19th century in Europe and America, and it offered the shine of silver without the expense or need for polishing. These hand blown vases are antiqued to mimic the look of originals which might have sat in your collection for ages. The metallic sheen comes from silvering between double sealed layers of glass.

The silvered Christmas tree from West Elm with poly feather branches on wire sits on a silvered resin base. It is 3 feet high, so good for small spaces. If space is not a problem then you can choose to group 2 or 3 together.

The small size lets you choose where you want to display it, whether on a mantel as shown here, on the floor or on a table.

David Stark designed a collection for West Elm’s holiday decor. These sleek and elegant designs can give a very modern look to your Christmas decor. These products also have the added benefit of being green.

This ball is 6″ in diameter, and according to West Elm, “many of the fabulous pieces in the David Stark Holiday collection are made from 100% natural and recycled materials.”

What’s Christmas without reindeer? However they don’t all have to be red nosed. These reindeer with feathered antlers are artisan inspired.

The folks at Pottery Barn liked the twig reindeer that a Northern California artisan, Mary Pat Rowan, was creating. Now artisans hand cast the aluminum stick figures to resemble the originals.

The cast aluminum twig reindeer come in medium and large sizes and have leaves sprouting from their antlers. They are available individually or as a set of 3 that includes one of each size.

Photo (c) Wisteria

Wisteria offers this shell wreath that can be used anywhere indoor or outdoors. What I like about this wreath is that it doesn’t die, and can be used even after Christmas if you feel like it.

It can be used on a door, over a mantle, or hung on a wall. The shell wreath is made of real shells and adds a unique touch. Dimensions: approx. 20″dia. x 1.5″d