Vancouver-based panorama designer Damen Djos, Danielle’s highschool buddy, stands behind the house’s lovely curb. Formal boxwood hedges body the constructing, which is accessed by way of a protracted pea gravel path flanked by fountain grass.
DESIGN, Danielle Lagah, Market of Stars. URNS, Daycare Southland. SCONCEs, Scott Landon Antiques.
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We all the time present vacation greenery to match the decor,” mentioned Danielle Lagah, pictured together with her husband, Oakley Thompson, and their daughter, Smith. Symmetrical wreaths tied with inexperienced ribbon embellish the attractive doorways. Recent evergreen garlands draped over the doorways and home windows are informal and pure seasonal accents. Tucked into urns, burnt-orange magnolia, thorny cedar and wispy twigs add top
and hue.
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“I like a impartial shade palette,” says Danielle. “The stark black and cream of historic New England church buildings appeals to me.” With its rolled-up arms and tufted buttons, the light-colored linen couch reinforces Danielle’s love of old-time styling. The hue pops in opposition to darkish concrete flooring, whereas radiant heating retains issues cozy underfoot.
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Pictures, Janis Nicolay
BANK, cream CUSHIONS, THROW, The Cross Decor & Design. Vegetable CUSHIONS, Etsy.
A poignant sequence of vintage portraits run up the steps resulting in the master suite and ensuite, in addition to Danielle’s studio. “I all the time select work with a very good vitality,” says Danielle, who scours thrift shops for treasures. “I adore it when the persona of the topic comes out. I usually surprise who these folks may have been.” Ferdie the duck makes for a unusual household mascot on the touchdown. An off-the-cuff cedar swag woven alongside the banister charms.
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Choose PORTRAITS, Object. BANK, Honest Items Classic. Vegetable TO KISS, Etsy. Cream TO KISS, The Cross Decor & Design.
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“It is very Victorian!” says Danielle, referring to how she clothes up the Christmas tree. Classic glass baubles and garlands present delicate glitter. “I’ve been amassing glass glitter ornaments for a very long time. Glass glitter oxidizes – it takes on a wealthy, lovely patina,” she says. “I really like that.”
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Danielle embellished store-bought eye socks with tassels to make them additional particular. The cream shade works superbly in opposition to the pure inexperienced and black mantelpiece. Collectible figurines of vintage French saints, collected throughout travels, are a novel vacation twist on typical nutcrackers.
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The gorgeous little rocking chair belonged to Danielle’s sister-in-law when she was a baby, however which she now gave to Smith. Danielle likes to wrap presents in easy, lovely packages. “That is wrapping paper with ticking stripes. We made the pom poms and added inexperienced sprigs and ribbon,” she says.
“A part of the magic of Christmas is after we enhance the tree. We unpack all of the ornaments and it is like seeing previous pals.”
Wicker wing chairs and an identical espresso desk convey textural richness to the comfortable, Christmas-ready place. Danielle adjustments the mantelpiece each season – apart from the forged iron vintage plaques. They arrive from flea markets in France and Danielle is drawn to their patina and uniqueness.
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Wicker SEATS, Fb Market. Lumbar CUSHIONS, The Cross Decor & Design. COFFEE TABLE, Every thing Previous Canada. URNS (on hearth), 1st Dibs. SCHANS, Honest Items Classic.
Each Christmas, Danielle pins on the Figgy Pudding banner she made out of glass letters. In the meantime, as an alternative of ordinary built-in kitchen cupboards, her cooking space consists of classic furnishings, together with the dresser and island. The latter is provided with a sink and a dishwasher. She likes that the items are loaded with consoles and knobs to match the house’s Victorian vibe. On the vintage dresser is her prized pottery assortment, together with white glazed terracotta tableware. “Oakley makes scrumptious steamed English puddings like chocolate chestnut and cranberry ginger,” says Danielle. “And he all the time makes use of our classic ironstone bowls as pudding basins.”
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BANNER LETTERS, Wendy Addison. White terracotta DISHWARE (in sideboard), Astier de Villatte.
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Pictures, Janis Nicolay
To create a chic and formal Victorian Christmas desk, Danielle makes positive each element is genuine to that interval, beginning with an embroidered tablecloth. The gorgeous botanical Royal Stafford transferware is mixed with a pure linen serviette embellished with contemporary rosemary and sage. Vintage cutlery with ivory deal with completes the look.
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PLATES, Replacements.
“I get such a kick out of discovering classic treasures, and the concept one thing had a life earlier than it got here into my very own.”
Embellished in finery, the Christmas desk features a centerpiece of mini gingerbread homes. It units the temper for the vacations, a very necessary time of 12 months for the household. “My daughter was born on Christmas Eve, in order that makes it additional particular for us,” says Danielle. The wall-mounted plate rack is definitely a Victorian plant stand full of fairly dishware and vacation greenery.
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“Since youngsters’ rooms get cluttered rapidly, we’ve got a number of space for storing to cover the litter.”
Danielle’s father made the four-poster mattress in Smith’s bed room. Twinkling Christmas lights above and a silver Christmas tree on her bedside desk are elegantly festive. Layers and textures—together with a throw lined with pom poms, a luxurious Turkish rug, and a wicker chair—add lavish heat to the stylish monochromatic scheme.
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“We wrapped the presents to be in concord with the home,” says Danielle. “Normally it is black and white and moss inexperienced, however I prefer to take a brand new shot yearly. That is a part of the enjoyable of adorning.” Pom poms, velvet ribbons with uncooked edges and verify patterns have been all the trend this 12 months.
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BLANKET with pom poms, Anthropologie. CARPET, Etsy. Wicker CHAIR, Bella Classic Nanaimo.
