It was so fun over the weekend to welcome the hundreds of guests who toured my home during the Nell Hill’s Holiday Open House. As visitors drank in the lush seasonal decor we wove throughout my home, they wanted to know how we created the spectacular scenes. The secret is simple: Great greens. To … [Read more...]
Nell Hill’s New Year’s Decorating Resolutions
When you make your New Year’s resolutions for 2012, don’t forget to include a few that will help your home become its stylish best. Here are a few ideas to inspire you. … [Read more...]
6 Quick Ideas for Last-Minute Holiday Decorating
Been too busy to decorate for the holidays? Believe me, I’ve been there. There have been years I’ve been so busy helping everyone else get their homes ready for this special season that I barely had time to toss up a decoration or two before the family arrived for Christmas dinner. Never fear: … [Read more...]
Deck Out Your Table for the Holidays
When it comes to decorating your dining table for your holiday feast, I’m all for a full-steam-ahead, all-out, over-the-top display that is as magical as the season. This is the one meal of the year when you simply can’t do too much on your table. I’ve learned a secret through the years, after … [Read more...]
Make Your Mantel Merry in Minutes
Some years I go at my holiday decorating with great gusto, fueled by a long list of ambitious decorating projects I can’t wait to try. (Once I hung a huge fallen branch from the ceiling in my dining room, filled it in with faux greens then decorated it with hanging votive cups. I was exhausted, but … [Read more...]
Tiny Trees Have Huge Impact in Holiday Decor
A towering pine tree decorated to the hilt will always be the king of the Christmas tree forest, in my opinion. But I have to admit that I’ve recently developed a huge crush on the big tree’s little brothers. Little Christmas trees have captured my fancy in a big way because they come in lots of … [Read more...]