Better Homes & Gardens Christmas Style

There’s something so special about being asked to style someone’s house for Christmas. It is a delicate balance of bringing enough ideas to make an interesting and idea-filled story for readers and respecting the homeowners’ traditions and tastes.

I was so lucky to be asked to style this Christmas story for the December issue of Better Homes & Gardens.

In the magazine it received an amazing seven pages! (All of which you can see in your own issue or on newsstands!)

I focused on simple greenery, including these beautiful wreaths I found at Berry’s Greenhouses in Boston.

I picked up the little gunny sacks at The Container Store and used raw antique linen from Red Chair on Warren behind the cardboard wreaths from Michael’s Craft Store.

None of this would have been possible though without the enthusiasm, help, and cooperation of the beautiful Ross family and my amazing photographer John Bessler. A special thanks to you all for making it such an enjoyable Christmas shoot in the middle of May! (That’s right, we shot this in May, not December!)