Better Homes & Gardens Cottage Style Christmas
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From the Editor
In the Details • GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR CHRISTMAS DOESN’T NECESSARILY MEAN GOING BIG. THESE IDEAS AND SMALL MOMENTS CAN MAKE THE HOLIDAY THAT MUCH MORE SPECIAL.
Maine Event • A QUAINT COTTAGE’S HALLS ARE DECKED EVERY HOLIDAY SEASON—AND ALWAYS IN HARMONY WITH ITS COASTAL SETTING.
Shooting for the Stars • ENSURE GIFT-GIVING IS EXTRA SPECIAL WITH HANDCRAFTED TOPPERS AND TAGS THAT WILL MAKE ANY PRESENT SPARKLE AND SHINE.
Seek and Find • A hand-built, stone-clad garden retreat is the perfect setting for a Pennsylvania vintage collector to display her lifetime’s worth of Christmas decorations.
Sweet Simplicities • A Chicago blogger decorates with thrifts and easy projects and, in doing so, gives herself the gift of enjoying her home as much as her guests do.
Round & Round • Dreaming of a winter wonderland? Craving a cozy, woodsy cabin retreat? These easy-to-craft embellishments for a basic wreath will ring in the holidays with a distinct sense of place.
Oh, So Enchanting! • Elegant antiques, ample greenery, and twinkling lights give this Colorado home sophisticated holiday charm.
Bring in the Branches • DRAMA COMES EASY WITH THESE STRIKING ARRANGEMENTS.
All is Bright • A Virginia tastemaker’s decade of decorating trial and error inspires a cheery home that’s even merrier come Christmastime.
Over the Fields of Snow • IN THE ROLLING HILLS OF ENGLAND, A DESIGN-LOVER REVIVED A 17TH-CENTURY COUNTRY HOME. AT CHRISTMAS, IT TRULY COMES TO LIFE.
Be Our Guest • FIND YOUR SEAT AT ONE OF THESE PLAYFULLY SET TABLES. WHICH THEME WILL YOU EMBRACE FOR YOUR NEXT DINNER PARTY?
More is Merrier • Writer, photographer, and country-cottage style expert Courtney Allison has an idea or two for how you can take your Christmas decorations up a notch.
Foraged and Festive • The earth, the moon, and the stars all shine bright for Christmas in a young Connecticut family’s woodland cottage.
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