Flea Market Décor 2016-01

132 Pages·2016·16.901 MB·English

by  Karen Wilhelmsen

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Contents
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Design by Kelly Lee
Inspiring Ideas
8 Trim the Tree
Learn how to decorate your own inspirational
holiday tree using vintage-style ornaments and
colorful accents.
BY KAREN WILHELMSEN
14 Reinventing
the Wreath
With your favorite flea-market finds,
crafting a beautiful holiday wreath is
easier than you think using these
creative ideas.
BY KAREN WILHELMSEN
20 Making It Cheery
Discover how to bring warmth and whimsy to
your home this season with holiday sparkle and
retro accessories.
BY MARGIE MONIN DOMBROWSKI
28 Hung with Care 62 A Country Christmas
Try these two simple ornament projects to Adopt this homeowner’s philosophy for your
favorite festive collectibles: use, cultivate and
add homespun style to your vintage-inspired
enjoy them often.
Christmas tree.
BY MONA RYBERG NORDGREN/IDECOR IMAGES
BY MELINDA GRAHAM
72 Brocante Beauty
104 A Pastel Noel
This season, take a cue from the French way of
Go outside of the traditional red and green holiday
decorating—with simple, striking, rustically
color palette and try something new with soft
romantic treasures.
pastel hues.
BY HELENA HOLMSTED/IDECOR IMAGES
BY VANESSA VALENCIA
80 Where Snowbirds Nest
110 Ready, Set, Pro!
for Winter
Learn to create a unique, elegant tablescape for
Every year this couple leaves the cold behind
the holidays that will impress your guests time and and heads south to their Gulf beach cottage to
time again. celebrate Christmas.
BY SARAH JANE O’KEEFE BY MELINDA GRAHAM
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112 A One-Stop
Holiday Shop
Take a glimpse at the Hobnob Market, which
delivers one-of-a-kind, curated finds—and
something for everyone on your list.
BY ASHLEY BURNETT
128 Sources
Read All About It
118 The Spirit of the Season
Expert stylist Selina Lake shows how to turn your
home into a quaint and charming holiday haven
with the essentials.
BY ASHLEY BURNETT
124 Make It and Bake It
Make these easy retro-inspired tasty treats to
give as homemade gifts this year.
BY CLARE YOUNGS AND LAURA TABOR
Odds and Ends
Flea Market Décor (ISSN 2331-9011) is published quarterly, four times a year—Mar/Apr,
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Market Décor c/o VSI, Inc. 905 Kent Street, Liberty, MO 64068. © 2015 by Engaged
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VOLUME 4, ISSUE 4
DEC/JAN 2016
Amid the last-minute EDITORIAL
Editorial Director: Jickie Torres
Editor: Karen Wilhelmsen
mad dashes to the mall for gifts and the hectic Design Director: Gabby Oh
meal preparations when the whole family is in Art Director: Kelly Lee
Managing Editor: Anne Brink
town, it’s easy to forget the true spirit of Contributing Photographers: Bret Gum,
Jaimee Itagaki
Christmas. Take a page from this issue of Flea
Editorial Intern: Ashley Burnett
Market Décorby celebrating the holiday
CONTRIBUTORS
in a vintage way—upholding your Margie Monin Dombrowski, Melinda Graham,
Geraldine Nesbitt, Vanessa Valencia
favorite long-standing traditions and
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TRIM
the Tree
Whether you like a colorful and eclectic or more
traditional look for the holidays, we’ve got you
covered with two eye-catching looks.
BY KAREN WILHELMSEN
Each Christmas provides us with a new
opportunity to get our creative juices flowing
and decorate in a fresh, new way.
This year, whether you prefer an eclectic look or something more timeless
with traditional red and green accents, we show you how to style your
home for vintage-inspired charm. Using just a few key pieces, we’ll show
you how getting either of these looks is easier than you think.
1 Classic Cottage Charm
In this 1800s East Coast cottage, vintage and industrial finds create
timeless appeal. The homeowner’s no-fuss approach to styling even
translates into her holiday décor. Because there is minimal space in this
1,150-square-foot cottage, the tree stands in front of a nonworking fireplace,
which makes it a conversation starter and the focal point of the room that
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from other projects to
craft your own holiday
ornaments.
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Holiday
This cozy look comes
courtesy of charming
handmade ornaments.
Search flea markets for pretty
felt pieces like these, or try
your hand at making them
yourself. You can make
several simple felt hearts
stuffed with cotton and string
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completes the colorful design.
To tie into this eclectic vibe,
natural elements provide a
the rest of the furniture is grouped around. Using simple variety of textures that keep
beaded garlands and colorful vintage ornaments, the the look interesting. From a
elegant tree ties in nicely with the room’s red accents, like reindeer and mini tree made
the striking brick fireplace and sofa. Timeless knitted from scrap wood to antique
stockings finish off the look. candlesticks with patina on
The living room features a large floral area rug, which the mantel, this soft, serene
means that a dramatic tree skirt would have been too feel is achieved using muted
distracting for the space. This small, striped pink skirt does colors and romantic pastels.
the trick by providing a subtle hint of color without So as not to take attention
throwing off the scale of the tree. When picking out your away from the tree, the
tree, don’t be intimidated by buying a large one—the simply wrapped presents
oversized furniture of this room makes it fit right in. are corralled in a wire basket.
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