It’s that time of year and I wanted to share this absolutely stunning Christmas display with you. Created by Sybil Brooke Sylvester and covered in Southern Accents Magazine in Nov-Dec 2006. Using classic Christmas red, the designer has combined a variety of British lusterware containers from a coffee and tea service with brilliant red amaryllis, ranunculus and anemones. Traditional pine bows and red berries confirm that this is indeed a Christmas mantel.

When decorating for Christmas your displays will have more impact when you weave the very same theme throughout the house. Carry it onto your tabletop. Accent a bookcase, end table or chandelier with the same colors and finishes. The floral arrangement above is made in an antique silver wine cooler (great idea for a container, yes?) and comes across as quite tailored to complement this “masculine” room.