deck the halls!

Merry Christmas eve! I hope that your halls are decked, presents are wrapped and that you are with the ones you love.

(via style at home)

getting ornamental

I am not putting up a tree this year, as I wont be here for the holidays but I just can't help but lust after new ornaments! All of these from Jayson Home and Garden have stolen my heart for their stylish and unique look.


Have you found any new and irresistible ornaments this year?

deck the halls {silver + pine}

It is especially early for me to pull out the holiday decor but last night I fully decked my home! As always, I love simple and understated holiday decor. A pine and silver palette is especially appealing to me at the moment for its elegance and classic appeal.


(via style at home and british homes and gardens)

Happy Holidays!

I am so sorry posting has been so sporadic the past few days but I am definitely a last minute person when it comes to the holidays and have been quite busy! So I think it is best I just sign off until after all the hustle and bustle is over! I hope you all have a wonderful holiday filled with joy, snow, brown paper packages and the ones you love.

(via noah webb, unknown, sunday suppers and virgina macdonald)
A very happy holidays to you all!

boxes + a birdcage

You may have noticed from my previous posts that I love birdcages in homes and for events-I think it is the whimsical quality that they instantly inject. I am especially fond of the unique idea of using them to house pillar candles as part of a Christmas scape.

(Scanned from December house and garden)

Lovely and simple, don't you think?

just a hint of holiday {baubles + pine cones}

I love holiday decor that you can leave up long after the needles of the Christmas tree have fallen and the new year has been welcomed. Which is why I am quite fond of the simple and subtle touches that pine cones and silver baubles add to a home this time of year.

(from various back issues of Canadian House and Home)

They create an elegant and festive look while relieving the pressure of instantly having to de-decorate as soon as the holiday season is over.

decked in bronze

Ever since this post I have had an infatuation with bronze for the holidays and my affinity for the color as a festive one grew when I saw this editorial in Elle Decoration. It is absolutely the perfect hue for a romantic and intimate holiday dinner.


(images scanned from elle decoration)
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!

all about the classics {color}

Continuing on my classic holiday kick--these are just a few reasons why scarlet red and soft green will never go out of style and always be synonymous with this season.

(flowers by rountree, dress from Carolina Herrara Pre-Fall 2010 collection and invitation from parrot design)

(flowers and hanging bottles via karen mordechi, mantle from the portfolio of andrew bordwin and macaroons via canelle et vanille)
Do you agree? Are you a traditionalist when it comes to holiday decor?

Also, I got the absolute best news today--delight by design was included in the London Times list of the top 50 design blogs!

classic christmas {dining room}

As much as I have tried to stray away from my traditional Christmas decor tendencies I can't help but be attracted to the nostalgia of classic holiday decor. Which is why the combination of fragrant paper whites, an elegant (yet surprisingly casual) table and the beautiful pine garlands of the dining room of Mary Macdonald just make me sigh..


...and it is also the reason that today will be completely devoted to classic holiday style. I will be back shortly with some lovely examples of why red and green are rightly so the most popular colors of this season (as well as some gift ideas for the classically inclined gals on your list).

holiday palette {mist+bronze}

I know that blue has become somewhat of a classic Christmas color but I never had given too much consideration to it for my personal decor. I always thought it was too cold. Then I saw a misty blue paired with bronze and decided it was going to be the palette for my decor this year. It is the perfect combination for the casual warmth I was searching for this season.

(nut garland via studio choo, tablescape and tree via canadian house and home, diy garland via 100 layer cake, cocoa and churros via cannelle et vanille, card via rifle design and place setting via canadian house and home)
I don't know about you but I am so craving that hot cocoa and churros right now.

simple is sometimes best

I always keep ribbons from packages and love finding new ways to use them. Which is just one reason that I love the idea of tying them in a bow and letting them hang from chandeliers for the holidays. The other reason is that simple decor truly is sometimes best!

(via canadian house and home)

gift guide {for the gals under $54}

This year my friends and I are doing a girls gift exchange with a set price limit, so I have been looking for cute gifts that are of a reasonable price. And I know that I for one would be thrilled to be receiving (or giving) any one of these:

(emersonmade clutch for $38, linda and harriet paper flower pin for $24, teapot from anthropologie for $48, susyjack* cartlettes for $8.50, apron from anthropologie for $38, j.crew slippers for $54, lucia organic chai soap for $11)
Would love to know what cheap(er) chic gift finds you have!

evening eye candy {simple holiday decor}

So I feel the need to warn you that this month delight by design will be dominated by holiday decor, gift guides and my own personal wish lists! I will do my best to try to insert some of my normal series but I have pretty much been saving up posts for this seasons ever since it ended last year! And I think that these images are at the top of my list--so simple and understated but yet still very festive. A few ornaments stacked in an empty fireplace or really empty alcove or corner...

Recycling the pages of books for adorable trees and garlands (I have to find a DIY for this one!)..

And since I am not going to be in my house for Christmas I am always looking for tree options that don't shed and think this one if perfectly darling..

And lastly I love this cute option for holiday table placecards...and you could even put little treats or a favor inside the bag.

(all images courtesy of Sarah Hogan)

Hope you all have a lovely evening!

Welcome December!

I have been waiting for this day for months—the first day of December and the day I finally let myself pull out all the boxes of Christmas décor! I have cheated a little bit and over the weekend filled up all my empty vases and bowls with an assortment of ornaments, hung stockings from my rafters and switched out my candles. I think that next on my list is going to be a wreath—I am trying to decide if I should enjoy the aroma of a real one or the longer life of a less traditional option. I have long loved ones made of metallic balls and love the fun twist of placing it around faux antlered critters on the wall.

And the whimsical nature of this one decked in marshmallows would certainly be perfect way to tempt a white Christmas.

Or I could attempt to make a soft and romantic wreath with greenery and beautiful blooms.
But it would also be fun to make one out of colored card stock cutouts.
Lastly I have always wanted to have a pine cone wreath but don’t think I would ever be able to create the lovely the texture of this one.

(via canadian house and home, anna beckman, homes and gardens, living etc, and canadian house and home)
Have you hauled your holiday décor boxes up from the basement?