Here is Christmas decorating, history, architecture, and interior design wrapped in one sparkling package.
Some 360 gorgeous images provide a leisurely look at historic house interiors magically decorated for Christmas. Begin with the foreword by Christopher Radko, famed re-creator of vintage Christmas ornaments. Tour historic holiday homes from Filoli to Colonial Williamsburg, and look inside San Antonio's most beautiful house--the Spanish Governor's Palace. Nearby in Midland, Texas, is the ranch-style childhood home of the Bushes--two future US presidents, a first lady, and two state governors. There is something for everyone, from the modest dwelling of Canadian WWI flying ace Billy Bishop to the castle of Edsel Ford of Ford Motors fame, along with decorating styles from contemporary to period correct.
Contents
Williamsburg Style, Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia A Capitol Christmas, The President Woodrow Wilson House, Washington, DC Gilded Age Gathering, Cairnwood Estate, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania Art for Christmas, Whistler House Museum of Art, Lowell, Massachusetts A Castle for Christmas, Fonthill Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania A Country House Christmas, Filoli, Woodside, California Holidays at the Presidio, The Spanish Governor's Palace, San Antonio, Texas Yuletide At Bayou Bend, Bayou Bend Collection & Gardens, Houston, Texas Christmas in Style, Condé-Charlotte Museum, Mobile, Alabama A Holly & Ivy Holiday, Salisbury House, Des Moines, Iowa Terraces on the Brazos, East Terrace, Waco, Texas A Jingle Belles' Christmas, Oatlands, Leesburg, Virginia A Christmas Cottage, Clinton House, Fayetteville, Arkansas A Civil War Christmas, Shriver House, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania A Model Christmas, Ford House, Grosse Point Shores, Michigan A Pioneer Christmas, Fassel-Roeder House, Fredericksburg, Texas Up, Up, and Away for a Merry Holiday, Bishop House Museum, Owens Sound, Ontario, Canada A Happy Holidays House, Historic Britton House, Troy, Missouri West Texas Welcome, George W. Bush Boyhood Home, Midland, Texas Storybook Christmas, Kell House, Wichita Falls, Texas
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Published: 10/25/2022
ISBN: 9780764364433
Pages: 256
