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Restaurant all decked out for the holidays!

A metallic holiday tree blending gold, champagne, copper, and matte black for a sophisticated seasonal style.

The goal: something WACKY, whimsical and bright! I combined the Vickerman 6.5ft lime green tree (which is so bright that no one believes I didn't spray paint it!) with a variety of their polka dot ornaments. Vickerman's red 1" velvet has been a major HIT this season, so we wrapped some 3-loop bows in there to fill any spaces left. The end product? Something fun, over-the-top and perfect for kids!

Following a major remodel that our design team managed this summer, we were invited to bring the holiday spirit into the lobby. With the help of Vickerman, we created a festive wonderland—using their beautiful tree, ribbon, and most of the ornaments to spread cheer throughout the space.

christmas tree skirts and ornaments/ribbon and decor maroon, gold, navy and emerald.

When designing the 2025 Eliot Hotel Holiday Installation in the heart of Boston’s historic Back Bay neighborhood, we were inspired by a blend of old world antique colors. Featuring an engaging blend of golds, champagnes, crimsons, burgundies, and chocolates, along with midnight blues and cobalts we wanted to develop a unique warmth and depth. Using ball ornaments and garlands, combined with abundant live wintergreens, magnolia, and swirling grapevine, we created an elegant and enchanted forest wonderland fully framing the entrance to the hotel, and continuing up to the facade of the balcony. Accented with a variety of glitter sprays, from twinkling starbursts to bay leaves and fern fronds, this installation is a textural feast inviting guests and pedestrians alike to enjoy stepping into the Holiday spirit!

The blue and white dining room of the historic McCormick House is a visitor favorite. Silver and gold are so commonly used; and our dining room is easy to be a default blue/white decoration theme. Copper seemed rich and unusual. The challenge was to use copper in a way that would not evoke thoughts of a Thanksgiving tablescape. Inspiration came simply by combining the look of ornament-heavy exterior garlands seen in the 2024 Vickerman design competition with a YouTuber who posted her at-home frame on a small table with ribbon, faux poinsettias and ornaments as a Christmas dining room decor. This year, rather than Christmas trees around the table, a frame was built over the 10-seat dining table in the McCormick House with a copper and midnight blue theme, with accents of pearl, gold and silver to tie-in the room colors and the table silverware and candelabras. LED lights illuminate the garlands on both the frame and nearby fireplace mantel. Velvet copper ribbon as well as gold, damask-patterned navy and gold ribbons fill in the spaces among the hundreds of ornament balls. Real white poinsettias from our production greenhouses in silver containers also help brighten the room's seasonal composition. The copper velvet tablecloth, along with plates and copper chargers reflect the light to illuminate the ornaments, ribbon and garland on the table frame even when the LED light strands are not on. On display for Christmas at Cantigny guests from Nov 21 through January 4, 2026.

A bright and cheery photo moment comprised of thousands of ornaments. Inspired by a holiday food display at Selfridges, the team used our modern holiday color palette to create more than 14 panels of strung various sized ornaments.