SPRING GIFT WRAP

 

 

 

Considering all the occasions we celebrate in the spring--graduations, communions, confirmations, bridal showers, weddings, baby showers, Mother and Father's Days--I thought we could all use some pretty present presentation ideas right now.  Enjoy!

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Images from Carolyne Roehm's gorgeous and inspirational Presentations: A Passion for Gift Wrapping, except #2 via The Decorista and #5 via A Gift Wrapped Life.

HOLIDAY COLOR RECIPE: Peacock Blue & Burnished Gold

Inspired by a lush sofa, soft antique brass and the sequin dresses in this month's masthead, here's a recipe for a fresh twist on a holiday color scheme:  

Take one part deep velvety blue ornaments and accents.  Warm up with three parts burnished gold gift wrap, china and tree. Add plumes of peacocks.  Festoon with sparkly ornaments and trim in amethyst and emerald, if you like. Meanwhile, mix a Bombay Gin martini as Elvis croons "Blue Christmas" on the stereo.  Stir it all up.  Savor a relaxed and lovely night of holiday decorating.

Photos, from top:  {1} "London Revival" townhouse designed by Steven Volpe, as seen in Elle Decor. {2} Blue Ornament on Gold Tree by Etolane via Flickr.  {3} Gold gift wrapped by Carolyne Roehm as seen in Veranda Magazine.  {4} Peacock Tree via Christmas Central. {5} Marc Blackwell New York Florentine Gold China photographed by Doreen Creede.  {6} Peacock Ornament via the blog Sullivan & Murphy.

MERRY & BRIGHT

 

Another way to use a traditional color like red for Christmas: as an accent to an unexpected scheme of neon-bright hues.

FAVORITE: I just love that Carolyne Roehm coordinates her Christmas wrap to her tree color scheme.  So Style Maniac!

Photos from Style Maniac's Veranda Magazine archives.

'TIS THE SEASON

One way to make a traditional color scheme (like red for Christmas) feel fresh is to go monochromatic mad and cover everything in sight with varying tones of a single hue.

FAVORITE: Carolyne Roehm's impeccable taste, as featured here in an archive copy of Veranda magazine.

Photos from Style Maniac's files.

GARDEN STYLE

Carolyne Roehm was once a fashion designer and her impeccable taste and masterful color sense shine through in all her books. This "notebook," one of a seasonal quartet, celebrates stylish outdoor living from potager to party, with a lay-flat spiral binding and space for your own notes, grids to plan your garden and sleeves to store photos, receipts and clippings--all accompanied with lush, vivid, impossibly-perfect photos to inspire you (or just make you drool).

READ: Carolyne Roehm's Summer Notebook. To peruse Roehm's entire book selection visit carolyneroehm.com

FINALLY

Finally, Spring arrives!

Photos from A Passion for Flowers by Carolyne Roehm.