Silvery birds are part of Maggie Hornung’s collection of ornaments.
In the family room, the mantel is overflowing with white boughs, silver balls and branches, and tiny white lights.
Decorator Maggie Hornung’s silver tree was inspired by an abundance of vintage-style silver, glittering ornaments and garlands of tiny silver beads. The tree graces the hallway that leads from the kitchen to the family room.
Beaded silvery acorns are among the hundreds of ornaments that bedeck the all-silver tree.
A white feather Buddha tree resides next to a leggy angel.
A glittery crown nestles among the branches.
Silver balls and white boughs create a mantelpiece in the family room.
Hornung’s Teacup Yorkies, Fergie and Bailey, get into the holiday spirit.
A Buddha from the Buddha tree.
A plethora of silver-wrapped packages.
A collectible angel who rests near the silver tree.
In the family room, Hornung’s black and white tree plays off the modern décor. The graphic area rug from CB2 picks up on the ironwork throughout the house; the black sofas are by Barclay Butera, the chairs are from Moe’s and the barstools are from Frontgate. The decorator designed the striped silk jacquard used for the window treatments.
A bunch of silvery branches from Home Goods flanks an original Matisse drawing in the home’s café area.
A glittering outline of holly.
A bow topped artichoke.
The Buddha angel up close.
A peace sign symbolizes the spirit of the holidays.
Zebra-print balls and silver birds.
A Vagabond Vintage cabinet wears a silver wreath.
A few of the decorator’s hundreds of glass ornaments.
This article appears in the December 2012 issue of CTC&G (Connecticut Cottages & Gardens).