In the dining room, a festive tablescape is created with Haviland chargers through Cobble Court Interiors, gold placemats from the Whitney Shop, Juliska glasses and handmade walnut balls atop a Baker Racetrack dining table.
A red and gold Christmas tree in the living room is framed by the home’s traditional woodwork. The fur throw is custom through Cobble Court Interiors.
Glass urns filled with pine cones and magnolia leaves flank the family room fireplace, where the stockings were made by the homeowner and the tree ornaments were made by the children.
In the dining room, Nicola Hicks horse art is a nod to the home’s history as a barn.
Bathed in silver and white, the foyer has a winter-wonderland atmosphere.
A wooden living room mantel has a formal feel, but is freshened with art by local artist Roger Mudre and a red lacquer walnut tree.
At the front door, a tree with white lights and a magnolia-leaf wreath are elegant in their simplicity.
A gingerbread house (made by a New Canaan neighbor) in a forest of candy-cane trees adds a whimsical touch to the kitchen in front of Electric Blossom by Torkil Gudnason.
An eclectic mix of silver ornaments and beads (some are from the Pink Sleigh in Westbrook, others were handmade by the New Canaan Newcomers) adorn a tree in the foyer.
A Tsar custom plaid wool rug in the dining room is reminiscent of a horse blanket and ties back to original use of the house as a barn.
A Lindsey Adelman Bubble chandelier hangs over the farm table in the kitchen. Lighthearted holiday decorations include a yarn tree with felt animal ornaments.
This article appears in the December 2012 issue of CTC&G (Connecticut Cottages & Gardens).