Reindeer

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>And then, in a twinkling,</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I heard on the roof</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The prancing and pawing </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Of each little hoof.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Night Before Christmas</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> by </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Clement C. Moore</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2LNNpi526KDM7MUhOOcnd1XHe4xQ-1ipvvJAA4ry5TjGCIfH1kW3hvSYvFzM9ufls_dkan4Dgiky78e8_W30CLLL6HlI6J51rqTIZqKFbJNrfauW38rq40PZOhxqA5pkoyNi9YqnajNN/s1600/101521342_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2LNNpi526KDM7MUhOOcnd1XHe4xQ-1ipvvJAA4ry5TjGCIfH1kW3hvSYvFzM9ufls_dkan4Dgiky78e8_W30CLLL6HlI6J51rqTIZqKFbJNrfauW38rq40PZOhxqA5pkoyNi9YqnajNN/s640/101521342_ss.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Standing on a marble-top demilune table in the foyer, a vivid red amaryllis and an elegant Nymphenburg porcelain stag make a double impact with their reflections in a gilded mirror."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beacon Hill (Boston) home of Gregory Van Boven and David Beck.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Gregory Van Boven, <a href="http://www.gregoryvanboven.com/">Gregory Van Boven Interior Design</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Roth.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Krissa Rossbund.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/boston-house-christmas_ss20.html">Christmas in Boston</a>" produced by Estelle Bond Guralnick.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq6pQhocqCfkgGuFrUf304mkOl97m7vvgv3R9iqCJPmApYDtJES512P_S9NSWWEhBu6Ckbg38ofzh3WL8ZJnk3hi07I5ALwuskkZOyGcU1TSEEgz52ffYMwdMtjfqkBcy-k8UUWq-YgL9k/s1600/101662883_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq6pQhocqCfkgGuFrUf304mkOl97m7vvgv3R9iqCJPmApYDtJES512P_S9NSWWEhBu6Ckbg38ofzh3WL8ZJnk3hi07I5ALwuskkZOyGcU1TSEEgz52ffYMwdMtjfqkBcy-k8UUWq-YgL9k/s640/101662883_ss.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A noble stag stands guard."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designer Barry Dixon's 1907 Edwardian home, Elway Hall, near Warrenton, Virginia.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.barrydixon.com/">Barry Dixon</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Matthew Benson.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Rebecca Christian.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/gardens_outdoorliving/beautifulgardens/design-inspiration-virginia-farm_ss5.html">Designer Barry Dixon's Garden and Grounds</a>" produced by Jeanne Blackburn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojUtTqul3LIqh8VVAWoCiF1C0gKdax6bjj2ZZv0hr3OrAaHT_s5p2u2U1CVW7ej-4sQvWMtVg45IIuuDsnS-94n-XP_v3JVFSc9HqVT21NUiC24X9EFSg0KDU5YCUCV8118Us3Uc08TK4/s1600/item1.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.liz-obrien-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojUtTqul3LIqh8VVAWoCiF1C0gKdax6bjj2ZZv0hr3OrAaHT_s5p2u2U1CVW7ej-4sQvWMtVg45IIuuDsnS-94n-XP_v3JVFSc9HqVT21NUiC24X9EFSg0KDU5YCUCV8118Us3Uc08TK4/s640/item1.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.liz-obrien-02.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A boucle-clad banquette anchors one end of the living room, which also hosts a circa-1970 bronze stag by Gabriella Crespi."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Furniture and accessories dealer <a href="http://www.lizobrien.com/">Liz O'Brien</a>'s 1939 home in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Anthony Cotsifas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Rob Haskell.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-10/liz-obrien-modern-pennsylvania-home-slideshow#slide=2">Liz O'Brien's Modernist Home in Pennsylvania</a>" produced by Michael Reynolds.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (October 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJxyjXUpW2Zn03ejocYDPn_G012_uHwwESi82eY4EPVnd4pnLGhEz6FWJCFqjFhdI-phAMq4Nf9K1EdMP6MKiW4r68iJamFNhO2AkLOUjfQYqTrVbaPdQ7RS9ftAyfciLCJOVWGgG34i9/s1600/ss_101867086.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJxyjXUpW2Zn03ejocYDPn_G012_uHwwESi82eY4EPVnd4pnLGhEz6FWJCFqjFhdI-phAMq4Nf9K1EdMP6MKiW4r68iJamFNhO2AkLOUjfQYqTrVbaPdQ7RS9ftAyfciLCJOVWGgG34i9/s640/ss_101867086.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Designer Laura Langworthy never misses an opportunity to celebrate the season. Greeting guests, a reindeer pulls back the French door to offer an unobstructed view of the glorious tree in the living room. A plaid throw in traditional Christmas colors drapes the hall bench covered in fabric from Brunschwig and Fils."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1940s house in Washington Depot, Connecticut.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.llinteriors.com/">Laura Langworthy</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stylist: Liz Kay.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Bessler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Krissa Rossbund.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/cozy-connecticut-holiday-home_ss7.html">Cozy Connecticut Holiday Home</a>" produced by Estelle Bond Guralnick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQUsJRSu3M3F-zSmzrHCG130fDNgtlsgr2feRf1JTFyA5RZDvT4Lstp0jU9lG6jfvoMV6gggJmQyCqZJVolVMVy9YdvROJrzZZiX_RdIEWsju9Cuk-L1mW6aqRc73_hc20ifYcX6oJFdBZ/s1600/ss_101866912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQUsJRSu3M3F-zSmzrHCG130fDNgtlsgr2feRf1JTFyA5RZDvT4Lstp0jU9lG6jfvoMV6gggJmQyCqZJVolVMVy9YdvROJrzZZiX_RdIEWsju9Cuk-L1mW6aqRc73_hc20ifYcX6oJFdBZ/s640/ss_101866912.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A deep soaking tub [by <a href="http://www.sunrisespecialty.com/">Sunrise Specialty Co.</a>] is the centerpiece, while silver accessories stand out against the basket-weave tile floor."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1940s house in Washington Depot, Connecticut.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.llinteriors.com/">Laura Langworthy</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stylist: Liz Kay.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Bessler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Krissa Rossbund.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/cozy-connecticut-holiday-home_ss22.html">Cozy Connecticut Holiday Home</a>" produced by Estelle Bond Guralnick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4SmZpNIKUxcQRiH8QXJpu1EKRoWMwUsk4efYWL0766KbJAjf-SPIYApIum3C3tHkhLMdHiNOQotftivqY9zQj18ird3MSknROT2k7LbSlJqxHvdqKo686K5H_07_uI6GLD8_vhoUKMNS/s1600/ss_101866984.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4SmZpNIKUxcQRiH8QXJpu1EKRoWMwUsk4efYWL0766KbJAjf-SPIYApIum3C3tHkhLMdHiNOQotftivqY9zQj18ird3MSknROT2k7LbSlJqxHvdqKo686K5H_07_uI6GLD8_vhoUKMNS/s640/ss_101866984.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the entry, a folk art painting by artist <a href="http://www.kevinpaulsen.com/">Kevin Paulsen</a> borrows from the style of early 19th-century itinerant artists."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1940s house in Washington Depot, Connecticut.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.llinteriors.com/">Laura Langworthy</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stylist: Liz Kay.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by John Bessler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Krissa Rossbund.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/cozy-connecticut-holiday-home_ss2.html">Cozy Connecticut Holiday Home</a>" produced by Estelle Bond Guralnick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgai43piA5Lde1cUgB8c1jj8uIBqUolWbfWRo2bqkV7gfw30O2sKsHvX11WkZgfYMjzMebWkndRn5sHg0T0LokrMujZyzg9Q3ifuAa4pyErTIzbFQjNJrdvavVRaSQrHlLSAXTIGgWNncGA/s1600/mcdonald-beverly-hills-1108-7_md.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgai43piA5Lde1cUgB8c1jj8uIBqUolWbfWRo2bqkV7gfw30O2sKsHvX11WkZgfYMjzMebWkndRn5sHg0T0LokrMujZyzg9Q3ifuAa4pyErTIzbFQjNJrdvavVRaSQrHlLSAXTIGgWNncGA/s640/mcdonald-beverly-hills-1108-7_md.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Peacock feathers, fans and faux birds from India, pine cones, velvet ribbon and dried, real and faux fruits embellish the holiday greenery."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beverly Hills home of Mary McDonald.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://marymcdonaldinc.com/">Mary McDonald</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/los-angeles-holiday-decorating-1208?click=main_sr#slide-7">Winter Warmth</a>" by Victoria Amory.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/">Veranda</a> (December 2008).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0GDlxROWveNh1wIbJ2Yl31XfrlHlyRPLj1bEeFs8y6QiWl3S8gSfjcivr0vdwgIGK3TnrqxZVGoXCKf9ebPQm_4Yb4IRMuysSc3nsxzasjTdotLpwaqLC7emoySYWH9l8MxVE5bcMiq1/s1600/101159990_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0GDlxROWveNh1wIbJ2Yl31XfrlHlyRPLj1bEeFs8y6QiWl3S8gSfjcivr0vdwgIGK3TnrqxZVGoXCKf9ebPQm_4Yb4IRMuysSc3nsxzasjTdotLpwaqLC7emoySYWH9l8MxVE5bcMiq1/s640/101159990_ss.jpg" width="454" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A metal reindeer fruit bowl holding oranges lends a subtle holiday touch to the counter space."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in Hinsdale, Illinois.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Gordon Beall.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Candace Ord Manroe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/new-home-beginning_ss5.html">New Home, New Beginning</a>" produced by Hilary Rose. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUTkEHtmgwG25HhwEhgZsy-tHzgpo0Vwf50h5rTw_Uke3xgWgg0dEBakjCJBKbKI5ASG-gqe3MZ3nEogG2ig0TX2zltUaRuCaFB3urabHdZrHVveJuJeg7bk42iDjaQhwlaEgpqBurRAb/s1600/9-cozyisrustic-cabinet-1207_xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUTkEHtmgwG25HhwEhgZsy-tHzgpo0Vwf50h5rTw_Uke3xgWgg0dEBakjCJBKbKI5ASG-gqe3MZ3nEogG2ig0TX2zltUaRuCaFB3urabHdZrHVveJuJeg7bk42iDjaQhwlaEgpqBurRAb/s640/9-cozyisrustic-cabinet-1207_xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The Adirondacks are teeming with rustic builders and craftspeople. Raymond Bouvier made the twig veneer cabinet."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designer Mimi Maddock McMakin's home in the Adirondacks.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Mimi Maddock McMakin of <a href="http://kembleinteriors.com/">Kemble Interiors, Inc.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Builder: <a href="http://www.torranceconstruction.net/">Peter Torrance</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Francesco Lagnese.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/cozy-is-rustic-1207#slide-8">Cozy is Rustic</a>" by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (December 2007).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiexobmuuHlPYJJDtnbGlR8ItS_vFTjR5OX6ucqaO5efjr-PWBNrH9Q32iHwNyooCdqTYXuCGOqHpH9cH5AK8l8idr-3sLgsXCvK06-ZgSdZGJPICCn44orYUwjmxwckoO7H96YUPLdAZ0I/s1600/27-cozyisrustic-bathroom-1207_xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiexobmuuHlPYJJDtnbGlR8ItS_vFTjR5OX6ucqaO5efjr-PWBNrH9Q32iHwNyooCdqTYXuCGOqHpH9cH5AK8l8idr-3sLgsXCvK06-ZgSdZGJPICCn44orYUwjmxwckoO7H96YUPLdAZ0I/s640/27-cozyisrustic-bathroom-1207_xlg.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Reindeer hand towels from the Birch Store."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designer Mimi Maddock McMakin's home in the Adirondacks.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Mimi Maddock McMakin of <a href="http://kembleinteriors.com/">Kemble Interiors, Inc.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Builder: </span><a href="http://www.torranceconstruction.net/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Peter Torrance</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Francesco Lagnese.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/cozy-is-rustic-1207#slide-27">Cozy is Rustic</a>" by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (December 2007).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-JsIeTH8gM_l5rmGBLlVwR2p-r92Tp9vdFK4AvS-a7qc5IQEjSdLeJLpnV8yDWzWSdXnShP_KGgnginlnkgkQqgi9nle9WRe1qh5L8yMJh8yiX76vBlzreWIXyhTfKqWCxQ-tzZBvjzi7/s1600/16-billhuber-0309-xlg-54323450.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-JsIeTH8gM_l5rmGBLlVwR2p-r92Tp9vdFK4AvS-a7qc5IQEjSdLeJLpnV8yDWzWSdXnShP_KGgnginlnkgkQqgi9nle9WRe1qh5L8yMJh8yiX76vBlzreWIXyhTfKqWCxQ-tzZBvjzi7/s640/16-billhuber-0309-xlg-54323450.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"At the side of the entrance hall and golden as summer squash, a pair of inviting chairs - their arms curled into ram's horns - flank a blazing fire. Chairs and ottoman are covered in Nicole Fabre's Mariotte. The carved wooden stag rests on a table covered in Serano from Le Gracieux. Swing-arm floor lamps are from Visual Comfort."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pennsylvania farmhouse.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://bilhuber.com/">Jeffrey Bilhuber</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Julian Wass.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/jeffrey-bilhubers-intense-design#slide-16">Is an Intense Color Palette Right for You?</a>" by Carol Prisant.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4z2Z5G2QLHlTX89si3VCyKM443DpExFPTgfReKZuh8nIjFYOF66f9GZLVpRWnOrMVGIaYBdputvVqVyhyphenhyphenJN8Ok9DmeE6149rZiQlD5mf2nJuKJslJQQWvEuRtfWiWio5n6ZkN_sgJI8i/s1600/BlogChristmasDavidMitchell13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4z2Z5G2QLHlTX89si3VCyKM443DpExFPTgfReKZuh8nIjFYOF66f9GZLVpRWnOrMVGIaYBdputvVqVyhyphenhyphenJN8Ok9DmeE6149rZiQlD5mf2nJuKJslJQQWvEuRtfWiWio5n6ZkN_sgJI8i/s640/BlogChristmasDavidMitchell13.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Pillows accented with red reindeer continue the Christmas theme."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by <a href="http://www.davidmitchellinteriordesign.com/">David H. Mitchell</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Keith Scott Morton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Counting on Christmas" by Leslie Dunne Sadler.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Southern Accents</i> (November - December 2003).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheE6eQ22SNUySRf8juO8qKqIwSP-mG6OiVHpZw4t-UFvTqPVdO7KHfntIxFYlwV6fk0eSXjTY0W4pGtK5BztLDzWQEvw85QYjdOa54BvZflnFwwQ5mVTiYmrh-HvHqLtNVOsy57_8dNgQC/s1600/christmas-chandelier-l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheE6eQ22SNUySRf8juO8qKqIwSP-mG6OiVHpZw4t-UFvTqPVdO7KHfntIxFYlwV6fk0eSXjTY0W4pGtK5BztLDzWQEvw85QYjdOa54BvZflnFwwQ5mVTiYmrh-HvHqLtNVOsy57_8dNgQC/s640/christmas-chandelier-l.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"[F]amily member Stephanie Butler . . . made the gingerbread cookies that dance across the iron chandelier."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Houston, Texas home of Michelle Stewart and family.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Michelle Stewart.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photographed by Tria Giovan.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Written by Jill Kirchner Simpson.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"White Christmas" produced by Susanna Showers Moldawer.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(<a href="http://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/holidays-occasions/winter-wonderland-home-00417000076692/page7.html">Photo found on Southern Living website</a>.)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Originally published in <i>Southern Accents</i> (November - December 2005).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tQmfLqjA7o2mQZmmCXo0QZy8qIisfz9lCKzn-gJ9p5gSTZyhrJswBXB5BJ8JtBcDSAzwJrFRLDz6W74TBk1RQXkIC2nIH1iG5KQ1D77oKM3Jjer0Dwu81TJifztPfAF0OpT_13-n9AC0/s1600/101521344_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_tQmfLqjA7o2mQZmmCXo0QZy8qIisfz9lCKzn-gJ9p5gSTZyhrJswBXB5BJ8JtBcDSAzwJrFRLDz6W74TBk1RQXkIC2nIH1iG5KQ1D77oKM3Jjer0Dwu81TJifztPfAF0OpT_13-n9AC0/s640/101521344_ss.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Winterberries and a glittery reindeer add festive flair to a living room table."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beacon Hill (Boston) home of Gregory Van Boven and David Beck.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Gregory Van Boven, <a href="http://www.gregoryvanboven.com/">Gregory Van Boven Interior Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Roth.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Krissa Rossbund.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/boston-house-christmas_ss2.html">Christmas in Boston</a>" produced by Estelle Bond Guralnick.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepcW3gXzRE9gP0EJ-6ZsnqDbgJhUfOOo5tOTnGgZveMj8PoIT-8X4RSxLBujO4FKs-MTaLRPPpoP2jpM4GA9PlAkvUCSNQQArlVaqgUoT5sT3htvik2TXgiogMERlX1a2N_0aOCwlhf1u/s1600/101521362_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepcW3gXzRE9gP0EJ-6ZsnqDbgJhUfOOo5tOTnGgZveMj8PoIT-8X4RSxLBujO4FKs-MTaLRPPpoP2jpM4GA9PlAkvUCSNQQArlVaqgUoT5sT3htvik2TXgiogMERlX1a2N_0aOCwlhf1u/s640/101521362_ss.jpg" width="446" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The reindeer gets a fur stole."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beacon Hill (Boston) home of Gregory Van Boven and David Beck.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Gregory Van Boven, <a href="http://www.gregoryvanboven.com/">Gregory Van Boven Interior Design</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Eric Roth.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Krissa Rossbund.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/boston-house-christmas_ss25.html">Christmas in Boston</a>" produced by Estelle Bond Guralnick.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>

Reindeer

And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof The prancing and pawing  Of each little hoof. The Night Before Christmas by  Clement C. Moore...

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