New Year Decorating Inspiration

source Its the last day of 2013!  When a new year comes along I find it brings a unique energy.  One of all things new, a brand new start, and a time for reinventing.   Naturally I think of my home decor and now that includes the store decor. Even if just a little bit or a whole lot, everything is  open to renewing and review. So with that we have been working on our shop during our closed Christmas holiday to do a little bit of tweaking, some redesigning...

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Christmas Roundup

The table was set for our Christmas Eve dinner.  Greens were hung from the blue opaline chandelier and sconces!  A taffeta plaid table cloth made out of a few yards of decorator fabric  set the festive and joyous mood.  English Crackers are a must  for the festivities every year! It makes for a fun night of paper crown wearing  and silly joke telling during dinner.  This year's jokes were particularly funny!  Sharing a few candids from our...

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Antique Chandeliers, Moras, Holiday Hours

 Holidays are fast upon us and our brick and mortar shop in Reading Mass  has been pretty slow.  So that gives us a chance to catch up on other stuff, like custom work and painting Mora clocks and revamping the shop. Today we will be getting in a collection of old chandeliers from a Boston home in the Back Bay.  You might know I have a weakness for old light fixtures, and really think they can transform a room! This is one of the lovely fixtures that will soon be in...

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Gift Guide for Guys

Baby its cold outside!  Christmas is on its way and it will be here next week. Our dog Dillon will be getting a new bone, but what do you get for the man on your list?  Dogs and kids are easy~ men are the toughest to buy for, don't you agree? Forget the ties, the dress shirts and the new slippers. Check out these suggestions from our online store www.shopmaisondecor.com If you order by Wednesday we will have it shipped out and  on its way to you so you can get it wrapped...

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