FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com DECEMBER 12, 2013 • HOLIDAY • THE QUEENS COURIER 13 s holiday guide Interior decorating tips for the holiday season This year’s holiday season is taking on a decidedly modern twist, with an emphasis on recycling and repurposing old decorations, utilizing sustainable decor, and adding sparkle to complete the look. Shari Canepa, American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), member, LEED Green Associate, and a member of the interior design faculty at The Art Institute of California - San Francisco, a campus of Argosy University, says that sustainability begins with the icon of Christmas: the Christmas tree. Canepa recommends creating a new focal point in the public area of your home to reinforce the spirit of the season. “You can do this with a tree, wreaths, special seasonal decorative accessories or lighting. Shifting the focal point changes your psychological relationship to the room.” To design a new focal point, Canepa suggests an arrangement of various sized potted trees that can be 189-01 Crocheron Ave., Flushing, NY 11358 • www.dursos.com • Call to place your order: (718) 358-1311 For Starters Choose Any 5: For Starters (choose 1) Antipasto Platter Choice of Salad (choose 1) Create your own fresh seafood sampler! 3-Foot Hero (choose 1 style) 4 lbs. Side Salad (choose 1) Potato Salad Macaroni Salad Cole Slaw Party Favorites (choose 2) Caesar Salad (w/ Caesar Dressing) Mesclun Salad w/ Dried Cranberries & Asiago Mesclun Salad w/ crumbled Gorgonzola, Walnuts & Dried Cranberries Choice of Pasta Pasta (choose 1) Cheese Lasagna Baked Ziti Penne a la Vodka Choice of Entree (choose 2) Roast Loin of Pork w/ Brown Gravy Stuffed Loin of Pork w/ Spinach, Mozzarella, & Sun-Dried Tomatoes ($10 addt’l) Eye Round Roast Beef w/ Brown Gravy Spiral Ham Eggplant Rollatini Chicken Scarpriello Choice of Sides (choose 2) Roasted New Potato w/ Rosemary & Garlic Roasted Garlic Mashed Potato Sauteed String Beans Sauteed Carrots Sauteed Asparagus Oven Roasted Vegetables Choice of Dessert (choose 1) Italian Style American Style Grilled Chicken Chicken Milanese Grilled Vegetable Favorites Buffalo Wings (sweet or spicy) Dijon Chicken Fingers Cocktail Franks in Puff Pastry (48 pc.) Swedish Meatballs Eggplant Rollatini Sausage & Peppers Penne a la Vodka Baked Ziti Entree Sides Dessert $269 (serves 10-12) MUST BE PICKED UP DEC. 24 Christmas Eve Includes 1pt. of salad dressing (Italian, Balsamic, or Caesar), extra sauce for pasta. Orders must be placed by Thurs., Dec. 19 $189 (serves 10-12) Includes mustard, mayo, Italian dressing, and extra sauce for pasta Orders must be placed by Fri., Dec. 27 Apple Pie Pumpkin Pie Pecan Pie Salad Antipasto Platter Shrimp Cocktail Platter (30 pc.) Coconut Shrimp w/ Apricot Sauce (30 pc.) 2 lbs. Seafood Salad 20 pc. Fried Shrimp w/ Tartar Sauce 20 pc. Coconut Shrimp w/ Apricot Sauce 20 pc. Shrimp Scampi 20 pc. Shrimp Cocktail w/ Cocktail Sauce 36 pc. Baked Clams 2 lbs. Baccala Salad 1/2 Tray Linguine w/ White Clam Sauce $175 (serves 8-10) *available 12/23 - 12/24 only Orders must be placed by Thurs., Dec. 19 conveniently moved. Create a mini forest of varying sizes and heights and decorate with lights and ornaments. To continue the sustainable trend, utilize energyfriendly LED lights around pictures, ceiling moldings, desk railings, in interior fl ower arrangements or on door casings. Modernize the holiday by choosing a salmon and chartreuse color scheme over traditional red and green, mentions Canepa. “If this part of the color wheel leaves you fl at, use the symbols of Christmas like candy canes, reindeer, stars, pinecones, stockings, candles and balls - but make sure they are other hues than red and green. Add white, lots of white, which adds pop.” Silver, gold and mirrored surfaces are also appropriate and modern, as are neutral colors such as white, gray and beige when combined with shiny materials. Durkin adds that this holiday season marks a shift toward textures that express warmth through materials - such as wood, suede and burlap. She advises holiday decorators to keep things simple and to showcase special pieces such as handmade ornaments. “There is no need to buy new decorations every year.-But don’t let the old decorations drive your design for the space.”-Be selective in how you will re-use them. Durkin says that updating old ornaments can be as simple as repainting them with matte silver paint and affi xing silver beads with a sheer silver bow. Old ornaments may also be re-covered with fabrics such as burlap, to give an earthy hand-made appearance.- ”This way you can still preserve the original look of the ornament, if it makes sense to use it again in the future. Think of it as a slip-cover for your ornament. “The overall idea is to have fun and re-use existing decorations as much as possible by reinventing them,” Durkin states. Courtesy BPT
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