42 The Courier sun • NOVEMBER 26, 2015 for breaking news visit www.couriersun.com 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 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 flower 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 flat, 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. CM_Thanksgiving_2010_Courier:Layout 1 11/12/10 10:06 PM Page 1 CM_Thanksgiving_2010_Courier:Layout 1 11/12/10 10:06 PM Page 1 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 reuse them. Durkin says that updating old ornaments can be as simple as repainting them with matte silver paint and affixing 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. We Give Thanks… To all our loyal customers from your friends at The Bay Terrace Shopping Center We Give Thanks… To all our loyal customers from your friends at The Bay Terrace Shopping Center Enjoy the best from more than 50 premier shops, fine restaurants, entertainment venues, professional services and plenty of free parking. Enjoy the best from more than 50 premier shops, fine restaurants, entertainment venues, professional services and plenty of free parking. Cord Meyer Development LLC Cord Meyer Development LLC 26th Ave. & Bell Blvd., Bayside v Visit us at: http://www.bayterrace.com 26th Ave. & Bell Blvd., Bayside v Visit us at: http://www.bayterrace.com Courtesy BPT
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