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DECEMBER 2012 Page 8A ��� FREEMAN & ENTERPRISE LAKE COUNTRY Experts offer tips to keep d��cor festive, yet simple spending a small fortune on d��cor displayed for just a couple of months out of the year, step outside and let nature do your decorating. Nature produces some of the prettiest ��� d��cor. For example, do you have a and least expensive ��� holidays d��cor items. vintage pottery collection? ���Gather pine cones or Mix in some silver or metallic accents. Fill your favorite branches from the woods, spray paint them white and non-holiday vessels ��� bowls, vases and platters-with glass silver and display them throughout the house,��� ornaments or brightly colored candies or candy canes. Kempf said. She is also a fan Swap out a traditional lamp- of using seasonal fruits to create striking displays. One shade with one that has a of her favorite decorating holiday theme or adds a pop tricks involves filling a big of holiday color. The key Kempf said, is see- silver bowl or clear glass , vase with persimmons, figs ing ���how you can reinvent or pomegranates. some of your existing holiFor the outdoors, Nicloy day d��cor.��� Also look for existing holi- suggests filling a planter day decorations that share a with an arrangement of branches and evergreens, similar theme, and ���try and accenting it with a single grouping them together for red bow. Outdoors or indoors, more interest,��� Kempf suga simple strand of garland gested. creates an organic look and A quick tip from the pros: Any display will be more dra- timeless statement. matic if it has some space Think beyond red and around it. This includes the green Christmas tree. When it comes to holiday Be inspired ... naturally colors, red and green are . The ���less is more��� concept here to stay But if you prefer to mix up the holiday palette, also extends to the holiday decorating budget. Instead of try jewel tones. Deep purples, Natural elements, jewel tones, small accents all in style By Sara Rae Lancaster Special to The Freeman In 2011, a whopping 71 percent of American households decked their halls for the holiday season. This year, two Waukesha-based interior designers share what decorating trends are in ��� and what���s out ��� for 2012. Less is more Gone are the days of turning your home into an architectural equivalent of a bad holiday sweater. Instead, less means more in 2012. ���We���re getting away from gaudy and the big, glittery look,��� said Laura Nicloy an , interior designer at Collaborative Designs in Waukesha. ���Today the look is clean, but , seasonal.��� ���It���s a cleaner, more simplified approach,��� echoed interior designer Karen Kempf, of Karen Kempf Interiors in Waukesha, who suggests people focus on a few key pieces and look for ways to add a holiday spin to their existing dark blues, bright berry hues and vivid oranges paired with whites, creams and metallic accents are all alternative options. ���As long as you keep the color theme consistent and simple ��� and add some metallic ��� it will read holiday ,��� Kempf said. Add some texture Texture is one way to seamlessly incorporate holiday accent colors into a space, while adding visual interest and warmth. ���If you have a bowl with some decorative balls in it that you display the rest of the year, think about replacing those balls with ones made with twine or that have some sort of woven texture to them,��� Nicloy said. Throw blankets and pillows are another quick fix. Drape a throw blanket over a sofa or add a pillow to a chair and you have an instant punch of color, seasonal flair and coziness. Charles Auer/Freeman Staff Photo illustration pets, take pictures of them in the snow, print them in black and white, and frame those throughout the space,��� Nicloy suggested. The holiday season is also an opportunity to dig through old family photo albums and display pictures from Thanksgiving and Christmas dinGet personal ners past. Consider making your fam���Having that nostalgic feel ily and friends a part of your during the holidays just adds holiday decorations. to the look,��� Nicloy said. The ���If you have children or photographs are likely to double as great conversation starters, too. A final thought about making the most your space and decorations: Put some of the existing non-holiday d��cor away . ���Don���t try to decorate around everything that you normally have out,��� Kempf said. ���Rotate your accessories throughout the year. You don���t have to display everything you own at the same time!��� Make Hwy 83 Area Businesses Your Holiday Destination Shop���Dine���Entertain Bring in this ad for the following offers... BR Custom Woodcraft Up to $600 savings! 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