by Celia Alida Rutte | Dec 21, 2019 | Design Notes, Decorating and Styling
Making Handmade Seasonal Decorations and Accessories Recently someone called me from the Toronto Star newspaper to interview me about natural Christmas décor. When the article, Here’s How to Go Green for Christmas (Toronto Star) published it got me thinking...
by Celia Alida Rutte | Dec 14, 2019 | Design Notes, Decorating and Styling
I recently shared my “go green” know-how in a recent Toronto Star article (Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019), “Here’s how to go green for Christmas,” by Carola Vyhnak. The article focuses on “great ways to start a waste-free, planet-friendly...
by Celia Alida Rutte | Nov 21, 2019 | Design Notes, Decorating and Styling
Although I would not categorize myself personally as a minimalist, when it comes to Christmas decorating I much prefer minimalism to overwhelm. Growing up as a child my family always had a simple tree and so I came to appreciate the beauty of the individual decorative...
by Celia Alida Rutte | Nov 14, 2019 | Design Notes, Decorating and Styling
The effects of global warming and excessive buying can no longer be ignored but we can still decorate our home for the holidays without compromising the spirit of the season. By paring down, reusing existing decorations, and incorporating lots of natural and reusable...
by Celia Alida Rutte | Nov 7, 2019 | Design Notes, Decorating and Styling
It’s a busy time of the year and preparing a beautiful food display for a party does not have to be complicated. Stick with the Christmas colour scheme you are using throughout the house and use what you have in a creative way. The colour palette of this particular...
