Volume I · The 2026 Holiday EditionA KR38 Creative publication
MARQUEE 96Holiday design, staged
Volume I · Index of plates

The Designs

25 designs

A Second Empire facade at blue hour, lit in two temperatures.
Plate 01 · FacadeTier II

Midnight Manor

A Second Empire house played as a single, slow reveal: one figure, one beam, and every window held low.

A black shingle porch dressed only in mineral tones.
Plate 02 · PorchTier I

The Apothecary Porch

Black shingle, slate and ivory gourds, a wreath of bare branches: Halloween in a dispensary palette.

A brick walk lit as a processional.
Plate 03 · Front WalkTier II

Hollow Lane Processional

Lanterns on a brick walk, low fog, and a lit door at the end: the oldest staging trick there is.

A Georgian double door in black and white.
Plate 04 · EntryTier I

Black Velvet Entry

A Georgian door in black and white only: velvet bows, a cascade of pumpkins, iron urns.

A black marble mantel as a Halloween still life.
Plate 05 · MantelTier I

The Raven Mantel

Black tapers, two crows and a row of slate pumpkins on black marble, under a darkened mirror.

An 1890s farmhouse porch in mid-October.
Plate 06 · PorchTier II

The Hudson Valley Harvest Porch

Straw bales, heirloom pumpkins and a wheat wreath on an 1890s farmhouse porch.

A Thanksgiving table for eight.
Plate 07 · TableTier II

The Long Table

Eight places, one long runner of eucalyptus and olive, and taper light from end to end.

A white mantel with an asymmetrical harvest garland.
Plate 08 · MantelTier I

The Gilded Harvest Mantel

An asymmetrical spill of leaves and wheat, two brass candlesticks and a round gilded mirror.

A working kitchen island dressed for Thanksgiving.
Plate 09 · KitchenTier I

The Harvest Kitchen

A white oak island with eucalyptus, wheat and heirloom pumpkins, under two glass pendants.

A Federal colonial with a wreath in every window.
Plate 10 · FacadeTier III

The Evergreen Colonial

A wreath and a candle in every window of a Federal colonial, and nothing else that competes.

A Georgian portico wrapped in lit garland.
Plate 11 · FacadeTier III

The Georgian Garland

A brick Georgian portico wrapped in lit garland, with matching wreaths and a pair of winter urns.

A New England saltbox with a candle in every window.
Plate 12 · WindowsTier II

Window Candle Vigil

Seven candles, three wreaths and a green door: the New England saltbox at its quietest.

A Scandinavian porch in snowy daylight.
Plate 13 · PorchTier I

The Nordic Porch

Oak door, eucalyptus wreath, two potted spruces, a sled and a cluster of white lanterns, in Scandinavian restraint.

A modern farmhouse porch at dusk in December.
Plate 14 · PorchTier II

The Modern Farmhouse Porch

White board-and-batten, black trim, lit spruces and an icicle line: farmhouse Christmas, edited.

A bluestone walk lit as a processional.
Plate 15 · Front WalkTier III

Front Walk Processional

Lit spruces in black planters and two wire reindeer lead the eye up a bluestone walk to a garlanded door.

A snowy garden lit as a winter scene.
Plate 16 · GardenTier II

Snowlight Garden

Lit birches, two white deer and spiral trees by the walk: a garden staged as a winter scene.

A foyer console dressed for Christmas.
Plate 17 · EntryTier I

The Foyer Console

A walnut console, a lit garland, brass lamps and a small wreath hung on the mirror by green velvet.

A staircase garland in five swags.
Plate 18 · StaircaseTier II

Grand Staircase Garland

A lit garland in even swags down a walnut rail, each one tied with deep green velvet.

A library mantel by firelight.
Plate 19 · MantelTier II

The Library Mantel

A noble fir garland the length of a dark wood mantel, brass candlesticks, linen stockings, a fire.

A tree in gold and ivory in a pale living room.
Plate 20 · Living RoomTier II

The Tree Room

One tree, two colors: gold and ivory glass on a pre-lit fir, a woven collar, gifts in kraft paper.

A Christmas supper table in silver and green.
Plate 21 · TableTier I

The Silver Birch Supper

Cedar, eucalyptus, pinecones and pillar light down a long table, silver and white on grey linen, for six.

A terrace lit for New Year's Eve.
Plate 22 · TerraceTier III

The Champagne Terrace

Edison strings overhead, a teak table with lanterns and a champagne bucket, a heater for midnight.

A brass bar cart set for midnight.
Plate 23 · Bar CartTier I

The Midnight Bar Cart

Brass and glass, four coupes, a silver bucket and a strand of fairy lights against ink-blue walls.

A round table for six on New Year's Eve.
Plate 24 · TableTier II

The Midnight Gilt Table

A round table for six in black linen, gold chargers, six brass candlesticks and low white roses.

A white marble mantel for New Year's Eve.
Plate 25 · MantelTier I

The Countdown Mantel

Silver eucalyptus and fairy lights, mercury glass at each end, and a large clock to count down to.

The Letter

One design, every Sunday in season.

A new plate each week from October to New Year's, with the plan, the pieces and what they cost.