The Noël Kitchen

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Every party ends up in the kitchen, so we dress it like a principal set rather than backstage. The range hood is the proscenium: a single lit fir garland runs across its face and falls a short way down each side, held by two red velvet bows at the corners.

The rest of the room repeats the cue in smaller type. A boxwood wreath in the window over the sink, two small battery-lit trees on the open shelves and one brass candlestick on the island. The red appears exactly three times and nowhere else.

The Elevation

1. 1Lit fir garland on the hood. One 9-foot pre-lit garland across the front of the hood, with about a foot falling down each side. It runs on batteries, so no cord crosses the backsplash, and its timer brings it up at dusk.
2. 2Red velvet bows. One at each top corner of the hood and one on the window wreath, tails left long.
3. 3Removable garland hangers. Hidden behind the garland at each corner of the hood. No nails in the plaster.
4. 4Boxwood wreath in the window. Hung on the inside of the window over the sink from a ribbon, so it reads from the room and from the street.
5. 5Two small lit trees. Two-foot battery trees on the open shelves, one per shelf, offset rather than stacked. Drop each one into a terracotta pot you own.
6. 6Candle on the island. A flameless taper with a moving wick in a brass candlestick you already own, at the end of the island beside a bowl of clementines.

The Details

The Pieces

1

The Home Depot · Home Decorators Collection9 ft Hillcrest Noble Fir LED Pre-Lit Garland with Timer
For lit fir garland on the hood · qty 1

$34.98View at Home Depot

2

The Home Depot · Home Accents Holiday18 in Red Velvet Bow
For red velvet bows · qty 3

$5.98View at Home Depot

3

The Home Depot · CommandGreen Garland Hanger, 2 Hangers, 3 Strips
For removable garland hangers · qty 1

$4.97View at Home Depot

4

The Home Depot · Pure Garden19.5 in. Artificial Boxwood Wreath
For boxwood wreath in the window · qty 1

$39.98View at Home Depot

5

The Home Depot · National Tree Company2 ft. Battery Operated Nordic Spruce Artificial Christmas Tree with Warm White LED Lights
For two small lit trees · qty 2

$49.98View at Home Depot

6

The Home Depot · LUMABASEWhite Battery Operated 3D Wick Flame Taper Candles (Set of 4)
For candle on the island · qty 1

$20.41View at Home Depot

Designer's Notes