I felt it might be a fun way to start the new year with a look back…. all the way back to Christmas!! You just thought you were ready for Christmas to be over for another year. Well, that was before you had a chance to tour Danny Carter’s home fully decked out for the holidays.
I toyed with the idea of calling this post either “Danny’s Crazy Christmas House” or “Crazy Danny’s Christmas House”. If any of you know Danny, then you know either would have been appropriate. For those of you who don’t know Danny Carter, he is the floral designer who helps me create Perfect Home’s Christmas every year, as well as store displays and our floral arrangements. Danny also helps me with design installations and works independently as a designer. He is so talented, has a huge heart, and is craaaaaazzy, as anyone who knows him can attest!!!
Danny loves Christmas. Even after decorating clients homes for the holidays, he will go home at night and do what he calls his *create-in’ * for his own home. Be forewarned… this is not your Mama’s Christmas decorating. No nice red and green shiny ornaments, no fragrant evergreen wreaths, no traditional nativity scenes. Nooooo, not our Danny!
And so, I welcome all of you to Danny’s Annual Christmas Party.
You are greeted as you enter with a fireplace and hearth festooned with jet black ornaments, an oversized vessel and a nice little zebra stocking. Danny would never expect Santa to leave his lumps of coal in a needlepoint stocking with santa and snowflakes!
Nothing like an oversized sequined slipper to say Christmas!
This upside down tree dripping with vines, metallic corkscrew grasses, feathers and icicles, was the talk of the party! Only Danny!
The breakfast room done up in shades of turquoise, black and silver. Part Mardi Gras… part Vegas with all the feathers! This was actually my favorite room.
Love the table settings…
but the chandelier is my absolutely my fave! It’s a very Vegas Christmas.
Just a little tree for the master bedroom.
What?? Your master bedroom doesn’t look like this???
Just a peek at the master bath.
The guest bath.
Danny’s special tree in memory of his Mom who passed away two years ago on Christmas Eve. This tree is filled with her special ornaments.
Another room…. another tree!
Just had to show you this bed with it’s bedazzle spiral light hanging over. How would you like to wake up with that in your eyes every morning!
My clients and friends, Vanessa and Katrina, enjoying the party. The silver chargers on the wall are a new addition this year. Very understated for our Danny.
April, who works at Perfect Home, and her daughter Meredith are Danny’s neighbors and had to see the show!
My mom, her best friend (my other mother), her neighbor and my aunt, all came to see what Danny had cooked up for another crazy Christmas.
And the Man himself… Danny Carter. As over the top and flamboyant as Danny’s decorating is in his own home, he actually does very dramatic, but beautiful design work for his clients.
I know it will be hard for you to believe, but I have been to several of Danny’s Christmas open houses, and this one showed real restraint (a word not always associated with Danny) compared to parties of years past. Just imagine a purple and gold dining room, a bathroom with FIVE trees in it, and chili pepper lights that bathed the ceiling of the kitchen. Oh, we can’t forget the collection of stuffed monkeys wearing oversized diamond rings!!! Don’t believe it?? I have pictures to prove it! Truly, a one of a kind colorful character!
I hope you have enjoyed this virtual tour of a not so traditional Christmas. Upside down tree anyone???
Reesa
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