Gold Touches for Festival Of Lights

Jewel tones and gold touches to celebrate the Festival Of Lights to celebrate a modern Hanukkah

09/11/2018

Photography: Donna Griffith | Design: Jessica Waks

This homeowner brought in a long-time friend and designer to decorate her home for the Festival Of Lights. With plenty of entertaining on the cards, having a beautifully decorated home was important and the designer's job was to add colour and decoration to complement both the personality of the homeowners and their children.

The house itself has beautiful finishes but the decor was very neutral. To overcome this the designer introduced a striking colour palette of jewel tones with a touch of gold.

The designer took her Inspiration for the colour palette that decorates the space from the fact that her friend loves to wear jewel tones, especially deep blues and green. The rich, vibrant hues of emerald green and sapphire blue instantly became the focus for the rooms, with the warm gold of the coffee table and decor accessories bringing in a touch of glamour to the spaces.

 

 

The existing furniture imparts a mid-century-feel to the living room and dining room. A new modern chandelier above the dining table introduces a more current feel.

With a few dinner parties on the agenda for the upcoming Hanukkah celebrations, the designer wanted to incorporate a few details that would add to the celebrations. Since this holiday palette usually consists of blues and metallics, it was easy to introduce additional elements to imbue a holiday atmosphere.

Layered gold and navy china, crystal stemware and simple white floral arrangements make for an elegant tablescape. Placed casually on each salad plate, cloisonné dreidel ornaments are special touches befitting the old-world aesthetic.

A Star of David wreath is made with twigs, faux greenery, floral wire and spray paint. This is a celebration focal point that draws the eye to this welcoming vignette.

Piled high with present and treats, and of course cocktail-making accessories, a marble-topped table with gold-toned base is ready for entertaining.

Hanukkah-themed cookies and foil-wrapped gelt (chocolate coins) complement the blue and gold scheme.

It can be hard to find elegant Hanukkah decor, so think outside the box if you need to make any celebration elements by hand. Scraps of wallpaper and wrapping paper and washi tape were used to decorate matchboxes that strike a pose by the Hanukkah.

 

 

Strung from a branch taken from the garden and sprayed with gold, a simple DIY dreidel silhouette garland makes a playful party photo backdrop.

Offering extra seating, the X-base benches feature navy piping that relates to the blue tones of the sofa and rug. Leftover scraps of a blue leopard-print wallpaper and retro-feel metallic gift wrap are used to wrap gifts, with a gold satin ribbon to tie it all together.

A living room dressed to impress in jewel tones with gold touches makes easy work of holiday decorating.

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