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makes a statement,” she says. Diana starts with some simple greens
and small groupings of decorative metallic balls. She pulls this together
by draping gold tulle throughout and adds some ostrich
feathers. For an extra touch, she embellishes the newel post with
a colorful flutter of tiny metallic balls, along with red and green
feathers, and finishes it with tulle. In the family room decorations,
Diana incorporates the color tones in the room with the decorates
on the mantel and the tree. “I use mixes of metals, finishes and
layers, with a variety of materials to decorate this space,” she describes.
On the mantel she combines garland with larger copper
glitter contemporary flowers and infuses some traditional touches
of branches and ornaments. “My application of golds, coppers and
browns; with a touch of wine red, give it a bold finish,” says Diana.
For the tree decoration, she stays with the same colors and finishes.
To give the tree a fullness, her secret is to stuff tulle inside.
Dressing up the dining room is also a focus, since this room
hosts the holiday festivities.
“We entertain a lot for the holidays,” she adds, “with twenty
to twenty-five guests for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner.” In
this room the color palette features similar each tones with subtle
metallic finishes. The room is accented with a brownish-copper
drapery, rich wooded furniture and an earth-toned rug to pull the
room together. Diana chooses that same palette of rich earth
shades in her holiday decorations so that it blends with the room.
She uses glitter, greens and golden matte metallic balls and fruits
to accent the drapes with holiday finery. Her Thanksgiving table
follows through with the same coppers and golds in metallic finishes.
Branches, flowers and birds are added to the place settings
for some extra pops of color and dimension. Aglow in rich tones
and finishes, Diana's holiday finery is always a focus of conversation.
Friends and family enter the Farrow home during the holidays
and are struck by Diana's decorations. “People starting asking
me to come and decorate their home for the holidays,” she adds.
As she began to take on holiday decorating, that expanded to her
doing special occasion decorating, like bridal showers, birthdays
and other holiday settings. Diana has developed a signature approach
to her designing that is unique and soothing. “My goal
when I work with clients is to help them bring together their vision,”
she adds.
For those do-it-yourselfers, Diana offers a few simple tips
to accomplish this style of holiday decorating. Most importantly,
she feels that home decorating does not have to
cost an excessive amount. “Use things that are not expensive, but
when you put them together it makes a big impact,” she advises.
For the tree, her suggestion is to try new tree tops every year and
add a soft tulle or fabric to your tree. Also, she recommends you
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