Jewel Tones
Gem tones blend with natural colors to take holiday color schemes in a new direction
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If you absolutely can't let go of red and green this season, use natural reds and greens like pine boughs laden with red berries, suggests Letitia Little, owner of Minneapolis-based Letitia Little Interior Design, Inc. Jewel tones blend in with natural colors and take the color scheme in a different direction.
"Sapphires, amethysts, amber and emeralds are very deep, rich jewel tones," Little says. "They're very pretty and a very formal way of doing decorating for the holidays."
Peacock feathers, with their royal blues and emerald greens, are a natural way to get glitzy jewels. They pop against gold, and can be nestled in an arrangement of ornaments in a hurricane glass for a centerpiece. Candles in rich colors can enhance the light and add to the jewel-toned allure.
Pamela J. Enz, who owns Tangible Space in Arden Hills, Minn., says a simple tree with purple glass balls, silver tinsel and clear lights becomes a light fixture in the room, and a purple velvet tree skirt with silver cording and trim accentuates it. Wrap gifts in silver foil paper with purple ribbon to complete the look.
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