Christmas At Designers' Homes Across America

Have you ever celebrated a Christmas that is so memorable you look back on it fondly and wish that every Christmas could have and will be as good?

I recall when I was a young lad of 10 years old in 1963 I enjoyed just such a stellar Christmas.

It was at my middle brother’s in-laws: the Pearson’s house overlooking Moore’s Lake in Milford, Michigan.

The Pearsons lived in a huge lake house that had a humongous living room looking over the lake. All sides of the room had windows and at night you cold see the lake and the stars from almost every angle.

Each Christmas the Pearsons would decorate a huge, blue spruce tree with hundreds of lights, decorations, silver icicles and angel hair,

The lights flickered and shown through the angel hair and the liquid filled lights bubbled and filled the room with their rainbow colors.

Next to the tree was a huge fireplace with an equally huge mantle with large Christmas stockings hanging from it.

The tree was surrounded by presents of all shapes and sizes. In the adjoining hallway a long dining table was set up with candles and table decorations.

The Christmas meal had so much food even my 10 year old tummy would get filled. All of it was beautiful.

After looking at Schiffer Books’ deluxe, hardbound book with its beautiful dust cover: Christmas At Designers' Homes Across America 2^nd Edition, by Patricia Hart McMillan and edited and foreword by Rose Bennett Gilbert, I immediately thought about the Pearson’s memorable Christmas.

Dozens of color photos of Christmas décor, furnishings and accents are provided taken from homes all across America.

Inside the gorgeous book sections are broken down by designers. Contemporary to classical Christmas decorations, furnishings, trees, dining areas, whole house interior and exterior décor photos fill the pages along with text pieces about each designer, their Christmas décor and history.

What a delight to look through. The photos bring back so many good memories of friends and family gathered around the Christmas tree soaking in the feel of the season accented by the holiday décor and ambiance.

Merry Christmas! It’s a wonderful time of the year as the book so eloquently demonstrates. Even more special the book is dedicated to Jesus Christ-the reason for the season.

Ephesians 2:8 - For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: