Merry & Chic
A dazzling deck-the-halls guide to creating your most spectacular holiday ever—complete with recipes, show-stopping Christmas décor and chic DIY ideas for gifts galore.
“In this amusing and useful guide, journalist O’Shea-Evans (Alpine Style) shows how to amp up the holiday spirit in one’s home….This brings the cheer.”—Publishers Weekly
Welcome to the merriest, most stylish guide to holiday joy ever made. This dazzling book has it all—including recipes (some from iconic people, such as Abraham Lincoln’s gingerbread recipe and Jackie Kennedy’s Polet a l’Estragon); decor advice (all decadent-looking but easily achievable, thanks to input from designers); monthly to-do list calendars for your sanity; playlists of unexpected holiday jams for different types of events (from cocktail parties to lingering candlelight suppers); and DIY gift ideas that will actually be adored.
Let the festivities begin!
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans writes about design, travel, and food from her home base in Colorado’s Front Range. A contributing editor at House Beautiful magazine, her work is frequently published in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and numerous other publications. She is the co-author (with Max Humphrey) of LODGE: An Indoorsy Tour of America’s National Parks, and the author of Alpine Style: Bringing Mountain Magic Home.
6.9 in H | 6.9 in W | 0.5 lb Wt
ISBN: 9781423668480
On Sale Date: Aug 5, 2025
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