MAKING AN ENTRANCE

Design and decor

When The Forum editors caught a glimpse of Monroe designer Clinton Downing’s holiday designs, we just had to share with our readers. Downing has been featured on our pages before for his outstanding design work, and his repertoire includes much more than just holiday decor. He also works in interior design, store display and fashion design. His talent speaks for itself, and you are sure to find inspiration.

Whether going for the traditional or grand, here are seven designs that will impress even Santa himself. The top image (see page 33) features a classic display with boughs of cedar and magnolia with lush red ribbons. At lower left, an arched doorway is framed in a shimmering display of branches, snow-covered mistletoe orbs and prancing reindeer. The center image has a natural look with glitz, trumpets and branches for dramatic effect. In the third image, Downing keeps it simple but fun.

At left: You can’t get more classic than this simple display featuring old world charm with greenery, berry stays, and mossand bark-covered orbs. The Nutcracker display (at left) brings vibrant color to this fabulous entrance that all passersby will surely notice.

And on this page, flocked branches sparkling with twinkle lights frame the doorway, and lights shine from the planters and evergreens, making the natural, deerhead door wreath an elegant focal point.