“I am basically obsessed with blue and white!

Any time I tried to use other colors, I just kept coming back to my favorites.”

Molly’s approach to transitioning from everyday to holiday style is particularly easy if your home already has coastal or blue elements. “To start, I chose a Christmas color scheme that went with my everyday décor,” Molly says. “My Christmas colors are lots of white and gold, and each tree has a different accent color that goes with the room it’s in. I don’t like having to take all of my everyday décor down, so I add to it with my Christmas decorations and used complementary colors. I’m not a big fan of red and green, so this palette worked better for me.”

YEAR ROUND CHIC

Each room in the house is the perfect balance of mood and texture. “My top priority in my bedroom was a calm and serene feeling. I wanted a clean but elegant look. I opted for picture-frame wall molding painted in white-on-white, as well as a white tufted headboard and bench to give the room an airy feel. I love to add Christmas décor to bedrooms, so here I did a white tree with white ornaments to keep the room light. I also added an ornament wreath above the bed.”

Molly made the most of her large kitchen space by adding an island that doubles as a statement piece and a conversation piece. “The kitchen is the main focus and key element of the whole main floor of our home,” Molly explains. “I have always dreamed of having a large island, so I designed this kitchen to have a 10-foot island with seating for our whole family. I like a clean and open feeling, so I added just a few Christmas touches to the kitchen on the range hood and island.”

USE WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY

Molly makes a point of advising homeowners to decorate according to their evolving style preferences and sentimental pieces. “When my husband and I got married, we started from scratch buying Christmas decorations,” she says. “After 22 years, my tastes have changed, and décor has come and gone, but we still use the angel tree-topper we bought for our first Christmas. It's on our family room tree.”

Molly has achieved her goal of creating Christmas décor that surrounds herself and her guests with a warm holiday feeling. “Family and friends are always saying my Christmas décor looks like it's from a magazine, but they have also said how cozy and homey it is. That is the ultimate goal for my Christmas décor, so I take that as the highest compliment.”

|TOP LEFT| WINTER WHITE. Molly’s white kitchen is anything but predictable. A beautiful marble chevron pattern tile adds opulent and memorable texture and color, while a trio of oversized pendant lights crowns the space with wow-worthy style. |TOP RIGHT| TWIST TO TRADITION. A mix of coastal and modern style abound in Molly’s dining room where contemporary and traditional chairs create a unique, fresh look. “My dining room, while being a separate space, is open to the rest of the first floor, so the décor needed to be cohesive—even with Christmas décor. I decided to do something a little different and line the table with lanterns filled with ornaments.”

|TOP RIGHT| SWEET DREAMS. Molly’s bedroom is full of more luxe wintery white and touches of blue. A tufted headboard and foot bench adds coziness, while brass accents modernize and mix things up. |TOP LEFT| CHIC ANTIQUES. “When designing my daughter Brighton’s room, I knew I wanted to do a bold wallpaper and paint her ceiling, so I kept the other three walls white,” Molly says. “I wanted a current look, but also a design that I didn’t have to redo as she grew. Her little flocked tree decorated in pink almost blends into her wallpaper. She loves having her own little trees. Her furniture pieces are all French antiques.”