Deer and reindeer motifs for the holidays

Booths at this year’s gift and decor trade fairs featured lots of deer and reindeer motifs — some specifically for the holidays and others to leave up and enjoy after the festive season is over.

Incorporating the woodland icon into your home decor can be a fun departure from an otherwise luxe and elegant holiday aesthetic.

“We love to offset all the glam by adding a woodsy, rustic feel to make a home feel cozy,” say Shannon Wollack and Brittany Zwickl of Studio Life/Style in West Hollywood, California.

“Running with a classic holiday reindeer motif, we like to hang our stockings by the fireplace with a real or faux antler prop, and add a wreath intertwined with antlers to our front door.”

Set the scene outdoors with one of Lowe’s majestic white vine deer sculptures, festooned with white lights and a multihued set of antlers.

Or go for Frontgate’s 4-foottall resin stag, with realistic textured detail and a gleaming golden finish. There is a pair of regal reindeer here as well — one standing, the other feeding, crafted from an origi-

nal sculpture and suitable for indoors or out.

Indoors, a stag-horn-framed mirror by Carolyn Kinder for Uttermost would add drama to the entryway. It’s available at Lamps Plus .

At CB2 , the Donner wreath, available in white or silver polyresin, is a minimalist, modern way to include the antler theme.

Chic and useful, a lacquered tray from Mark & Graham can be customized with a monogram framed by an antler motif. Also from the retailer, a super-soft throw similarly personalized makes a cozy holiday gift.

Martha Stewart’s holiday collection at Macy’s includes a deer’s head table decoration made of vines and berries, decked out with fairy lights and faux snow. Create a snuggly nook with a Sherpa fleece throw pillow appliqued with a plaid stag’s

head, also part of the collection.

For the sofa, Target’s got throw pillows with illustrated woodland or reindeer prints from Threshold, as well as a whimsical Wes Anderson-esque deer bundled up in scarf and sweater.

There are lots of animal prints in home decor these days, but not too many deer prints. Lamps Plus has one from Nourison that would accent Scandi or rustic modern decor, with a butter-scotch-and-white, faux-deer-hide pattern on a supple leather pillow.

For the holiday table, consider Lowe’s rustic, burlap table runner with a stitched reindeer, holly berry and branch embellishment. Napkin rings are an easy, inexpensive way to bring in a theme like this — check out Pottery Barn’s resin antler ones in natural or gold.

You could set up a small herd of Pier 1’s charming reindeer down the center of the table; made of Styrofoam and faux fur, each walking or resting deer sports a little wreath necklace.

For the tree, there are sweet little plaid-fabric deer ornaments and snazzy, pastel, glitter-encrusted ones at Target. Waterford’ s beribboned, silver-plated stag ornament comes with a diamond-shaped glass bead and silver dated hanging tag, ready for gifting. And Zazzle has an array of Christmas stags on porcelain tree ornaments, in both red and white contemporary designs and vintage designs. Some can be monogrammed.

Finally, if you really want to commit to the theme, go full-on winter wonderland with Frontgate’s 59-inch-tall mechanical deer. He’s got plush, snowy white faux fur and a head that nods back and forth. Santa would no doubt approve.

FRONTGATE VIA AP Life-sized mechanical reindeer from Frontgate which might just be the topper on your holiday décor. Clad in snowy-white faux fur, the Hansa reindeer is meant for indoor use only.

MACY’S VIA AP Fairy lights and snow-encrusted seasonal elements dressing up a deer’s head vine and berry table decoration from the Martha Stewart Collection at Macy’s.

MACY’S VIA AP A holiday pillow from the Martha Stewart Collection at Macy’s. The cozy sherpa fleece throw pillow is appliquéd with a plaid stag’s head.

FRONTGATE VIA AP Regal standing and feeding reindeer that are crafted based on an original sculpture, and are finished in a warm gold gilding. They are suitable for indoor or outdoor use.

MARK & GRAHAM/WILLIAMSSONOMA VIA AP A selection of throws. A super soft throw can be had with an antler-embraced monogram at Mark & Graham, making a cozy holiday gift.

LAMPS PLUS/UTTERMOST VIA AP A leather pillow from Nourison, available at Lamps Plus. The pillow sports a butterscotch and white faux deer print that would work with many décor styles. We see lots of animal prints in home décor, but not too many deer prints.

LAMPS PLUS/UTTERMOST VIA AP A mirror designed by Carolyn Kinder for Uttermost, and available at Lamps Plus. The mirror is framed with acrylic stag horns. Elements like these add drama and interest to any room style, and don’t overtly reference the holidays.