CELEBRATE IN COLOUR

Designer Michelle Hurley’s relaxed take on Thanksgiving decor uses a lively mix of old and new, high and low, and playful colour for a holiday scene overflowing with warmth and welcome.

Designer Michelle Hurley’s relaxed take on Thanksgiving decor uses a mix of old and new, high and low, and playful colour.

Entrez Hues!

Creating an eye-catching and inviting scene starts at the front door, where touches of purple, brown and lavender in the eucalyptus-and-wheat wreath strike a contemporary note among bright chrysanthemums, ornamental cabbage and oldfashioned heirloom pumpkins with their unusual shades and nubby shapes.

Michelle has been collecting many of the pieces for her holiday table for years, and loves the idea of combining fancy Waterford cranberry goblets with humbler (but lovely) turquoise glasses from Urban Barn. Some items, like Blue Willow transferware, gleefully mismatched champagne flutes, and the table runner (given to her by family who travelled to Guatemala) are true treasures.

DESIGN, Michelle Hurley, Michelle Hurley Design. LANDSCAPE DESIGN, Lindsay McFadden, Heart’s Content Gardens. WREATH, Oleander Floral Design. CHRYSANTHEMUMS, PUMPKINS, CABBAGES, Sobeys. WELCOME MAT, Elte Mkt. DOOR PAINT, Onyx 2133-10, Benjamin Moore.

GOBLETS (cranberry), Waterford; (turquoise), Urban Barn. Vintage Blue Willow TRANSFERWARE, Johnson Bros. Vera Wang gold-rimmed PLATES, Wedgwood. Magenta and white striped NAPKINS, turquoise NAPKINS, brass-footed CENTREPIECE BOWL, Target. PLACEMATS, Bowring. CANDLES, Yummi Candles. CANDLESTICKS, Green Gables. CHAIRS, MARBLE BOWL (with pomegranate seeds), CB2. TABLE, Artemano. CHINA CABINET, Cornerstone. CHANDELIER, Jonathan Adler. ARTWORK (to right of china cabinet), Bouclair. SOFA, Article. TRAY, At Home.