Create a cozy area in a living room that can be set for a quiet meal or a rousing board game. Define the space with a painted floorcloth beneath a window. Place an accent table against the sill, and flank the table with a pair of comb-back Windsor chairs. During the holidays, Daniel forges instant ambience by enhancing this nook with Christmas trees bookending the chairs, greenery in the window, and candles on the table.
Collecting and showcasing colorful country quilts is one of Daniel’s many hobbies.
He owns nearly 90! In the living room, he neatly folds quilts to fit into a whitewashed cupboard, sorting his array by thickness. At Christmastime, Daniel drapes greenery swags adorned with ribbons and flameless candles on the open doors and includes a quilt remnant stocking and whimsical miniature Santa suit in the montage. “I try to avoid boring,” he muses.