Delicious Christmas Decorations at Historic Houses and Your Home

The beauty of Christmas displayed through decorated historic homes from around the country. From Virginia to Texas, tour 27 houses and see how history comes alive in a festive way during the holiday season. Learn the traditions of President Lyndon Baines Johnson’s family with a trip to “The Texas White House,” revisit colonial America with a trip to Colonial Williamsburg, and get decorating tips from professional designers. With more than 300 color images, historic homes ranging from magnificent estates to simple residences offer a variety of styles, tastes, and ideas to inspire your own celebrations. Homemakers, decorators, historians, or anybody who loves the magic of Christmas will appreciate the engaging text and wonderfully decorated interiors.

Patricia Hart McMillan is an interior designer and author as well as a tabletop expert. In recent years, she has created centerpieces for Christmas tables on TV in Miami and Palm Beach. Patricia has appeared on several national TV shows and has been quoted on HGTV website. Pat’s interior designs have appeared in leading national and regional decorating magazines and in newspapers, including The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and Parade. This is her fourth book with Schiffer Publishing.