Decorating for Christmas at Historic Houses

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, editor and author/co-author of fifteen design and architecture books. Six were completed following the 2002 presentation of a Lifetime Achievement Award by WithIt, an organization of home furnishings industry executives. Her interior designs appeared in the New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Parade, House Beautiful Home Decorating Guide, The Designer, and many newspapers. She has been a guest expert on TV shows and is quoted on the HGTV web site. Three signature furniture and accessory collections were based on her two Sun Country Style books. Email Patricia at pathartmcm@yahoo.com. See her Amazon.com Authors Page.

Katharine Kaye McMillan has written for Florida Design Magazine and The Palm Beach Post, where she was the design columnist. She has served as a national media spokesperson and appeared as a celebrity speaker at home shows. With mother and mentor, Patricia, and husband David Strahan, A.I.A., M.S., she consults on environmental design of interiors. Email her at Dr.Kat.McMillan@gmail.com.