by Kathryn O'Shea-Evans (Author)
A dazzling deck-the-halls guide to creating your most spectacular holiday ever--complete with recipes, show-stopping Christmas décor and chic DIY ideas for gifts galore.
"In this amusing and useful guide, journalist O'Shea-Evans (Alpine Style) shows how to amp up the holiday spirit in one's home....This brings the cheer."--Publishers Weekly
Welcome to the merriest, most stylish guide to holiday joy ever made. This dazzling book has it all--including recipes (some from iconic people, such as Abraham Lincoln's gingerbread recipe and Jackie Kennedy's Polet a l'Estragon); decor advice (all decadent-looking but easily achievable, thanks to input from designers); monthly to-do list calendars for your sanity; playlists of unexpected holiday jams for different types of events (from cocktail parties to lingering candlelight suppers); and DIY gift ideas that will actually be adored.
Let the festivities begin!
Author Biography
Kathryn O'Shea-Evans writes about design, travel, and food from her home base in Colorado's Front Range. A contributing editor at House Beautiful magazine, her work is frequently published in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and numerous other publications. She is the co-author (with Max Humphrey) of LODGE: An Indoorsy Tour of America's National Parks, and the author of Alpine Style: Bringing Mountain Magic Home.
Number of Pages: 224
Dimensions: 1 x 11.9 x 9.7 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: August 05, 2025