Holiday Entertaining Ideas(30)

Holiday Entertaining Ideas

Formal Yet Fresh Dining Room

Designer Barry Dixon accepted the challenge to decorate the dining room at Blair House—the President’s official guesthouse for foreign heads of state visiting Washington, D.C. What he created is a refreshing approach to the traditional formal dining room. The table settings were inspired by the Blair House Chinese export porcelain and blue-and-white needlepoint chair seats. Instead of a floral centerpiece, Dixon filled a large bowl with art glass ornaments nestled in magnolia leaves. Tiny wrapped gifts glitter at each place setting for a personal touch.

See more of this exquisite dining room on the following slide.

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