Christmas at this stylish family home is about a fresh, clean, natural look – and plenty of little traditions to keep Santa happy
Who lives here?
Mel Holt (co-founder and floral stylist at Bloom Social and social media manager for Freedom), Darryl Holt (business sales manager at OI Glass and jack-of-all-trades at Bloom Social) and Sienna.
What were your Christmas traditions growing up?
Darryl: Bacon and sweetcorn fitters for breakfast and a stocking at the end of the bed. Mel: A huge pillowcase stocking filled with all sorts of yummy food – all the treats my parents couldn’t normally afford.
Do you have one for Sienna?
On Christmas Eve we give her a new pair of PJs and a new Christmas storybook to read before bed.
Style tips
- Mel suggests making wardrobe doors do double-duty. “I painted the wardrobe wall in chalkboard paint. Wardrobes are perfect for this because they’re a space you don’t normally do anything with and you can’t put furniture in front of them. It has added depth to Sienna’s room, plus it allows me to get a bit more black into the house!”
- The Holts made the pegboard above Sienna’s desk themselves. When they hung it, they fixed a nut between the wall and the pegboard to give the pegs enough room to be pushed through. It’s the perfect display area for all Sienna’s crafty creations.
Words by: Debbie Harrison
Photography by: Helen Bankers
Sienna and her little cousins each get a bunch at their own table on Christmas Day along with white sisal trees from Dots n Spots.
Presents are placed under the outdoor Christmas tree, lunch is al fresco.
The gorgeous playhouse complete with a window for Sienna to take orders from when she’s playing shop. Lucky girl!
Christmas at Mel and Darryl’s makes the most of their awesome outdoor space.
The surfing images came from Freedom and evoke the family’s annual holiday in Hawaii.
Mel loves the look and smell of her pine-needle garland.
Christmas decorations fit seamlessly with the home’s minimalist and contemporary scheme.
Sienna’s room is pastel perfection.
Mel loves Karen Walker’s paint shades for Resene, so she made a beeline for her range for this room, choosing ‘Blanched Pink’ and ‘Half Beryl Green’.
Images on the metal grid get changed around regularly.
Mel and Darryl run Bloom Social from their home office.
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