In the winter months, it’s even more important to create a homey, warm space for family and guests. What is your top advice for designing a cozy, inviting living space?

To warm up your home for this beautiful season filled with holiday parties, family and friends gatherings we advise adding seasonal décor as well as accessories such as  candles, pillows and throws. Another great way to create an inviting, cozy atmosphere is a throw rug . And it does warm up the cold floors….

Also Whether they fill empty space on a bookshelf or are placed on a coffee table, books and photo albums create a ‘lived in’ look and feel. It makes people want to wrap up in a blanket and snuggle on the couch while reminiscing through old albums. Important  tip – do not overdo it or it will look cluttered.

Holiday décor can easily enter the realm of ‘hokey’ or contrived. What are some important tips to keep in mind when decorating a sophisticated interior for the holidays?

It is very important to not over decorate but create a cohesive and sophisticated holiday décor . Try to keep the colors and themes limited to a couple . Don’t use too many  Christmas lights around or the end result might look like a gas station from the 1950s.

And think about the environment –use LED lights or eco friendly faux tree.

If you could change one element of a room to improve people’s first impression of the space, what would it be? Why?

Windows! Adding or changing window treatments could completely transform a room.

Are there any design trends you’d like to see disappear as quickly as they came?

Yes: Neon Walls and Furniture. Don't start the neon trend. We should leave the colors in the '80s where they belong.

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While Bentley is clearly renowned as a luxury automobile maker, the company’s new addition is quite reminiscent of the cars that made them famous: furniture and design pieces feature lux leather, glass, and fine wood.

Director of Product and Marketing at Bentley tells Super Yachts: “For more than 90 years, Bentley has produced the world’s finest hand-crafted car interiors – now we are making our approach to luxury available to people’s homes and offices.”

Photo courtesy of Super Yachts

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Over 22,000 Swarovski crystals cover the surface of this incredible Saracen bath by Catchpole & Rye. What glamorous gal wouldn’t want to glitter, even in her bathtub? Socialite Tamara Ecclestone revealed she spent £1m on a blinged-out crystal bathtub in 2012, so, continuing on this trend (on perhaps a more realistic design budget), Harrods will sell Catchpole & Rye’s equally glamorous tub for £150,000 (over $195,000 US).

The Swarovski crystals on the claw-footed bath can be customized in gold, blue, or green, and the tub is created from cast metal featuring an enamel interior. Crafted by hand, it took over 200 hours of manpower to create this dazzling statement piece.

Managing Director Tony O’Donnell speaks of the idea to Daily Mail: “It was to do something exotic. We did a job for a princess in the middle east and she was very much into her bling, and that's where the idea stems from. There is a huge amount of work that goes into it, hundreds of hours, it's all English craftsmanship.”

Photos courtesy of Daily Mail

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