For Natasha Lawler, her love for hosting dictates her interior decor.
“I really like entertaining,” says the woman who cites a crown roast as her go-to crowd-pleaser.
“It’s easy.
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Ask the butcher to tie up a rack of pork like a crown.
Then justbake it like a roast.”
Not surprisingly, Lawler works in event planning and public relations.
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“Except for a bad 1970s paint job, it hadn’t ever been updated.
There was no air-conditioning.
The grass outside was six feet tall.
I wanted to keep it traditional but still relevant for today,” says Lawler.
They renovated the kitchen, where the family spends the most time together, and added air-conditioning.
“My mom wasn’t coming until that was done,” she admits.
Read on for her fabulously festive ideas.
She played off the bold color choice with Schumacher’s Citrus Garden fabric on the sectional.
Lawler ordered decorative ones for under one dollar each and tied everything together with the tree’s giant bow.
Lawler wrapped a plastic foam ball with fabric and a little blue ribbon.
“I didn’t even sew the edges,” she says.
Set Up a Welcoming Bar
She added the bar in the sunroom.
Inspired by old New York City pubs, she wanted a brass countertop.
“If you leave a glass, it creates a permanent ring,” she explains.
“When you look at it, you’re able to see all the parties past.
My grandmother tells me to clean it, but I say, “The marks are the point!”
“I like subtle decorations in formal rooms,” Lawler says.
“The stockings are neutral.
It just takes a few pops of red to feel spirited.”
“I can go with a red-themed table for Christmas or pink for Easter.”
She painted the cabinetsChelsea Gray (HC-168)by Benjamin Moore.
The glass-front ones at the top match the transoms over the doors and hold her rarely used vases.
“I wanted a color other than black and gray in here.
These are really flexible accessories.
If I decide to change out the orange, I can do it easily,” she says.
“I loved it so much that I just brought the look here,” Lawler says.
Her son’s quilt was red and white, which inspired the high-gloss cabinets.
She covered one wall in a bold print (Battle of Valmy 1792by Brunschwig & Fils).
“I love pattern in general, but wallpaper is such an investment,” she says.
Credit: Hector Manuel Sanchez
Credit: Hector Manuel Sanchez
Credit: Hector Manuel Sanchez
Credit: Hector Manuel Sanchez
Credit: Hector Manuel Sanchez
Credit: Hector Manuel Sanchez
Credit: Hector Manuel Sanchez
Credit: Hector Manuel Sanchez
Credit: Hector Manuel Sanchez
