Nell Hill's Christmas At Home [Hardcover]

Mary Carol Garrity (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2, 2002

The town of Atchison, Kansas, is never busier than at Christmastime. It is during this season that the acclaimed Nell Hill's home decorating emporium is transformed into a magical space where old meets new, formal meets frivolous, and imagination is key. Now you can bring that spirit into your home for the holidays. In Nell Hill's Christmas At Home, shop owner Mary Carol Garrity, the endlessly inventive home decorating marvel, turns her attention to the specifics of holiday decorating. With the inimitable style and warmth that has made converts of so many, she offers unconventional wisdom for beautifying your home throughout the season. Whether it's a new and exciting spot for a Christmas tree or a wonderful way to wrap and present gifts, Mary Carol's ideas are never stuffy and always inspirational. Full of lavish photographs, Nell Hill's Christmas at Home distills the decorating wisdom gleaned by Mary Carol from countless conversations with her devoted customers. With this book, she offers readers the most imaginative and entertaining ideas to come along in years.

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About the Author

Mary Carol Garrity, heralded by Forbes magazine as "one of the hottest little retailers," is the dynamic proprietor of Nell Hill's, with locations in Atchison, Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri. As one of today's top lifestyle resources-with her own paint and home accessory lines-Mary Carol is always on hand to personally answer customers' questions and offer real-life decorating solutions. She lives in Atchison, Kansas, with her husband, Dan.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing (August 2, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0740725394
• ISBN-13: 978-0740725395
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 9.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #129,688 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mary Carol Garrity is the dynamic proprietor of Nell Hill's in Atchison, Kansas, a landmark retail store that has become legendary in the decorating world--more than 95 percent of Nell Hill's patrons travel more than 100 miles to visit Mary Carol at her flagship store. She has garnered national media attention, with Forbes magazine dubbing her "one of the hottest little retailers" in America. Her designscapes have been featured on the Today show, The Early Show, and in the Wall Street Journal, and more. Nell Hill's O Christmas Tree is her latest book, and joins Nell Hill's Feather Your Nest, Nell Hill's Stylish Weddings, Nell Hill's Entertaining in Style, Nell Hill's Christmas at Home, and Nell Hill's Style at Home, all from Andrews McMeel Publishing.

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful....................., September 17, 2003

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This review is from: Nell Hill's Christmas At Home (Hardcover)

I love this book. It gives so many ideas on how to decorate for the christmas season. It's elegant, but not too over-the-top. I absolute love it and recomend her other book also!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too simple for the serious decorator, February 24, 2009

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T. Gillett "tg94901" (San Rafael, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nell Hill's Christmas At Home (Hardcover)

I was looking forward to rec'ving this book based on the other reviews but ended up returning it. If you're a serious Holiday decorator, there aren't that many ideas (not worth the price of the book anyway). You can get more ideas out of a good Holiday magazine. Not a Santa, a snowman or vintage decoration to be had; this book is filled with natural flora and fauna for the most part.

What really bugged me was the publisher kept recycling the same photographs - - the wall sconce filled with red stuff was in there on 3 or 4 different pages. That seemed cheap, like why not show different closeups?

The decorating was pretty but generic. And not enough of it. I was dissappointed.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars SPARKLY, November 11, 2006

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Rennie (Greece) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Nell Hill's Christmas At Home (Hardcover)

This is frothy, glitzy decorating, classic with a modern twist.
I can't say you are going to get plenty of ideas to decorate, especially if you are the crafty, shabby-chic kind of person. But even if you are, and are in the mood for something more "comme-il-faut" this year, then this is a good book to start. I spent a very pleasant afternoon going through its pages. Ms. Garrity has a very comfortable house and the photos do everything they can to showcase it. So gold and red and homey, you will smell the orange-cinnamon upscale perfume oils. And I'll sure return to it again and again when I need something elegant to put me in the spirit of Christmas.