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A Fairy-Tale Christmas: Creating Magical Celebrations Inspired by an Enchanted Castle
In the picturesque Hudson Valley village of Tarrytown, New York, there is a small castle called Lyndhurst that attracts over 75,000 visitors each year. It is one of Americas finest Gothic Revival mansions, but at Christmastime it becomes something more, something magical; thats when designer Bob Pesce decorates each of the castles 15 main rooms in the style of a different childrens story. In "A Fairy-Tale Christmas," readers all across America can experience that enchanting transformation and learn how to make it happen in their own homes.
See what Cinderellas sitting room looks like fully decked out for the holidays, or what Little Red Riding Hood hangs on her tree. Take a look at Snow Whites bedroom, with seven pairs of stockings over the mantle, or Alice in Wonderlands game room, with its playing cardbedecked tree. Featuring 150 glittering photographs, this book offers detailed decorating instructions that allow readers to re-create many of the same effects. Recipes inspired by the stars of each storyfrom The Nutcrackers Sugarplums to Peter Pans Crocodile Tears Punchare included as well, along with fascinating facts about these beloved tales. This charming book is a beautiful keepsake that captures Lyndhurst in all its holiday glory as it guides readers into giving their own yuletide homes a special, fairy-tale feel.
See what Cinderellas sitting room looks like fully decked out for the holidays, or what Little Red Riding Hood hangs on her tree. Take a look at Snow Whites bedroom, with seven pairs of stockings over the mantle, or Alice in Wonderlands game room, with its playing cardbedecked tree. Featuring 150 glittering photographs, this book offers detailed decorating instructions that allow readers to re-create many of the same effects. Recipes inspired by the stars of each storyfrom The Nutcrackers Sugarplums to Peter Pans Crocodile Tears Punchare included as well, along with fascinating facts about these beloved tales. This charming book is a beautiful keepsake that captures Lyndhurst in all its holiday glory as it guides readers into giving their own yuletide homes a special, fairy-tale feel.
- GenresChristmasNonfiction
160 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 2006
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February 18, 2021
What do you get when you combine:
15 rooms in a Gothic Revitalized Castle-like Mansion?
a Love of Fairy Tales and Christmas?
Lyndhurst Fairytale Christmas!
Each room is designed to show off the themes of stories like Little Mermaid, Snow White and others.
The beautiful photographs show off the big pictures and small details.
Anderson does a great job of showcasing Designer Robert A. Pesce's work. Pesce offers fantastic tips, tricks and more to make your own home, store or castle magical for the holidays!
The book includes some storybook trivia and fun at the end as well.
15 rooms in a Gothic Revitalized Castle-like Mansion?
a Love of Fairy Tales and Christmas?
Lyndhurst Fairytale Christmas!
Each room is designed to show off the themes of stories like Little Mermaid, Snow White and others.
The beautiful photographs show off the big pictures and small details.
Anderson does a great job of showcasing Designer Robert A. Pesce's work. Pesce offers fantastic tips, tricks and more to make your own home, store or castle magical for the holidays!
The book includes some storybook trivia and fun at the end as well.
January 19, 2020
I read this book when I was a little girl. Reading it for the first time it was magical. But reading it almost 12 years later shows me the magic never died.
November 27, 2008
I give the actual idea of the castle, the castle itself, and the majority of the room five stars. But I give the book's pictures, some of the less creative room-themes, and its rather laden message of Christianity (seriously...not everyone wants to know the Christian message behind every fairy tale..) four stars.
This book shows the interiors of Lyndhurst Mansion, a Gothic Revivial style mansion in New York. Each year, they do every room in a different fairy tale theme for Christmas. I admired some rooms more than others (Sleeping Beauty was a bit of a let down, but the Little Mermaid was wonderful), and I was frustrated that some rooms featured absolutely no overall shots of the rooms, just detail shots! (Sleeping Beauty, Hansel and Gretel) The book could have benefited from a more consistent format...say each chapter starting with an overall view of each room, and only THEN showing some of the details. The given format was a bit frustrating.
I also would have loved a bit about the visitor reaction to the mansion, perhaps with some pictures of families wandering about the beautiful rooms.
The book was wonderful, and awe-inspiring, but it felt lacking in some ways.
This book shows the interiors of Lyndhurst Mansion, a Gothic Revivial style mansion in New York. Each year, they do every room in a different fairy tale theme for Christmas. I admired some rooms more than others (Sleeping Beauty was a bit of a let down, but the Little Mermaid was wonderful), and I was frustrated that some rooms featured absolutely no overall shots of the rooms, just detail shots! (Sleeping Beauty, Hansel and Gretel) The book could have benefited from a more consistent format...say each chapter starting with an overall view of each room, and only THEN showing some of the details. The given format was a bit frustrating.
I also would have loved a bit about the visitor reaction to the mansion, perhaps with some pictures of families wandering about the beautiful rooms.
The book was wonderful, and awe-inspiring, but it felt lacking in some ways.
September 11, 2013
This is a funny and enjoying story Taylor and jake were brother and sister they were both in baseball they both one they were so happy and their parents were happy to they both liked going to the New York castle they also would both eat in the New York castle to they both had school the next day so they had to go home from their game and eat dinner, take a shower, and go to bed they really didn't wanna go to bed for school so their mom had to go make them go to bed they both got up the next day and ate breakfast and their mom took them to school. My opinion on this book is because I love it. I love playing baseball!!
July 5, 2008
This book is amazing! If you like to come up with new ideas for Christmas trees, this is a must-see! It has been my inspiration for trees to do for the Festival of Trees held in Salt Lake City every year to benefit Primary Children's Medical Center. I love it!
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