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Dark Colours for a Festive Christmas

For some, black evokes positive associations with this color, including attractiveness and elegance. The color oozes sophistication. That’s why so many people choose to don black clothing when attending a fancy event.

I love dark colours for Christmas. It makes everything a bit more moody. And it can add some drama as well.


Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody reinterpreted

felt pyramids Advent calendar

Felt pyramids Advent calendar

upcycled glass jars, Christmas decorations

Upcycled glass jar votives

present wrapped in black, ribbon, glitter snowflake

Presents wrapped in black with a little colour as accents

bottle gift wrap tissue paper skirt

Wrapping a bottle in a tissue paper skirt

Miniature Monterey Cyprus Christmas trees for the table

Christmas table, black napkins, grey table cloth

Christmas dinner table set with grey and black

Flatiron in Gastown, VancouverFlatiron in Gastown

Early morning walk in Vancouver

Deep in the grip of the midwinter cold, 
The stars glitter and sparkle.  
All are asleep on this lonely farm, 
Late in this winter night. 
The pale white moon is a wanderer, 
snow gleams white on pine and fir, 
snow gleams white on the roofs. 

From Tomten by Viktor Rydberg