Christmas 2020

March 15, 2021

Let's Deck the Hall!

This year's holiday decorations were already planned to be a little more tame than last year's Superhero bonanza. Thank goodness because I couldn't imagine trying to put together anything like that during a global pandemic.

The theme this year is "A Very Merry Christmas" and the decorations inside the house will include everything that comes to mind when you think 'Christmas'. Elves, Santa, nutcrackers, snowmen, snowballs, toys, hot drinks, sweet treats, Christmas ads, a nativity, and present boxes.

I've been gathering decorating teams and planning décor since March this year and its been smooth sailing! We've gotten some amazing donations from collectors in the area to showcase on the tour route.

Enjoy this gallery of glitter and festivity from Stan Hywet's 2021 Deck the Hall!

      
The Solarium was a perfect spot for a Northern Lights and forest scene
     
The Music Room featured Dept. 56 Dickens Houses among silver decorations
     
These new 9 foot trees were such a treat to work with this year

      
The West Porch featured a lot of peppermint treats and rambunctious elves. Thank you to the 'Tinsel Trio' for making this space look so fun
     
Festive present towers lined the Linenfold Hallway. These were all wrapped in the summertime and stored in the Nursery since Nooks & Crannies tours were cancelled due to COVID.
     
More presents ran through the North Hall on the first floor

      
Visitors got a kick out of seeing the polar bear rug from a new angle. The Stan Hywet Flower Arrangers did a great job in here
     
The Great Hall always reminded me of Hogwarts, so I asked the decorating team to use red and gold (Gryffindor colors) to decorate
     
A floating tree for the Round Room was one of my favorite projects for the year. It was a hit! Thanks to the Akron Makerspace for helping with this one.

      
Donna M. from Kern's Home & Gardens knocked it out of the park in the Dining Room, as always.
     
The snowball theme was carried through the whole room. Even the candles were snowballs!
     
Jill P. took the Breakfast Room and made it a vintage Coca-Cola dream. Santa approves.

      
The Tower had the best color scheme! Putting it together was so much fun
     
I don't think I'm ever going to make a better tree topper. Like ever.
     
A big thanks to Ashley and Bobbie for their help decorating this MASSIVE space!

      
The North Hall on the second floor is a great place to set a scene. Sue F. and Diane B. brought visions of sugar plums to Stan Hywet Hall
     
Irene's Room had a nostalgic doll invasion thanks to Julie M! Barbies, Cabbage Patch, American Girls, and Holly Hobby were all accounted for, as well as another topper I am very proud of)
     
What's Christmas without Starbucks holiday cups? Our local coffee spot donated dozens of cups for us to use as decorations in the Blue Bedroom

      
The family of decorators for the Master Bedroom gave star treatment to these little penguins! They all got little outfits and were staged in a little winter scene
     
Shannon and Vicki did a great job in the Morning Room, with cute and bright holiday fun.
     
The last thing visitors saw during Deck the Hall was some Seiberling Christmas history.