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XMAS DESIGN CHALLENGE Interior Designer James Treble and Super Stylist Shannon Fricke go head to head in a Christmas themed design challenge. Given the themes of 'Contemporary Colourful Christmas' and 'Classic Christmas', they each design the ultimate themed Christmas table, tree, gift wrapping idea and a craft concept for their table top. Combining their DIY skills with amazing pieces from templeandwebster.com.au, Shannon and James pull their looks together and the winner is then decided on with a Christmas Gift Wrap Off in the studio.

GUEST PRESENTER BIO – JAMES TREBLE

James Treble owns and operates ‘Treble Studios’ which provides interior and exterior design services to the residential building and renovating market. With over twenty years experience in varying roles within the building industry, James combines his years of experience, as well as his design and colour knowledge, to assist and guide his clients during the finishes selection and home design process. James joined ‘The Living Room’ in 2012 allowing him to explore further his field of interior design through the design challenges which our very own Barry Du Bois threw at him. This has provided James with a platform to design under tighter budgets and time frames than he is used to, as well as allowing him to follow his personal passion of reusing and redesigning old and existing pieces of furniture and art pieces to create new, beautiful yet functional living spaces. www.treblestudios.com.au

GUEST PRESENTER BIO – SHANNON FRICKE

Shannon Fricke is a well-known interior designer, stylist, homewares designer, blogger, author and TV presenter. Shannon has authored three books: Sense of Style: Colour, Sense of Style: Space and How To Decorate – An Inspiring And Practical Handbook. Shannon passes on her decorating advice, tips and tools in the down-to-earth, encouraging and motivating way for which she is renowned. The How To Decorate book is based on her well-attended How To Decorate Workshops in her personal studio in Bangalow – country NSW. Shannon’s effortless approach to decorating and her unique aesthetic (which combines colour, texture and a healthy dose of decorating humour) – is evident in her design work for both private and commercial clients.

  www.shannonfricke.com.au

   

   

 

FURNITURE COURTESY OF TEMPLE & WEBSTER Temple & Webster is Australia's first members-only online shopping club dedicated to beautiful items for the home, beautifully priced. Temple & Webster present members with elegant, curated collections of premium and designer brands for the home at member-only prices. Become a member today - it’s free to join. For more information visit www.templeandwebster.com.au

HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN:

Designer Christmas Balls:

You will need:

- foam balls - blade knife - PVA glue - fabric pieces - tassle and ribbon

1. take a foam ball and place 2 elastic bands around it 2. using a blade knife cut along the line about half a centimetre deep; the ball will be divided

into four quarter segments 3. select fabric and cut into leaf shapes so they cover the segment and overlap 4. place the fabric piece over a segment and gently wedge into the grooves 5. puncture a hole in both ends of the ball with a pen 6. grab a tassle and poke it in one hole with some PVA glue and the other end poke some

looped ribbon inside the hole with glue also

Christmas Tree

   

   

 

You will need:

- old Christmas gift cards - a roll of large size paper - scissors and blu tac

1. cut out shapes from old Christmas cards 2. lay out a large sheet of paper and outline a Christmas tree shape

(simple triangle and rectangle for its base) 3. lay out the card shapes on the triangle and photograph it to avoid

forgetting the design 4. cut out the Christmas tree, and stick it up on the wall using blu tac 5. using blu tac again, stick the cards up on the Christmas tree

Christmas Napkin Rings

You will need:

- beading wire (can be bought from any hardware store) - beads - wire cutters

1. thread some red coloured and glass beads through some beading wire 2. twist and weave the wire around using wire cutters to create a circle shape, big enough to

slide a napkin through

Christmas Bon Bon

You will need:

- cracker snaps (can be bought from most Two Dollar shops) - paper towel rolls - colourful wrapping paper - decorative ribbon

1. take a cracker snap (bought cheaply at Two Dollar shops) and place it inside a paper towel roll

   

   

 

2. find some decorative colourful paper and wrap it around the roll and affix with sticky tape 3. pull the ends in, very lightly scrunching them 4. tie some colourful ribbon around these ends 5. cut out a strip of decorative paper (different to the one used already) and wrap it around the

centre of the bon bon

Christmas Gift Wrapping – Vintage Style

You will need:

- embossed wall paper and ribbon - synthetic flowers - gift tag and fabric - hole puncture machine

1. Instead of typical Christmas gift paper, take some embossed wall paper and wrap the gift

2. Use some deep coloured burgundy ribbon to wrap around it 3. Take a synthetic flower and slide under the ribbon 4. Find a plain coloured gift tag and place some fabric behind it 5. Puncture a hole in the tag and fabric and tie some string through ready to attach to gift

Christmas Gift Wrapping – Extra Coloured Style

You will need:

- colourful wrapping paper - a range of colourful ribbons - tie on bling such as shiny Christmas balls

1. Wrap the gift in any coloured designed wrapping paper 2. Find ribbon, any lengths, colours, designs and wrap more than one around the gift 3. To add some bling, tie a shiny Christmas ball through the string along with the gift tag

   

   

 

DECORATIONS COURTESY OF CHAS CLARKSON

Chas Clarkson has been servicing the retail industry for over 100 years and is Australian-owned and operated. Australia’s leading Christmas decorator, they specialise in supplying a premium range of Christmas decorative solutions. They are also a renowned supplier of innovative and effective retail display concepts and visual merchandising needs, gift packaging and point of sale solutions.

1028 Botany Rd, Mascot NSW 2020 Tel: 1300 300 195

JAMES’ ADDITIONAL STYLING PRODUCT: European Chandelier For more information contact: Le Forge 59 Denison St, Camperdown NSW 2050 Tel: 02 9516 3888

James’ Additional Styling

ITEM SUPPLIER Chandelier Le Forge Decorative Vase Le Forge Gilded Mirror Deco Mirrors Cadiz Rinner, Mushroom Spotlight Beads for Christmas Ball I Love You Beads Shop Jewel Key Tassel, Claret for Christmas Ball Spotlight Decofoam Balls, for Christmas Ball Spotlight

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SHANNON’S ADDITIONAL STYLING PRODUCT: Dorchester Velvet Armchair, Yellow For more information contact: Ruby Star Traders 10 Bridge Road, Glebe NSW 2037 Tel: 02 9518 7899

PRODUCT: Hessian Sacks and Baskets For more information contact: Dharma Door AND The Gallery Shop 254 Bronte Rd, Waverley NSW 2024 Tel: 02 9369 3555

Shannon Additional Styling

ITEM SUPPLIER Yellow Armchair Ruby Star Traders Baskets The Gallery Shop Baskets Dharma Door Craft paper and ribbons Art & Craft Riot Craft paper and ribbons Lincraft Decorations Ruby Star Traders Napery Ruby Star Traders    SHANNON’S WORKSHOP ELLA AND SOFIA Ella & Sofia is a designer textile and wallpaper company with a difference. Ella and Sofia is made up of several people with different strengths but one vision - to provide the interiors industry with well crafted, beautiful and intelligent products. Ella and Sofia offers a wide range of designer curtains and blinds that are made to measure for your home. With a stunning array of sheers, patterned, plain fabrics, blockout, decorative tracks and finials. To compliment their curtain selection they house a great selection of hard blinds such as rollers, timber venetians and plantation shutters. To book a free measure and quote visit http://www.ellaandsofia.com/custom-curtains-and-blinds/

   

   

 

Ella & Sofia Suite 3, 112 McEvoy St Alexandria NSW 2015

Tel: 02 9699 2666  

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