Did you know that Christmas decorating can be an art? Steve Harvey proves it with his stunning blue tree designed by floral artist Jeff Leatham
Steve Harvey is dreaming of a blue Christmas. The talk show host debuted his holiday decor on Instagram, and it’s awash in silver and sapphire tones.
Harvey’s Christmas tree inspires an entire design landscape stretching down his living room hallway. An evergreen wreath surrounds the White Christmas tree, to bring in a feel of naturalness and warmth. It’s covered in shimmering ball ornaments of all different sizes, some oversized to an exaggerated degree. Alongside the tree, blue reflective geometric penguins form an arctic scene. The design is more than decoration; it’s an art exhibit.
According to Harvey’s caption, the Christmas decor was created by celebrity floral artist Jeff Leatham. Leatham serves as Artistic Director at The Four Seasons Hotel George V in Paris and as studios in both Beverly Hills and Philidelphia. He has become widely known over the last few years for his work with high-profile celebrities. For instance, on Leatham’s website ,Sofia Vergara testifies: ‘Jeff does not create flower arrangements; he creates works of art that are painful to leave behind once the party is over.’
This versatile mix of ornaments is perfect for decorating your tree in a range of blues. I love the subtle accents of silver for switching the look up.
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Harvey’s choice to rely on an artist for modern Christmas decor reveals a new turn in the decorating space. While decorating was traditionally an inward practice, designed for the people who lived in the home and visitors, social media has transformed it into a more public way of being. Now, Christmas decorations can be shown to, and created for, millions of Instagram followers.
In this way, Christmas designs become a new site for artistic expression. It is now a place to see something new and avant-garde, as we see in Steve Harvey’s living room. Creating an entire landscape, rather than just adorning the tree bolsters this sense that Leatham’s design is a sculpture garden within Harvey’s home.
To recreate the boldness of this scheme, start with a single color of Christmas ornament. I love the variety of blues in this space, but you could accomplish a similar effect with red or gold. Then, incorporate some kind of statue to spread the expanse of the design. The metallic penguins work here, but you could also use reindeer, or a non-animal design.
