Christmas decor doesn’t have to be red and green to be admired. White Christmas trees with pastel pink decorations at the Frontenac home of Emily Hickey were immensely enjoyed by participants of the 2023 Deck The Halls of Glennon Homes holiday tour—especially given that one tree was topped with a doughnut and the other a unicorn.
Bedrooms of Emily’s two daughters, 10 and 6 years old, were decorated for Christmas, using a soft yet bold touch, with ornaments that blend well with the bedrooms’ vintage, French Country furniture. This calming adornment theme also sprinkled in a joyful touch of the 2023 Barbie phenomenon to festivities. In general, decorating with shades of pink symbolizes love, affection and kindness, so the hue organically leans into the Christmas spirit of giving.
Emily says decorating with pastels was a big hit. “My girls have pink rooms, and they wanted pink trees to match. The decorations complemented great,” she adds. “The girls helped pick everything out and decorate them. We did it together.”
She says they plan to keep the girls’ Christmas trees pink again for this year’s Noel merriment. “Overall, several of my decorations have sentimental value. Some of the special things I have are the ornaments on my front tree. And the kids get needlepoint ornaments every year. They have a collection of those,” Emily explains about what is now a time-honored tradition.
Additionally, she says she embellishes a corner reading chair area with authentic horse items, many from her Grandmother Dolores’ equestrian days, along with a festive pillow, throw and oversized silver ornament.
Her more traditional, red, green and gold themed holiday tree encompassed owls, Santas and pine cones, surrounded by red-and-black plaid ribbons, scarves, pillows and table runner.
Emily says her favorite outcome of the Deck The Halls tour is the money it raised for SSM Health Cardinal Glennon.
“Cardinal Glennon is an amazing place that provides opportunities for patients and families they would not have without fundraising. I’m in the medical field, and on the board of an organization called Paraquad. I get to work with patients from Cardinal Glennon at Paraquad,” Emily states.
