Victoria

In a frantic and hurried world, Victoria offers a respite from the chaos of everyday life. The pages are dedicated to living beautifully when entertaining, cooking, and decorating and even in artistic pursuits - and now you can enjoy every single page on your tablet! With a distinct personality all its own, Victoria personifies feminity, passion, and an enterprising spirit. Each issue features decorating and entertaining ideas, recipes, travel stories, essays from inspiring women, and much more.

Victoria Special Issues • HOLIDAY BLISS

Editor’s Letter

Opener • From the crimson berries and emerald leaves of holly sprigs to the verdant shades of evergreen boughs entwined with scarlet ribbons, this classic color combination lends its merry hues to every manner of Christmas adornment.

In Grand Victorian Spirit • Drawn to nineteenth-century decorative arts, a husband and wife tasked designer Kathy Ellis with conveying the sumptuousness of that era in their interiors. At Yuletide, the couple’s 1923 charmer brims with traditional holiday elegance.

The Joy of Gathering • The heart-warming lilt of mingled voices as family and friends come together for the holidays resonates throughout Frances Gravely’s cozy Carolina home, decorated with beautiful pieces from the renowned business she founded with her mother and her sister.

Recipe

Opener • As pristine as fresh-fallen snow glistening in the noonday sun or as rich as the dollop of whipped cream atop a cup of cocoa, alabaster hues bring a serene and sophisticated ambiance throughout a holiday home.

Christmas in the Clouds • Resting atop the eastern face of Lookout Mountain, near Chattanooga, Tennessee, this Beaux Arts–style home becomes a wonderland of snowy hues at Christmastime.

Recipe

Opener • For an ethereal departure from traditional Christmas colors, select pastel shades, from delicate pink and soft apricot to muted turquoise, for a hushed palette that looks especially pleasing when accented with shimmering metallics.

A Softer Side of Winter • A neutral palette, enlivened with just the subtlest hints of color, proves that Christmas trimmings can be understated and elegant while still capturing the joie de vivre of the season.

Recipe

Opener • The wistfully nostalgic scent of fresh-clipped evergreens mingled with the bright notes of brilliant fruits, once seen as an extravagant luxury in winters past, offers both spirit-lifting fragrance and vibrant color to holiday décor.

Elegance of Nostalgia • Rich, warm shades of coral and gold give a classic residence a welcoming ambiance throughout the year while offering a sophisticated palette for showcasing seasonal accents fashioned with a brilliant bounty of aromatic fruits.

Recipe

Opener • Myriad shades of beloved blue, whether in celestial tints of powder and periwinkle or in deep hues of cobalt and cerulean, easily weave their way into Yuletide decorating themes, making them both chic and cheerful.

In Harmony for the Holidays • A love for color and classic style directed the interior design for one family home, where thoughtfully chosen adornments celebrate the season while complementing the existing décor’s many shades of blue—a gracious and sincere reflection of both the homeowners and their talented designer.

Recipe

Opener • Channel all the elegance and pageantry merited on this magnificent occasion into dressing a home in gleaming adornments for Christmas, from simple silky ribbons looped through balsam branches to ornate gilt mirrors reflecting radiant candlelight.

Holiday Fresh • With armloads of pinecones, Fraser fir swags, lichen-covered branches, and magnolia leaves festooning golden furnishings, a decorator elevates her traditionally serene style to deck the...