Cottages and Bungalows

BY VICTORIA VAN VLEAR PHOTOGRAPHY BY CAROLINE ARBER One of the best times to craft is during the Christmas season. There’s a magic in the air that gets the creative juices flowing and hands ready to stitch, glue and cut. In her new book, Scandi Chri

BY JICKIE TORRES AND MADISON NAUTA 1. Consummate hostesses think of the details, and this is a delightful one: a pretty set of matches to perch on the mantel. Skeem fireplace party matches, $32. Visit skeemshop.com. 2. Handmade of terracotta and

IT’S MY FIRST CHRISTMAS IN THE NEW HOUSE. And like any first, it’s filled with lots of excitement, a little curiosity and some awkward fumbles. The tree doesn’t quite fit right where I had hoped it would go (small houses have a way of foiling your sp