HGTV Magazine December 2021

1 Shhh: My niece and nephew are getting these amazing socks, from our giant gift guide, for Christmas. I think they’ll be a hit! PAGE 45 2 If it comes in rainbow, I’m here for it. A trio of reindeer, from our story on mantel decor, have a magical effect—on a bookcase shelf or dining table, too. PAGE 36 3 HGTV’s Jenny and Dave Marrs are masters of farmhouse fresh. Peek around their kitchen and meet the whole fam. PAGE 87 4 It’s a cookie jar! I’ll be filling one with peanut butter thumbprints, my fave. PAGE 92 5 A rich green creates a peaceful escape, nice for that holidaze feeling. PAGE 24 6 I’m team “gift wrap is decorating.” Especially with pink, red, and green stripes. PAGE 98 7 This gingerbread house doormat looks good…

midnight in NY BY BEHR “Putting up wood boards on a diagonal and painting the wall dark greenish gray gave my neutral dining room impact. It’s a shade that invites people to sit down and stay a while.” —Lindi Vanderschaaf, @love_create_celebrate, Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada radiant sunrise BY DUNN-EDWARDS “To anyone who thinks ultrabright yellow is too much, check out how it funned up my home office alcove! I went all in with a matching velvet chair and a daisy pillow that’s totally ’70s.” —Ilana Harkavy, @ilanaharkavy, Los Angeles, CA kalamata BY BENJAMIN MOORE “My clients’ daughters wanted magenta in their bathroom except their parents thought they might outgrow it. So we pushed it slightly darker to eggplant. The color picks up on the gray streaks in the countertops, and the girls loved it all the same.” —Kate Lester, @klinteriors, Hermosa…

Prep 1 HR 10 MIN Total 1 HR 40 MIN Ingredients 8 Servings 24 Ingredients Cookies 1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Sugar Cookie Dough¼ cup all-purpose flour Icing 2 cups powdered sugar¼ teaspoon vanilla⅛ teaspoon almond extract2 to 4 tablespoons milkFood color, if desiredCandy sprinkles, if desired 1 Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, break up cookie dough; thoroughly work in flour. (DO NOT EAT RAW COOKIE DOUGH AFTER COMBINING WITH FLOUR.) Work with half of dough at a time, refrigerating remaining dough until needed. 2 On floured work surface, roll dough 1⁄4 inch thick. Cut with floured 2 1⁄2- to 3-inch holiday-shaped cookie cutters; place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Repeat with remaining dough. 3 Bake 8 to 11 minutes or until cookies are set and edges just begin to brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from…

PINK PARADISE “For me, relaxation means warm, sunny colors,” says Tara Suydam (@taracottasunrise), like the ones in the rainbow she painted in her Columbus, OH, crafts room. It’s basically impossible not to decompress in a wicker egg chair that’s nearly 3 feet deep (from Target) and surrounded by nubby blankets and pillows. “I’m 6 feet tall and I’ve taken naps here,” she says. HIDE IN PLAIN SIGHT Santa’s helper needs a place to check lists…and enjoy morning coffee. That would be Tiffany DeLangie (@prettyrealblog), who commandeered an empty corner in the family room of her house in Raleigh, NC. She built the table by nailing 3/8-inch round dowels to a stiff fiber tube and attaching a pine-edge round top with wood glue; the leatherette chairs are from Apt2B. “When my family’s watching TV,”…