By Mona Austin
The set up was a mix of classic charm and contempary innovation. Following the theme "Home Is Where the Heart Is" Creative Director Herve Leger kept jdeas inside of the box maintaining a traditional feel.
The highly scrutinized dramatic elements of the past were left out and replaced with stately gold trimmings with accents of red, white and blue. In the East Room, the first stop on the tour, the brilliant gold wreaths hanging on mirrors complemented tall candelabras on a table.on the center of the room. This spacial openess swt the expecatation that there was more to come.
Three items were the highlights of the tout most dynamic and memorable. First, portraits of the first POTUS George Washington and Pres. Donald Trump.made of 6,000 Lego pieces were impressive. Second, the Blue Room tree paying tribute to fallen military secked in ornamemt that were made with AI was stunning. Finally, the gingerbread White House featuring and elaborate room with he lights on was show stopping.
Guests received Hershey's Kisses and a souvenir book with details. about the theme and the amount of materials that were used to convert the space.
Because home is meant to be familiar not gpong too far obwr the top worked for the theme. Although the decoratiins captured the splendor of Cbrisrmas there was an expectation for more flair. It was clearly a less is more effort.