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Katie Leve, manager of Accent on Home, shows how the deep, rich colors of fall can be transformed into a Christmas arrangement, saving time and money without sacrificing beauty.

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Transform your Thanksgiving decor into Christmas with easy, stress-free decorating tips from Accent on Home.

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Accent on Home, 1778 W. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville, will host a Holiday Open House Thursday through Saturday (Nov. 19-21) during normal business hours, and Christmas Around Town from 12 to 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10. For more information, call 984-9229.

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Transition from Thanksgiving to Christmas decor with simple 'tweaks'

By Katie Leve, manager
Accent on Home
Originally published: November 15. 2009 3:01AM
Last modified: November 15. 2009 1:55AM

Transforming your Thanksgiving décor into Christmas can be easy and stress free with a little "tweaking" in between seasons. At Accent on Home, we call this Harvesting the Holidays! By concentrating on the rich colors of the fall season -- deep red, burgundy, copper and gold -- you can enjoy the beauty of Thanksgiving and still offer a strong Christmas presence.

For example, your mailbox is a great place to begin holiday decorating. Start after Halloween by draping garland filled with pinecones over your mailbox. Move your leftover pumpkins and gourds to the base of the box and you've gone from Halloween to Thanksgiving. Jazz it up after Thanksgiving with some berries or ornaments. Wrap it up with outdoor festive ribbon, pitch the gourds, and your transformation to Christmas is complete.

Holiday decorating can be easy on the pocketbook, too. Pinecones and acorns will add visual texture to a basic evergreen wreath. Add a pop of color with apples or berries. Hang this on your door in November and after Thanksgiving simply enhance with a beautiful Christmas bow.

Making your decorating tradition stress free is possible by starting early and gradually working into Christmas.

Debbie Pope, owner of Accent on Home (formerly known as Window Dressings) has been designing interiors for over 20 years. The store is located at 1778 W. Lamar Alexander Parkway in Maryville.

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