I enjoyed a trip to Newport, Rhode Island early December to tour the Beaux Art Mansions decked in holiday splendor! I was enamored with the Marble House’s Gothic Room’s Christmas Tree – the room itself is an absolute masterpiece in gothic revival style and its tree display was the only interior area allowed to be photographed in the house – show and tell! Yes, the tree was in every shot – I attempted every angle possible to get much of the room in too!
There is something fairytale and even magical about gothic design. Rich, royal, intricate details with a rustic, simplistic quality. Religious undertones are in each arch pointing heavenward. Stained glass adds diffused colored light with the added hush of candle light in the heavily darkened room. An ethereal tracery ceiling lifts your spirit upward beyond the room. I especially enjoyed the Christmas interpretation. The tree was magnificent, I loved the careful attention to gothic details in the ornaments, a quiet, elegant medieval flare to the Christmas Decorations. Gilt Moravian stars, Madonna and Child framed art, the Holy Family and Saint depictions in gold and brass, Gothic arches, trefoils, quatrefoils, baubles wrapped in velvets and adorned with gold trimmings, ornate golden crosses, heavy crackle glass balls and drops, and even little gothic steeples. 
Merry Christmas
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