Christmas aesthetic
Forest Maximalist
Dark, dramatic, sophisticated
Christmas as the most beautiful season of the year — deep greens, oxblood velvets, brass candlesticks, fragrant smoke. Theatrical without being garish.
Forest Maximalist is the grown-up Christmas. It's what hotels and Anthropologie catalogs do well. Deep moody colors, layered greenery, brass and dark gold accents. The aesthetic photographs beautifully and feels distinctly sophisticated.
Palette
The five colors that build Forest Maximalist.
Deep forest
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Oxblood
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Antique gold
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Aged ivory
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Walnut
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The fragrance · Smoky incense + oud
How Forest Maximalist smells.
Frankincense, oud, leather, dark amber. The fragrance equivalent of a candlelit cathedral on Christmas Eve.
The decor approach
Tree
Matte burgundy and dark green glass ornaments, mercury glass accents, brass geometric stars. Burgundy velvet ribbon.
Mantel
Mixed evergreen with eucalyptus, brass candelabra, dark velvet stockings. Pinecones and dried oranges.
Table
Burgundy runner, cream plates, brass chargers, gold flatware. Dark velvet napkins, cream candles, dried citrus.
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