Holiday cheer: Looking back at some of our favorite festive homes

Celebrate the season with some of our favorite homes dressed for the holidays.

December 24, 2016 at 5:58PM

Whatever holiday you celebrate at this time of year, there's no place like home for the holidays. Whether your home is a studio apartment or a huge house, chances are you add a few festive touches. Over the years, the Homes section has visited dozens of Twin Cities residences during the holiday season to showcase seasonal decor — the simple, the ornate and the quirky. Today, we share with you a few of our favorites, from Old World opulence, in a historic mansion, to an only-in-Minnesota hockey-themed tree. Happy holidays!

joel koyama•jkoyama@startribune.com nest1205 20015173a John Lassila's blue/green, gold and silver holiday trimmings that mix natural materials with his collections. :] John Lassila's Minneapolis, MN livingroom display's a Chrismas tree and a mantel that is decked out with a holiday theme on 11/22/2010.
Designer John Lassila chose mercury glass and an unconventional holiday color scheme of copper, gold and robin’s egg blue for his Minneapolis home in 2010. “These colors and accessories don’t scream ‘Christmas’ and can last well into January,” he said. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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