Atlanta floral designer Canaan Marshall, wearing a stylish crochet sweater, tailored dark pants a thin light strip along the outer seam, and loafers. The mantel is elaborately decorated with greenery and gold ribbon for the holidays.

CANAAN MARSHALL’S INSPIRATION

“I looked to a classic Christmas palette for all the designs. I’m rather an old soul at heart, and tradition always speaks to me, especially during the holidays. For the how-to arrangement, I wanted to create something with a wow factor but low enough to use on a dining room table so as not to compete with the lively conversations that take place during holiday gatherings. It’s also easy to create—trust me.”

CHRISTMAS CENTERPIECE HOW-TO

To see Canaan’s tips for the floral arrangement below, click the arrows or swipe if on a mobile device

Canaan Marshall places ranunculus
Holiday arrangement in progress, after viburnum has been added
Closeup of Canaan Marshall's hands trimming orchids
Holiday arrangement with red cockscomb
Canaan Marshall smiles big as puts the finishing touches on the red, white, and green holiday floral arrangement
Canann Marshall's finished Christmas flower arrangement
materials for Christmas flower arrangement
Canaan Marshall creates a take grid on a short, round vase with straight sides
Canaan Marshall demonstrates removing leaves with clippers
Closeup of placing tulips among hydrangea flower base
red roses placed among white hydrangeas and tulips
Canaan Marshall demonstrates step 5
5 | Trim and add the dainty and airy wax flowers. They add height, dimension, and texture. Place them on the top and sides of the arrangement.

FRONT DOOR, FOYER & MANTEL DECOR

A grand set of natural wood doors on a brick on, with a wreath on each door, bundles of greenery on lantern, an arch of greenery over the doorway. To the side of the door, Canaan Marshall also adorned a grapevine sculpture with greenery. Large red bows finish each decorative element.

Classic Christmas front door. Materials: magnolia foliage, green cedar, blue cedar, green holly, wired red ribbon

A grand Christmas floral display files a circular table. In the background, a staircase with black iron railing curves around the wall of the rotunda.

Rotunda holiday table display. Materials: grapevine reindeer, wired ribbon, glass vases in various shapes and sizes, red roses, viburnum, dendrobium orchids, manzanita branches, pennycress, ornamental millet, seeded eucalyptus, assorted foliage

lush garland and two large vases of greenery, with ribbon accents, decorate a holiday mantel

Holiday mantel. Materials: magnolia foliage, cedar, green holly, elaeagnus branches, wax flowers, seeded eucalyptus, two glass vases, wired gold-and-white ribbon

Produced by Alice Welsh Doyle  | Photography by Laurey W. Glenn