Aside from painting, Vachon's touches were few but strategic. A bold checkerboard painted floor – a trademark of Vachon's, and a wonderful, inexpensive way to add character and colour to a room – a new Carrara marble counter, apron-front sink and faucet in the kitchen; new tiles in the guest bath, and classic draperies on key windows. The dining room drapery is particularly noteworthy – a simple ruffle gives the treatment panache, without detracting from the glorious view.
In the dining room, too, the Christmas decor takes on a more festive but still understated note, reflecting Joubert's holiday lifestyle. “I receive friends for the New Year, but I'm a doctor, so I often work,” she says. A miniature tinsel tree with pink baubles, soft lilac candles in a shimmering silver candelabra and a table set with roses and pink ranunculuses acknowledge the season with a simple sophistication. In the living room, Christmas presents – beautifully wrapped in the colour theme – are the only seasonal adornment necessary. The packages, embellished with silk flowers and satiny ribbon, are at once colourful, elegant and fresh. A pitch-perfect echo of the home's decor, and all that's need to create a Joyeux Noël chez Joubert.
Get the look
Get inspired by Carole Joubert's decor with a new colour palette that offers a fresh take on the holidays
Tip 1: Presents
Make gifts part of your decor. Senior contributing design editor Nicola Marc wraps presents in inexpensive tissue papers in the Joubert colour theme, then splurges on luxe ribbons. Faux flowers are a fun, flirty embellishment on plain packages. Flowers, wreaths, Fauchois Fleurs; paint, Veronica, Martha Stewart; trim, Beauti-Tone (NW11); cushions, Paisley Stripe pink 1309, border, Floral blue 1103, Kathryn Ireland.
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