English Country Style Is Bringing This Unexpected Color to Christmas

Let me go on the record to say that I love just about any creative holiday decor, and I’ve (almost) seen it all — from black trees to Pinkmas decor, and quite literally everything in between. But this year, as I studied brand look books (and my own designer bookmarks of ideas that felt truly new last season), an unexpected decor color began to emerge: blue.

“Blue Christmas” is certainly a concept many people are familiar with, but I’m not talking about the Elvis melancholy variety or even the icy blues, silvers, and whites of quintessential wintry schemes. What I’m seeing a lot of this year is an English Cotswold blue that’s close to a cornflower color — almost certainly inspired by the recent popularity of classic English country style — and there’s just something so pretty, cozy, and homey about it. Why blue, why now?…