Room Decor Concepts

The "Enchanted Forest of Curiosities" pop-up from Hendrick's Gin in December 2011 put moss-covered woodland creatures, fabric-draped trees, tree-stump stools, glitter-specked dirt, and fake snow in a vacant Brooklyn storefront.

During Fashion Week in New York in February 2012, Tommy Hilfiger fashioned an elaborate set that resembled a gated garden. The showing of the designer's men’s and women's collections at the Park Avenue Armory saw attendees seated at café tables, chairs, and benches, and a brick runway bordered with gravel and artificial maple trees.

In 2005, Avon created an indoor park to preview its Mark line of cosmetics. A wrought-iron gate opened to four vignettes, which included a small faux maple tree with orange and red foliage and teardrop-shaped glass candleholders suspended from the branches, red umbrellas hovering over a wooden park bench and moss-covered pedestals, and warm yellow lighting.

Newsprint wallpaper and pillows and pedestals bearing graphic fonts popped at The Newsroom party.

Matthew Parker Events crafted lighting fixtures for a speakeasy-themed wedding using hats from a party supply store, decorative ribbon, corded wire, and filament bulbs.

Russell Simmons’s Art for Life benefit, held in the Hamptons in July, featured an idyllic theme—“Field of Dreams”—that came to life in the whimsical centerpieces. Floating kites suspended over each table and anchored to wheatgrass flats had colorful signs on their tails that held the names of artistic vocations such as “dancer” and “poet.”

Southern moss was featured in floral arrangements that sat atop high-top tables.

Brown paper crinkled into a chicken-wire frame created a hive-like cave for the bartender, who served drinks using honey from Savannah Bee.

With a floral centerpiece and tall white candles in silver candlesticks, even a room dedicated to barbecue ribs felt festive. Several dipping sauces accompanied the meat, and bones could be discarded in galvanized pails.

The buffet, anchored by a festive centerpiece, contained a spread from Leoci's Fine Foods, an offshoot of Leoci's Trattoria in Savannah. The menu included items such as salumi and raspberry jalapeño jam.

Instead of handing out gift bags, organizers displayed several items in a closet and let guests choose pieces they wanted.

Bell jars of various sizes covered mini tableau including one with two holiday staples: pinecones and citrus fruit.

Savannah favorite Leopold's Ice Cream scooped fresh blueberry ice cream and offered soda-shop-style paper hats for guests to wear.

Holiday garlands that included gingham fabric strips decorated the mantel for a warm holiday tableau. Frames of various shapes and sizes completed the hearth.

Southern catering ideas include an oyster stew with fresh oysters added just before serving. The dish was served in mismatched tea cups.

A triptych of a vintage blue pickup truck hung near the main buffet. The image also was used on the event program.

The transom at the Lofts at Prince Street let visitors know they were stepping into a new zip code.