The Holiday
Season is in full swing and the décor is out! While most of us decorate our own
trees and homes, that’s not true everywhere.
Think about it… Every time you watch a favorite holiday movie, like Christmas Story or Elf, someone decorated that set. Same with a holiday-inspired TV
shows, commercials or advertisements. Those amazing trees in the lobby of an
office building or department store? Someone decorated that, too. And in Los
Angeles, that “someone” is oftentimes Dr. Christmas.
Dr. Christmas is a
holiday decorating company and is owned and operated by Bob Pranga and Debi
Staron (who, by the way, also own several of Sterling Pear’s signature KeepsakeStorage Chests). Their long list of clients include numerous celebrities,
movies, museums and shops.
Sterling Pear
recently chatted with Bob about Dr. Christmas:
SP: Any fun stories about decorating a
celebrity home or a movie set?
BP: A few years ago I was decorating Jaclyn Smith's home and it was getting very late. Jaclyn asked if I was hungry. When I told her that her staff was probably already in bed, she reminded me that she was perfectly capable of making a sandwich. I had forgotten that celebrities are normal people too! Also, the biggest home I ever decorated was in Malibu, CA. The owners requested a tree in every single room!
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| Bob Pranga and Heidi Klum |
SP: Do you have a favorite home or set
you’ve decorated?
BP: The Hollywood Museum. I love props that I recognize from movies I love like Miracle on 34th Street or Elf. Or from the original movie starts like Bob Hope, Judy Garland and Bing Crosby. At the Hollywood Museum I can decorate with those props or use them for inspiration.
SP: This season, what particular design
trends are you seeing?
BP: Some of the trendiest colors this season are orange and citrus green. Usually Christmas colors follow the hot colors in fashion from the prior year. Still, the traditional holiday colors are most popular - the reds, golds and greens. Those colors are never out of style.
SP: How do you decorate your own home?
BP: In general, people tend to gravitate to what they grew up with. So for me, I love retro Christmas items from the 1960s era like Frosty and Rudolf motifs.
SP: Where do you get your inspiration
for decorating a private residence?
BP: I try to blend the holiday decor with the home itself. While there certainly is a fantasy element of the holidays, I believe it should look relaxed, yet festive. For example, when decorating for the Hollywood Museum one year we had the Ruby Slippers and we decorated around that one piece, using it as our main source of inspiration. I try to do to the same in a home.
SP: What
do you think of Sterling Pear’s Keepsake Storage Chest? How do you personally
use it?
BP: Is's a great organizational tool. After I set out the ornaments all I need to do is put a big, beautiful ribbon around the chest and it doubles as beautiful decor.
SP: Thank you, Bob! Happy Holidays.
Contributed by: Lizette Nielsen for Sterling Pear
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