The Santa Who Looks Like He's Been on the Tree for Fifty Years.

Charmed House Interiors · Ornaments

A blown glass Santa face with rosy cheeks, hand-painted eyes and a curling pearl-white beard traced in fine glitter. His scarlet hat carries an iridescent tinsel trim and a bobble to match, with a tiny holly sprig above the brim. Every detail is finished by hand — the sort of ornament that becomes the ornament children fight over hanging.

Vintage charm, and not a bit of irony about it.

Style note — the tree: Hang him at eye level near the front, where the glitter catches the lights.

Style note — the display: Sit him in a bowl of clear baubles as a centrepiece with a bit of personality.

Two Ways to Style It

On a nostalgic red-and-white tree. Surround him with candy-striped canes, tinsel garland and vintage-style glass shapes for a proper mid-century Christmas.

As the one bit of whimsy on a restrained tree. Against greenery, cream ribbon and clear glass, he becomes the detail everyone comments on.