About the Author

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As the Chief Floral Designer for the White House from 2009 - 2015, Laura Dowling enhanced the historic White House rooms with garden-style flowers and was the creative director of the iconic Christmas that captivated visitors from across the country each year. From conceptualizing elaborate White House decor schemes that carried out the First Lady's to currently envisioning inspiring vignettes for iconic venues and celebratory fetes across the country, Laura's timeless designs exude an elegant exuberance that is both charming and approachable. In Designing Christmas, she describes her vision for creating and sharing beautiful, festive and memorable Christmas splendor at home. In addition to her writing and design platforms, Laura travels the country as a featured speaker, delivering entertaining talks and flower demonstrations as one of only a few Chief Florists in White House history.