Mandy Ansari, founder of Girl and the Bay, found inspiration for her NYC apartment design from her favorite places: her birthplace of France, her hometown (the Bay Area), and her happy place (Palm Springs). Apartment Therapy tours her Greenwich Village Apartment.

Not having a mantle or all the living space in the world can make you feel like you’re SOL when it comes to decorating this time of year. With a little bit of imagination, anything from a stairway to a windowsill is ripe territory for the Christmas spirit. So, c’mon…let’s deck those halls!