Claire Donovan has spent over 11 years styling homes for the seasons, first as a visual merchandiser and later as a freelance stylist for holiday shoots. She’s decorated enough mantels, porches, and dining tables to know which ideas photograph well and which ones actually survive a house with kids and a dog in it. Alongside the styling, she spent several years writing copy for seasonal card lines and gift catalogs, which is how she ended up with strong opinions about holiday wording, what sounds warm versus what sounds like a form letter. At Minimal & Modern, she covers fall, Halloween, Christmas, and summer, from decorating ideas to the greetings and sayings that go with them.