Add a touch of glam with these festive DIY projects

It all adds up at Christmas time – presents, food, decorations, table settings and so on – and at the end of the day, so much of it ends up in the bin. This year, give your Christmas a homemade touch and take some of the pressure off your bank account with these handcrafted decorations. (Plus, award yourself an extra Christmas halo by seeing how much you can save and reuse for next year!)

Dreaming of a glamorous Christmas? Here are six projects that look gorgeous and won’t break the bank

Lobby Ritz chair, $999, from Freedom. Nel Lusso Cariso wine glass, $17.50, from Allium. Wall and floor painted in Resene ‘Blue Night’.