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Nothing says Christmas quite like a classic red, white and blue scheme and handcrafte­d pieces

- STYLING KATRIN CARGILL PHOTOGRAPH­Y SIMON BEVAN

Wave sofa, £3,260, David Seyfried; covered in Arbre de Vie, £93m, Nobilis. Cushions in Omega velvet in Adriatic, £73.69m, Linwood Fabric. Pom-pom trim, from a selection, V V Rouleaux. Cockpen lacquer coffee table, £3,720, Sybil Colefax and John Fowler. Corner seat fenders, £900 pair, Acres Farm; covered in All Over in Blue/red, £195.60m, Pukka Print at Tissus d’hélène. Red beaded Orb mirror, £1,528, Reid and Wright. Carrara marble chimneypie­ce, £985; cast-iron fire basket, £1,250; Framed Swedish birds, £45 each, all Lassco Brunswick House. Owl standing lamp in bronze,

£3,080, Nicholas Haslam. Raffia scalloped lampshade with Red trim,

£180, Matilda Goad. Three-bird candelabra, £650; Fire Bird Shrine candelabra, £780, both Laurance Simon at Contempora­ry Applied Arts. Emerald beeswax candles, £42 set of six, Matilda Goad. Felt Folklore stockings, to order

from £50 each, Melanie Williams at melanietue­sday.com. (On coffee table) Stoneware bowl, £155; Blue wooden tray, £295, both The Edition 94. Ceramic

bowl, £30, Salvesen Graham. Ikat 24 Persian hand-knotted rug, £5,412, Luke Irwin. Paint on wall, Welmish Blew emulsion, £49.50 for 2.5ltr, Edward Bulmer. Rose hips and garland, both to

order, Juliet Glaves. Hand-painted baubles, from £68 set of six, Melanie Williams at melanietue­sday.com →

18th-century wingback chair, £6,500 pair, Brownrigg. Cushion in Marigold in Navy/turquoise, £75m, Morris & Co at

Style Library. Tassels in Ribbon,

V V Rouleaux. Prelit nine-foot Silverado tree, £799, Balsam Hill. Baubles, from £3.99 each, all Gisela Graham (shop. giselagrah­am.co.uk. Wrapping paper

and gift tags (under tree), from a selection, Cambridge Imprint. Curtains

in Eston in Red Tulip, £35m, Romo. Jumbo pom-pom fringe in Blueberry

Pie, £102m, Samuel & Sons. Sheer in Nancy in Ivory, £98m, Colefax and

Fowler. Foliage hoop

(in window), to order, Juliet Glaves. Bombay Button table in China Blue, £1,668, Howe London. Paper crown, £28

set of four, The Shop Floor Project. Miranda Berrow espresso mug in Coral, £24, The Edition 94. Antique plate, £35, Nimmo & Spooner. Turkish flatweave rug, £6,100, Robert Stephenson. Hand-block printed paper (right), created with block-print kits: Red flower; Blue Christmas tree; Red star, all £36 each, Molly Mahon. Other papers (right) created with potato prints. Discover how in House of Print by Molly Mahon (£12.99, Pavilion). 1970s lamp and shade, £500

pair; bench, £275, both Lassco Brunswick House. Mini lit Christmas tree, £30, The White Company. Paper chain, £18, The Shop Floor Project. Wall in Welmish Blew emulsion, £49.50 for

2.5ltr, Edward Bulmer →

Suffolk chairs in Blakeney Blue, £295 each, Neptune. Crawford chandelier

in Indian Red with rattan shades, £7,326, Porta Romana. Tablecloth in Wicklewood Reverse in Red/rustic, £80m, Blithfield. Ceramic candle holders (from left), Anne, £195; Elizabeth, £250; Phyllis, £225, all Polly Yates at Toast. Red candles, £10 pair, The Conran Shop. Scalloped place mats, £28 each; hand-blown Italian wine glasses in Green, £35 each;

Candy Swirl hand-blown tumblers, £30 each; reusable porcelain place cards, £35 each; small Ivory porcelain bowls, £14.50, all The Edition 94. Daisy Edge dinner plates in White, £52 each; Daisy Edge dessert plates in Blossom

Pink, £25 each; Camellia bowls in White, £25 each; pinch pots in White, £16 each, all KC Hossack Pottery. Rainbow cutlery set, £130 for 12 pieces; scallop-edged napkins, £65 set of four, all Matilda Goad.

Personalis­ed crackers, £30 set of six,

Notonthehi­ghstreet. Stamped with Small Bauble stamp, £3.99; using Red ink pad, £4.50, both Blade Rubber Craft. Green mini bristle trees, £5.99 pair, Gisela Graham. Small bottle brush trees, from a selection, Bottle Brush Tree Store at Etsy. Honesty garland

(to order), Juliet Glaves. Pine cone baubles on chairs, £8 each, The White Company. Candy cane, Amazon. With thanks to Lassco Brunswick House

 ??  ?? Naive-style folk-patterned stockings, along with natural rose hip and fir garlands, enhance this vibrant scheme.
Bring in an extra seasonal flourish with merry and bright hand-painted baubles tied together in a cluster.
Naive-style folk-patterned stockings, along with natural rose hip and fir garlands, enhance this vibrant scheme. Bring in an extra seasonal flourish with merry and bright hand-painted baubles tied together in a cluster.
 ??  ?? Is there a happier colour combinatio­n for Christmas than red, white and blue? Baubles on the tree co-ordinate
cheerfully with the stack of presents wrapped in lively printed papers – almost too beautiful to unwrap.
Is there a happier colour combinatio­n for Christmas than red, white and blue? Baubles on the tree co-ordinate cheerfully with the stack of presents wrapped in lively printed papers – almost too beautiful to unwrap.
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 ??  ?? This rustic yet contempora­ry table setting in bold primary blues and reds is finished off with handcrafte­d ceramics
and trailing garlands of delicate honesty seed heads, all presided over by a striking chandelier.
This rustic yet contempora­ry table setting in bold primary blues and reds is finished off with handcrafte­d ceramics and trailing garlands of delicate honesty seed heads, all presided over by a striking chandelier.

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