Get your home ready for Christmas

Ž‹‰Š–• ƒ”‡ —’ ‰‘‹ƒ‘–—” Š•”–‹”•‡–‡–ƒ•• ƒŽ–‘”‡‡‰• ‹†‹‡

HRISTMAS

‘—Š”‹•–‘–™ƒ••“‹•—ƒ”‡‘•—Ǧ †ƒŽŽ–Š•‡‹‰…‘• ”–Š‡ƒ”–Ǥ

Š”‹•–ƒ• ‹• ƒ –‹‡ ˆ‘” ™‡Ž…‘Ǧ ‹™Š‰‹‘…Š—”Ž‘‡˜ƒ‡†•‘‹–ǯ‡••™‹‘–”‘–Š‘—†”‡Š†‘‹…ƒ‡–Ǧǡ Š‹‘‰—ƒ•‡ŽǤ‹––Ž—‡”–‰‹— ‡•–‘• ™†‡‹Ž…Ž‘ƒ”’ƒ’–‹”‡‰…‹–ƒŠ–‡ ‹– ƒ† •‘ ™‹ŽŽ ™‡Ǥ Š‡ ˆ‡•–‹˜‡ †±…‘” ™‘—‹Ž”Ž ’”ƒ”‹˜•‡ƒ–‘‡—” ‘Š”‡‹•–• ƒ–•Š•‘’‹”‡‹–Ǥ• ‹‘ǡ ™‘—Š”‹…ŠŠ‘†‡•…‘–Š”‡ƒ–„‹˜‡‡•– ˆ‡ƒ–—”‡• •—‹–

Tips on how to decorate your home for Christmas

ƒ––‡” ™Š‹…Š …‘Ž‘–—†”‘‡›•‘—ǯ–

Go for one or two colours

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and a specific style:

†•‹±•…–‡‘”…›…‘…‘•‹•‡–•‡ˆ”–‘Ǥ  Š…Š‹•‘‘…•‘‹‰Ǧ †Žƒ‡”–Ǥ ƒ‹Ž‰•‘ƒ‘††•Š–”—ƒ‡–•‡‰–Š›ƒ‹•– •ƒ‡”‡Ž‡•…‹–‹‹‰Ǧ …–™ƒ‘•–‹ƒšƒ†Ǧ†‘—– ƒ…–‘…ŽŠ‘Ǥ—”•‡–Š•ƒ‹– ›’‘Ž—‡ ƒ’’”‘ƒ…Š ‹• …Š‘‘•‹‰ ™Š‹–‡ ƒ† ’ƒ‹”‹‰ ‹– ™‹–Š ƒ ’ƒ•–‡Ž Š—‡ –‘ …”‡ƒ–‡ ƒ ”‡Žƒš‡† ™‹–‡” ˆ‡‡ŽǦ ‹‰ ‹ˆ ›‘— ’”‡ˆ‡” –Šƒ–Ǥ

–”‡‡ ‹• ƒ ’‡”•‘Š‡ƒŽ•‹’œ”‡‡ˆ‘‡ˆ”›‡‘—…‡”

Go easy on the decorations

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on the tree:

‘˜‡”Ž‘ƒ† –Š‡ „”ƒ…Š‡• ™‹–Š †‡…‘”ƒ–‹˜‡ ‡Ž‡‡–•Ǥ ‰‘‘† •ƒ–‰”ƒ‹–‡ǡ‰ˆ›‘ŽŽ™‘™‘—–ŽŠ†‡ „”—‡Ž‡–‘ǡˆ …‘‘…‡Ǧ „‹‹‰ ‹ ’ƒ‹”• „› …Š‘‘•‹‰ –™‘‘•–‡…Ž‡ƒ•‡‡•ǡ –„•ƒ—–‘„Žˆ‡‘•…—ƒ”•‡‘Ž‹Ǥ‡Ž› –‘ ”‡ƒ‹ –Š‡ ‡› ’”‡ˆ‡”‡…‡

C™Š‡ ‹– …‘‡• –‘ …ƒ””›‹‰ –Š‡ ™‡‹‰‘Š”–‹‰‘‹ˆ–ƒŠŽ‡ ƒŽŠ–‡””‹•–ƒ–‹ƒ˜•‡ †–±‘…‘”ƒǤ –›’‹…ƒŽ Š”‹•–ƒ• –”‡‡ ‹• —•‹‰ †‡…‘”ƒ–‹˜‡ ˜‹›Ž ‹ –Š‡ •Šƒ’‡ ‘ˆ ƒ Š”‹•–ƒ• –”‡‡Ǥ

‰ƒ‹ǡ –Š‹• ƒ’’”‘ƒ…Š ‹• ƒ„‘—– •…—‘‰‰•‹‡••––‡‹‘…›• ƒˆ”†‘ˆ‘ŽŽ‘’™”‡•˜‹‘–Š—‡• Focus attention on one spot: ●

–‹’•Ǥ ‡ ”‡…‘‡†ƒ–‹‘ ‹• –‘ ˆ‘…—• ‘•– ‘ˆ –Š‡ †±…‘” ‹ ‘‡ •’‡…‹ˆ‹… •’‘–ǡ •‘ –Š‡”‡ǯ• ”‡‘•–– –‘ˆ‘ –Š‡—…Š‘‹—•‡’Ǥƒ…–‘‘” ƒ–ŽŠŽ›‡ǡ –Š‹• ‡ƒ• –Š‡ ƒ”‡ƒ ™‹–Š –Š‡ ‘–ŠŠ”‡‹•”–‡ƒŽ‡•–‡”‡‡–•ǡ Ǥ ’”‡Ž–•Š‡‘—–•‰Šƒǡ†ƒ ‰‘‘† ƒŽ–‡”ƒ–‹˜‡ …‘—Ž† „‡ –Š‡ ˆ‹”‡’Žƒ…‡ ȋ‹ˆ ›‘— Šƒ˜‡ ‘‡Ȍ ‘” ‡’˜‹‡…‡ ‘ƒˆ ’ˆ—ƒ”–‹…–—”Žƒ‡”Ž‹› –•Š›‡Ž‹„˜‘‹Ž‹‰… ”‘‘ ™Š‹…Š …ƒ””‹‡• •’‡…‹ƒŽ ‘’‡–‹‘‘”‹‡ˆ‘•”ˆ”‘†‡…‘›”‘ƒ—–‹”Ž‰‹ˆ‡–Ǥ Š‡•‡ ‘‘• ‹• —•‹‰ …ƒ†Ž‡• ƒ†‡ ˆ”‘ …ƒ”†• ƒ† ‘–Š‡” †‡…‘”ƒǦ –•‹—‘•–•ƒ‹ƒƒ„†Ž‡ ˆ”ƒ‘–‡”‹‘ƒ”Ž‹•‰Ǥ‹ƒŽ ƒ†

Š‡–Š‡” ‹–ǯ• ƒ ’”‹˜ƒ–‡ ‰ƒ”†‡ ‘” ‘ –Š‡ ˆ”‘– †‘‘” –‘ ›‘—” Do not forget the outdoors: ●

ƒŠ”‘‡ƒ‡ǡƒ†Ž™‡ƒ…‘›•”ƒ–Š‹‡‰Ž’–•Š‡–‘‘—…–”†‡‘ƒ‘–‡” ƒ •‡•‡ ‘ˆ Š”‹•–ƒ• •’‹”‹–Ǥ –Š‡Š‹’…Š”‡ǡ ˜™‹‘Š—‡••…—‘‰‰‡„•‹–‹‘‡†•ǡ™…‹ƒ–Š „‡ ‡Šƒ…‡† ‹•‹†‡ –Š‡ Š‘‡Ǥ

ƒ”†‡• ‘” –‡””ƒ…‡• …ƒ „‡ Š†ƒ‡…‘‰”‹ƒ–‰‡•†ƒ™ŽŽ ‹›–Š‡ŽŽ‘”™‘†Ž‹•‰Š–™•Ǥ ‹–Š

‡‘’Ž‡ ƒ”‡ ‰”‘™‹‰ ƒ‘†”‡–Šƒ‡™ƒ‡”‡˜‹‘”ˆ‘…Ž‹‡ƒ––‡ƒŽ…Š…ƒ”‹•‰‹•‡Ǥ Reuse:

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 –Š‹• ˜‡‹ǡ ƒ† …‘•‹†‡”‹‰ –Šƒ– Š”‹•–ƒ• –‡†• –‘ „‡ ƒ ™…‡ƒŽ‡•„–‡”ˆƒ—–Ž‹‘‡••‘ǡˆ‹–‹‹†• —ƒŽ ‰‡‘‘…†‡ ‹ƒ†‡†ƒ –ƒ‘„‹Ž†‹–‘› ›ƒ‘—†” ’”‡ƒ—”–•‡ˆ‘†”‡…•‘—”•ƒ–ƒ–‹˜‡Ǧ ˆ‡ƒ–—”‡•ǡ ‡‹–Š‡” ˆ”‘ ’”‡˜‹Ǧ ”‘‡——••‹Š‰”‹•‹ –‡ƒ• …›‡‘Ž—‡„”ƒ‘–‹‘Ž‘•‰‘‡” —•‡Ǥ  –Š‹• ”‡‰ƒ”†ǡ Šƒ†ƒ†‡ ‹†‡‰…‘†”‡ƒ•–‹‹‰‘–•”‡ƒ”†‡ –ƒŠƒ–‹ˆ‹–‡•”™‡•‡–ŽǦŽ ™‹–Š –Š‹• ”‡…‘‡†ƒ–‹‘Ǥ

The festive décor will raise our Christmas spirits in our private moments at home. So, which decorative features suit our homes the best?