ARMCHAIR DETAIL

Carter shelf unit, £620, Neptune On shelf, from top left: Tolomeo gold desk lamp, £184, The Conran Shop. Rusty metal letters, £2.50 each, RE. Silvered votives, £5.95 each, Pipii. Gold ribbon on reel, from a selection, Papermash. Ceramic vase, £36, Linda Bloomfield. Night-light metal house, £12.95, Dot Com Gift Shop. Washed grey linen tablecloth, £39.99, H&M. Hayle plates, £8 each, House of Fraser. Washed grey linen napkins, £3.99 each, H&M. Gold cutlery, £95 (24 pieces); patterned glass tumblers, £30 (set of two), Audenza. Vintage cocktail shaker, antiques market. Arles cocktail glasses, £12 each, The Conran Shop. Gold and glass mug, £29.95 (set of two); gold teaspoons, £13.95 (set of four): both Audenza. Ceramic bowl, from a selection, The Conran Shop. Checked tea towel, from a selection, Waitrose. Presents in striped paper, from a selection, Dot Com Gift Shop. Ribbons, from a selection, Jane Means. Gold floral paper, from a selection, John Lewis; bells decoration, £22, Rowen & Wren. 17th-century Paintbox No209 print, £65, The Shop Floor Project. Advent calender, £10.50, Sally Swannell. Star, £5, Design Vintage; wrapped with copper wire light strand, £10, Papermash. Garland made using wire, from a selection, Hobbycraft; wrapped with glittery gold tape, from a selection, Pipii; leaves made from gold striped paper, from a selection, Dot Com Gift Shop. Cushion in Dunoon dark navy linen mix, £49.50/m, Ian Mankin. Burford armchair, £799, The Country Living Collection at dfs. Antique painting, from a selection, The Swan Antiques Centre