LUXE LOUNGING

Layers of soft velvet in rich, sumptuous colours will create a cosy space for you and your loved ones to gather.

Izzy sofa, £2,040; Georgette footstool, £645; both Sofa.com.

Cushions Scandi Tree, £18; Noel, £15; both The House Beautiful Collection at Homebase. Pelham velvet pink and orange, £55 each; rectangular in Llama Orange, £99; all Andrew Martin. Rectangular Transylvania Folk, £99; Orange Black Bird, £109; both Mind The Gap. Fuchsia cushion (on floor), £18, Next. Emerald rug, from £2,210, The Rug Company. Handmade decorations on wall Hot Pink Organdie ribbon, £1.60/8m, Hobbycraft. Red baubles, £30/20, John Lewis & Partners. Nordmann Fir Christmas tree, £93, Croft & Cole. Paper fans, from £2.50 each, Re. Pop-out crowns, £36/four, The Shop Floor Project.

Baubles Blue spotty, £5, Homebase. Green, £15/10, John Lewis & Partners. Gold striped black, red and green, £12 each, Rockett St George. Pink and gold £20/six, Cox & Cox. Paper decorations, £40/six, Oka. Heddon candlesticks, from £48 each; Coleridge candles, £18/six; all Neptune. Crystal carafe, £175, Luxdeco. Metro Rust

dinner plate, £10/two, House Beautiful Collection at Homebase. Walls painted in Sloe Blue estate emulsion, £49.50/2.5L, Farrow & Ball

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