JUSTA dusting OF LIGHT
Moody blues, dusky pinks and a subtle sparkle that shines in the dark. This is your modern Christmas – cosy, comforting, and a little bit magical
Soft lighting is what makes a dinner table – twinkle by the plenty. Use a metallic garland as a centrepiece, snaked around the plates, reflecting the candle glow
FROM LEFT: Fairy lights (and on table), £7.99, Pipii.
Lanterns with candles, £25 each, Marks & Spencer.
Chairs, £320 each, Oka.
Dining table, £899, Marks & Spencer. Runner, £28;
napkins, £32 for four, all Rowen & Wren. Dinner plates, £9.50 each, Marks & Spencer. Gold glitter garlands, £25.99 each, Gisela Graham. Cutlery, £95 for 16 pieces, Habitat.
Tumblers, £36 for six, Neptune. Champagne saucers, £19.50 for two;
candle holders, £12.50 each, all Marks & Spencer.
Candles, £36 for 12, True Grace. Vase (used as stand), £16; Lazy Susan, £60, both Oliver Bonas. Stollen, £14.99, The German Bakery Of Windsor. Cake slice, £10, Marks & Spencer. Paint in Blue Pearl 670 (on back wall), £46.50 for 2.5l, Paint & Paper Library. Mural from the National Gallery Collection (on wall), from £65 per sqm, Surface View
A magical forest of twinkly trees is a modern alternative to a real one – and no shed needles to deal with. Place in dark corners to add some light
Curtain, £60 per m, Harlequin. Sofa,
£5,364, SCP. Cushions,
from left: £88, Kirsten Hecktermann; £30, Oliver Bonas; £68, Kirsten Hecktermann. Coffee table, £329; cloche table lamp
(just seen), £89, both Marks & Spencer.
Trinket dish with rose quartz detail, £34, Oliver Bonas. Rug, £10,200, Knots Rugs.
Twig trees, from, £41.99 each, Gisela Graham. Gifts wrapped in (on table): Cellophane wrap, £2.49 for four sheets, Pipii. Wired copper ribbon,
£15.50 for 25m, Cox & Cox. Bottom shelf:
Northern Lights paper, £4.95 for two sheets as part of a set, Bread & Jam at Notonthehighstreet.com.
Copper wrapping paper, £12.50 for 10m, Cox & Cox. Iridescent tape, £3.75 for 9m, Pipii. On floor: Gold kraft paper, £3.85 for 5m; mint and peach mini baubles, £4.95 for a pack of 12, all Pipii.
Cellophane wrap; wired copper ribbon; gold kraft paper; iridescent tape, all as before. Blue ribbon,
£3.95 for 5m, Pipii.
Geo gold paper,
£4.50 for 3m, Marks & Spencer. Paint in Blue Pearl 670 (on wall), £46.50 for 2.5l, Paint & Paper Library
Layering linen is the trick here – sumptous but simple. A napkin the same shade as the runner feels cohesive and smart
FROM TOP: Table lights, £7.99, Pipii.
Glitter garland, £25.99, Gisela Graham. Tumbler
(used as tealight holder), £36 for six, Neptune.
Champagne saucer,
£19.50 for two, Marks & Spencer. Dinner plates, £9.50 each, Marks & Spencer. Runner , £28; napkin, £32 for four, both Rowen & Wren. Cutlery, £95 for 16 pieces, Habitat.
Calligraphy card,
£12 for six, made by Oh Wonder Calligraphy. Place card made up in:
Tree wrapping paper, £4.50 for 3m, Marks & Spencer. Place card ribbon tie, £3.95 for 5m;
gift bag, £1.95 for 25, both Pipii. Dining table, £899, Marks & Spencer.
Chair, £320, Oka
Nothing says winter like a starry sky. Fix a cluster on the wall at different heights for an instant constellation
Decorative stars, £54 for a set of three, Out There Interiors. Table, £745, Oka. On table, from left: Vase, £25, Marks & Spencer. Gold glitter leaf sprays, £6.50 each, Gisela Graham.
Cocktail shaker, £19.50;
champagne saucer, £19.50 for two, both Marks & Spencer. Trinket dish with semi precious stones, £34, Oliver Bonas. Gifts wrapped in, from left: Cellophane wrap, £2.49 for four sheets, Pipii. Wired copper ribbon, £15.50 for 25m;
copper wrapping paper, £12.50 for 10m, both Cox & Cox. Blue ribbon, £3.95 for 5m, Pipii. Tree wrapping paper, £4.50 for 3m, Marks & Spencer. Mural from the National Gallery Collection (on wall), from £65 per sq m, Surface View
Lametta drops, like glistening icicles, are inexpensive but look decadent and full, like a winter wonderland. The handmade baubles, ordered from Etsy, can come in any colour your heart desires
Pre-lit Christmas tree,
£250, Marks & Spencer.
Lametta, £1 per pack, Weddingtimeuk.com.
Handmade marbled baubles, from £15 each, Marmor Paperie at Etsy. Gifts wrapped in, from left: Gold star paper,
£12.50 for 10m; wired copper ribbon, £15.50 for 25m, both Cox & Cox.
Tree wrapping paper,
£4.50 for 3m, Marks & Spencer. Gold kraft paper, £3.85, Pipii. Mint and peach mini baubles,
£4.95 for a pack of 12,
Pipii. Gift box, £5, Marks & Spencer. Cellophane wrap, £2.49 for four sheets; blue ribbon,
£3.95 for 5m; pink tissue paper wrap, £2.49 for five sheets, all Pipii. Northern Lights paper, £4.95 for two sheets as part of a set, Bread & Jam at Notonthehighstreet.com. Gold bullion boxes, £10 for a set of three, Marks & Spencer. Copper wrapping paper, £12.50 for 10m, Cox & Cox. Iridescent tape, £3.75 for 9m, Pipii. Cellophane wrap; copper wrapping paper, copper ribbon,
all as before. Paint in Black Blue Estate
(on wall), £60 for 2.5l, Farrow & Ball. Rug,
£349, West Elm
Fling a garland over every opportunity, from mirrors to picture frames to shelves. More is more is more at Christmas
Mirror, £300, Cox & Cox. Grey berry garlands , £29.50 each, Marks & Spencer. Fairy lights, £7.99, Lights4fun. Gold glitter garland, £25.99, Gisela Graham. Baubles, from top right: Pink finial (just seen), £4; plum regal, £5, both Marks & Spencer; ombré sequin, £16.50 for six; pink copper flecked, £35 for 12, both Cox & Cox; pink frosted, £3.99, Gisela Graham; geometric ,
£16.50 for six, Cox &
Cox. Deer decoration, £275, Cox & Cox