The most stylish buys to deck your halls this Christmas

Prepare your house for hosting in style, with the finest festive homeware in stores right now

Homes & Antiques

Published: December 10, 2024 at 2:49 pm

Merry & Bright

Celebrate the festive season with a joyful clash of pattern and colour, featuring bold candy stripes and small-scale prints

Merry & Bright — ON THE TABLE Luna napkins in Pink, £70 for four; Luna table runner in Pink, £75; round seagrass placemats, £44 for four; three-piece cutlery set in Green, £50; refillable Tuk Tuk crackers in Pink, £120 for four; Christmas hats made from Molly Mahon wallpaper samples adorned with Molly Mahon tape, from £60. ON THE DRESSER Tapes on the shelf edges, top to bottom – Stripe & Dot tape in Blue/Red, £88 per m; Ayra Stripe tape in Red/Pink, £60 per m; Cherry Cake wrapping paper in Red (at back of shelves), £3 per sheet; framed hand-block prints, £84 each; Stem wooden lamp bases in Red, £18 each, with Seed pleated shades, £98 each. ON THE FLOOR Chunky cotton rug in Pink, £275, all Molly Mahon. - -

Chequered Rug — - -

1 Lizzie Pink & Red Chequered recycled cotton extra large rug, £215, Ian Snow.

Muramo Glasses — - -

2 Set of two short stem Murano glasses, £95, Wicklewood.

Bow napkins — - -

3 Yuletide Bow napkins, £59 for four, Neptune.

Bauble Garland — - -

4 Pre-lit Candy bauble garland, £22, Matalan.

Floral Side Plate — - -

5 Vaisselle Colette side plate, £60, Liberty.

Stripe Bow Crackers — - -

6 Stripe Velvet Bow crackers, £28 for six, Meri Meri.

Papertree paper bauble decorations — - -

7 Round paper bauble Christmas decorations, £12.95 for three, Paper Tree.

Oliver Bonas Velvet Tree Topper — - -

8 Velvet Patchwork Rainbow Star tree topper, £22.50, Oliver Bonas.

Stripe extra wide cushion — - -

9 Cerise and Fuchsia Extra Wide Stripe cushion cover, £75, Amuse La Bouche.

Merry Christmas bauble — - -

10 Merry Christmas bauble, £35, Goviers.

Woodland walk

Bring the outside in and decorate with green foliage combined with warm copper tones for a magical effect

nkuku Christmas tablescape — ABOVE Anbu Acacia dining table, £995; Anbu Acacia dining chair, £275; Sanval wool throw, £125; Sanee tablecloth, £80; Sanee napkins, £20 for two; Mbata brass candlesticks, from £25; Tula Garland candle holder, £30; Lam round tablemats, £40 for four; Aruvi dinner plate, £20; Aruvi side plate, £18; Osko cutlery set, £185 for 16 pieces; Manipur baubles, £20 for three; Janka glass tealights, £28 for two; Sigiri tall wine glasses, £50 for four; Sigiri small wine glass, £40 for four; Ishana wreath, £45; Konara giant baubles, from £22.50, all Nkuku. - -

House of Hackney Tree Decorations — - -

1 Mycelium tree decoration set, £30 for three, House of Hackney.

Nancy & Betty Studio crackers — - -

2 Oak Leaves & Acorns luxury Christmas crackers, £39.50 for six, Nancy & Betty Studio.

Studio Duggan lumbar cushion — - -

3 Jasper Lumbar cushion, £430, TROVE by Studio Duggan

Green bobbin candle holder — - -

4 Bobbin candle holder, £68, Folie Chambre.

Pine tree shaped candle — - -

5 Pine Tree scented candle, £18, NPG Shop.

Ercol rocking chair in Vintage — - -

6 Chairmakers rocking chair in Vintage finish, from £949, Ercol.

Crystal wine glass — - -

7 Crystal wine glasses with ovals design, £88 for six, The Vintage List.

Velvet mushrooms ornament — - -

8 Velvet mushroom room decoration, £8, John Lewis.

Green fern print table cloth and napkins — - -

9 Bertozzi linen tablecloth in Verde Felicine Riserva, from £420, and napkins, £50 for two, all Petersham Nurseries

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