Before you get all gloomy about going back to work, there’s still time to get excited about planning your New Year’s Eve. If you’re thinking about holding a party of you’re own, I’ve got a few celebratory ideas to welcome the new year in with style.
A New Year’s Eve party wouldn’t be complete without lots of champagne. Why not create
The country style really comes alive at Christmas. Open fires, natural decorations and warm throws make a home feel welcoming and inviting. Although I officially finished putting up my Christmas decorations about a month ago, I’m already itching to add some extra festivitites to my home.
I’ve decided on a few last minute solutions which will help add some
Having spent last week in America for Thanksgiving, I got to experience the run up to Christmas US-style. I now have a whole new angle for my Christmas decorations – homemade and floral. My friends over there had the most beautiful personal touches around their house – including a reclaimed cast iron rack - filled with flowers and plants, a
As the Christmas shopping panic takes hold, the purse gets lighter and lighter, and there seem to be more demands on my time (ok, it’s party season, I can’t hibernate for all of it!) I’ve started looking for Christmas decorating ideas that are big on impact, but low on effort.
Luckily I have found some inspirational Christmas gems, that don’t necessarily cost
Creating a warm, inviting atmosphere is a must for my home this Christmas. Since I have decied to opt for some strong traditional colours (in my case the theme is gold) I am now in need of some extra inspiration to give my place that added christmassy feel. Since my home is a mixture of Country-style and traditional American New-England
Whether coloured or natural, real or artificial, the humble Christmas tree is a key factor in any Christmas decorating scheme. Yes, I can decorate my hallway with icicle fairy lights and create my very own Christmas Narnia ( check out “Fabulous Festive Looks for Less” in the December issue of Livingetc), but if I haven’t got a decent tree then
My hallway is a (much overlooked) box room, painted white to maximise the space and really only used as a thoroughfare to get to the other rooms in my flat. I don’t even have a place to park my shoes!
After spending the weekend putting up pictures, trying (and failing) to fix my washing machine and planning the new wallpaper in
With Christmas decorations on offer for just about every style, Homebase has once again caught my eye with some inspiring (and budget-friendly) looks.
So rather than just flicking through the catalogue this week – I thought I might as well post my favourites.
White and gold look perfect together in this neutral dining room.
For some no fuss staircase decorations, go for faux fern
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Need. Some. Inspiration.
Since all of us decorating fanatics have been thinking about Christmas since June, I am now in the right frame of mind to create my moodboard (Yes, I’m taking it that seriously) and start planning my Christmas decor. I say decor because this year it’s going to be on such a grand scale it’s going to be more than
Need a little help planning your Christmas decorations? Yep, me too. Since this year is the first Christmas I’m spending in my new flat (which I am still decorating), I am planning to push the boat out with some pretty fabulous Christmas ‘touches’ (i.e – not just a few lame bits of tinsel).
I’m thinking glorious rich colours, warm fabrics with
