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Display paper baubles in clusters
I love Scandinavian-inspired Christmas decorations and have been stocking up on big white paper baubles, stars and snowflakes for years. I arrange a few of each in a “tasteful cluster” and hang them in all corners of the room. All the fun of the 1980s, but much more chic. I’ll also be making my own orange-slice garlands. It’s quite time intensive (four hours of drying in a low-heated oven), but the smell is incredible and they look so festive hung around the fireplace.
Light a warming candle
A scented candle gives a glow to the house, and Bella Freud’s Herb (£65) is my favourite. It smells of white tiare, red apples and warm cloves. I also like to have bowls of colourful and moreish Italian confetti assortiti (sugared almonds) in the cupboard for guests (or myself) to have with a coffee or a Christmas drink.
Make a bauble snake
This Christmas I’m going to thread baubles – glass and glitter, in all the usual metallic shades – on to a length of wire to make a bauble snake. Then I’ll twist and coil it to create piles of baubles across our mantelpiece. Between them, I’ll dot simple cream church candles and tea lights in clear glass jars. I’m imagining all the colours and textures twinkling like the contents of a magical treasure chest.
Snuggle under a cashmere throw
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