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Make your own foraged wreath
Every year I make a wreath for the front door. The base is made from a ring of natural rattan grapevine. I got it from a garden centre and have had it for years. I use wire to attach clippings of foliage from my parents’ garden – spruce and fir, sprigs of holly and even trimmings from evergreen plants – and the offcuts of the Christmas tree (I always select one too big for the room). The decorations change from year to year: traditional baubles, feathers or just pine cones collected while walking the dog.
Buy some high-street wine glasses
It’s so, so difficult to find good, affordable high-street stemware for your Christmas dinner table. It tends to be dipped in rose gold (not my taste), excessively thick (limits the drinking experience) or adorned with pineapple print (why?). Thankfully, Zara makes elegant, light and perfectly tulip-shaped glasses for appreciating wine – and they’re inexpensive enough (£4.99!) that you can swill with abandon.
Rummage for secondhand decs
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