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Festoon your bannisters
I love a festooned stair bannister. It makes the house feel festive when you are lugging laundry upstairs or legging it out of the door to work. All you need is lengths of greenery, which can be real foraged ivy or the fake pine stuff. Wrap it around the bannister – messy is fine, it looks good when bits trail down the spindles. Wind fairy lights through for added twinkle. If you don’t have stairs, you can get the same effect by draping festive greenery over a picture or mirror in your hallway. It’s like a Christmas wreath, but for inside.
Invest in reusable crackers
The best Christmas purchase I ever made was the Colours of Arley x Happy Crackers reusable fabric crackers They are a chic addition to any tablescape – you can fill them with your own goodies and use them year after year. Happy Crackers does all sorts of designs, from modern stripes to traditional florals (from £30 each).
… or pimp your shop-bought ones
I like to level up shop-bought crackers with ribbon and even a sprig of foliage or flowers to make them feel special. You can stick on a handwritten card that works as a place-setting idea … I’ve even sneaked them open and popped in a handmade chocolate as a more thoughtful gift.
