There is not long to go until Christmas, and it’s time to make sure I have got all those little extras that make the house look amazing for the festive season. I like to have the house smelling delicious and so I always have bowls of orange slices and cinnamon sticks dotted around. There is nothing so inviting as coming home to the smell of spices, and mince pies are an absolute must every year preferably eaten in the evenings when we also have mulled wine which just smells (and tastes) fantastic!
It can be a time of visual overload at this time of year – I certainly feel like that when I go shopping and see all the dazzling images and displays everywhere – and so home is the place to keep it simple yet festive, with some classic stars, a few fairy lights and candles, and a selection of natural materials such as mistletoe, holly and of course a real Christmas tree.
We love to encapsulate all the things we love about Christmas into our home decorations to make sure we have the best time and the most attractive things around the house to make us feel happy! This is a picture of my Christmas tree this year which I decorated with white decorations and light. The wooden birds and willow stars and hearts are decorations that I sell on my website http://www.comfortandjoyshop.co.uk and the wooden birch star in the background is also on the web.
I don’t like to have too many colours all over the tree when I decorate it and this year I have stuck to a simple palette of grey, white and cream with a hint of sparkle on some of the white willow hearts. If you are lucky enough to have more than one tree in the house then it’s a good idea to separate the decorations into colour categories and have each tree with a different colour code (and this is something I have seen a lot of this year on Instagram). It seems to be all the rage to have more than one tree, and it I think it is an excellent idea.
Comfort and Joy 