a way to create a Victorian-vogue Christmas
Draw up a comfy armchair by way of the fireplace, placed on some merry music and enjoy a basic Dickensian-style Christmas that invites you and your guests to suppose correct at domestic…

Create a cosy lounge

partitions painted in ‘Pugin pink’ eggshell from Dulux Heritage assortment, £31.38 per 2.5l, Dulux; girl Caroline Hill attributed to Mary M Pearson c1836 printed onto canvas 600 x 900mm, £185, surface View; purple eating candles, £9 per pack of 12, Shearer Candles; faux purple amaryllis, £four.10 per stem, Decoflora.
more Christmas concept:

Wow with the desert table
flip your dessert table right into a wow-element monitor using based serveware, decorations and vases full of blooms in prosperous jewel colors. Set your cuisine at various heights to create an eye-catching and tantalising effect

Macaron tower, made to order from £50, The Crow Kitchen; sparkling flowers, from £2.ninety nine per bunch, from a selection at Longacres garden Centre; desserts, from £1.30 each, Gail’s Bakery; Glacé fruits, £30 for a 400g box; glass petit 4 Christmas decorations, £10 every; cranberry and orange Christmas fruit cake, £14.95, all Fortnum & Mason.
costume the bed room
Layer your spare bed with linen, throws and cushions in hues of crimson, white and gold. antique lace, velvet and a canopy crafted from boughs of natural foliage produce a welcoming festive haven to your visitors to withdraw to

‘Rose’ plush velvet double bed body, £945, Button & Sprung.
Lay the table
Taking cues from a standard Victorian Christmas, with a bit nod to France, lay the table with crimson plates and serving dishes. comprehensive the decorations with a festive runner, sparkling foliage and candles along the centre to throw a tender glow and create a mellow atmosphere

‘iciness’s Scene’ 6in plate, £9.25; ‘wintry weather’s Scene’ open veg dish, £46; ‘wintry weather’s Scene’ lined sugar pot, £28.50, all Spode; purple eating candles, £9 for a pack of 12, Shearer Candles. ‘The Nutcrackers’ Christmas crackers, £60 for a collection of six, Fortnum & Mason. present wrapped in ‘vintage Peacocks in crimson’ paper, £2 per sheet, Paper Tree Nook. Ribbons, from £3 for a 5m roll, Hobbycraft.
Create a monitor with flora
carry floral touches into your domestic to raise your iciness decor, even if you’re designing a centrepiece for your Christmas table or a screen to your hallway. mix greenery from the backyard with a variety of scarlet blooms – here, we’ve combined a couple of faux amaryllis along with freshly reduce roses

Tablecloth crafted from ‘Halte De Chasse’ (B1744001), in ‘Fond Rouge’, £160.eighty per m, Pierre Frey; sparkling plant life, from £2.99 per bunch, from a range at Longacres garden Centre.