Top tips on where to hide the presents
Every year you think long and hard about what to get your children for Christmas, only for them to spoil the surprise by finding out where you’ve hidden them. You…
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As styled by you | Christmas
Our built-to-last furniture isn’t just for Christmas – but pieces from across our ranges do look absolutely gorgeous this time of year. Get some inspiration for styling for the season…
How to choose your Christmas tree
With the countdown to Christmas on, our attention turns to getting the house ready for the big day with choosing your tree and decorating the house. But which one do…
How to create a festive dining table with Dove Cottage
I don’t know about you, but one of my favourite things about the festive season is planning my decorations and how I’m going to style my home. While my husband…
Guide to hosting Christmas for the first time
You’ve just offered to host Christmas for the first time, but once the excitement of the occasion has had a chance to sink in, you’re starting to feel a bit…
The ultimate Christmas checklist
It’s Christmas Eve, you’re snuggling up on the sofa, enjoying yet another rerun of Miracle on 34th Street. Pure seasonal bliss. As Valentine Davis so memorably declared in this lovely…
Your ultimate guide to a stylish Christmas
Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. No matter the size and shape of your home and the family that fills it, you’ll want to create an enchanting…
How to Create an American Film Style Christmas
So how do you get this look in your own home and create a festive wonderland? Well, I’m going to talk you through some of the key elements of a Traditional American Christmas today to help you attain the kind of decor that spreads an American style cheer.
Creative Advent Calendars
The time is almost upon us. Very soon it will be time to dust of the Advent Calendar and start the countdown to Christmas Day. If you have children, you may be used to buying a chocolate advent calendar from the Supermarket but there are lots of ways you can be more creative with your advent calendar this year. Creating something stylish and individual is a lovely way to add some Christmas cheer to your home too.
Advent Wreaths
If you’ve spent time in the nordic or germanic countries, you might be familiar with the traditional of having a Advent wreath with four candles. I remember moving to the UK a long time ago and nobody had heard of an Advent wreath – though that might have had something to do with the area I moved to… I went on to painstakingly explain to the florist what it was I was looking for and managed to eventually carry my wreath home. Things have changed since and Advent wreaths and displays have become more commonplace.