China lamp
For a seasonal Christmas decoration that will last year after year, you can’t beat a nice lamp.
This tastefully designed white bone china Christmas tree lamp will serve the purpose well and help light up a room over the festive season.
The Christmas tree lamp costs £69 and can be purchased from White Rabbit England.
Tasty seasonal wreath
Every home should be accessorized with a wreath at Christmas, but if you fancy something a bit different this year, then how about an edible wreath?
This one is made from gingerbread and is iced and decorated with mini gingerbread men.
We can’t guarantee it will remain in one piece for too long, but we do think you’ll enjoy both using it and eating it!
The iced Christmas gingerbread wreath costs £12 from John Lewis.
Nordic wooden tree
There are Christmas ideas galore in the shops and loads of gorgeous items to use to accessorize your home for the season.
This great little Nordic style wooden Christmas tree comes laden with tiny red baubles and would be perfect to use a centrepiece decoration for a table.
The wooden tree measures 34.5cm in height and costs £15 from John Lewis.
Love heart toast rack
The shops are full of heart-themed gift ideas for Valentine’s Day and we couldn’t resist this Amore heart toast rack.
Perfect for use all year round, as well as to serve breakfast in bed for romantic celebrations, the silver coloured toast rack holds just enough toast for two.
The Amore heart toast rack is £29 from John Lewis.
They come bearing gifts...
These three wise men, which are traditionally associated with the Christmas story, have been wonderfully crafted out of resin, with a lot of detail on their clothing, and finished off with a silver effect.
The three kings are sold as a set of three and would look suitably Christmassy used as a centrepiece on the table, perched on a shelf or on a windowsill.
The set of We Three Kings resin figures cost £34.99 from The Contemporary Home.
Tall and slim Christmas tree
If you want the look and feel of a real Christmas tree, but without the hassle of falling needles and the need to buy another tree next year, then artificial Christmas trees are perfect. They’ve come a long way over the years and their design and style has improved enormously, so that with some, it’s had to even tell that it isn’t the real McCoy.
We rather like the look of this Nordic woodland Christmas tree. The tree is a good height (6ft), but is very nice and slender in width, making it ideal if you don’t have masses of space available for long branches.
The Nordic woodland Christmas tree is sold by John Lewis for £85. To complete the full Nordic look in your home, there are lots of coordinating red and white Nordic Christmas decorations available too.
Update Dec 2011 – This particular Nordic woodland tree is no longer available, but John Lewis have a great range of Christmas trees for 2011, including several similar woodland trees. You may also like to check out Christmas Trees and Lights, as they have a good selection of artificial trees, including lots of slim options.
Cheery Christmas tins
This set of two cheery green and cream Christmas tins are very reasonably priced at £6 for the pair.
The large tin measures 18cm by 7cm and the small tin is 13cm by 6cm. You could either use them to store mince pies, chocolates or other Christmas goodies in, or use them to pop other people’s Christmas presents in. As they’re nicely decorated, you wouldn’t have to worry about wrapping them.
The two tins are by Rice and are available from Nettle Green.
Mistletoe tree
For something a bit different to the usual Christmas tree, how about this mistletoe tree from John Lewis?
It comes pre-lit with bulbs on it, so you don’t even have to faff around stringing it with fairy lights. At 75cm by 30cm, it’s also the perfect size if you’re in need of a smaller tree decoration.
Available exclusively at John Lewis, the mistletoe tree is £50.
Perfect for Christmas cooking
Oven gloves are a crucial accessory for any kitchen and the pretty print on these oven gloves can inject a Christmassy feel into your home.
The Cath Kidston print isn’t too bold to be obviously Christmas themed from a distance, but when you look at them up close they’re adnorned with winter house scenes, piles of presents, bells and stockings hanging up by the fireside.
The practical double oven glove is available from Cath Kidston for £10.
Advent calendar tree
Advent calendars come in all shapes and sizes, but this one is also a lovely decorative home accessory that can used year after year.
It’s made of wood and shaped like a Christmas tree and there 24 little drawers to open each day during Advent. The draws are designed to be filled up with the treat of your choice – sweets or chocolate would fit in well – and it would be a lovely way of counting down the days to Christmas.
The wooden Advent Christmas tree is £24.99 from Lakeland.
