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Archive for the ‘Seasonal’ Category
Tuesday, December 18th, 2012
Fancy a designer bespoke bauble for your Christmas tree? Head over to eBay and bid on one of these gorgeous baubles, which are being auctioned off by Living Etc to raise money for the charity Crisis.
Each of the 12 baubles has been specially designed and there are creations by Jonathan Adler, Clarissa Hulse, Lee Bloom and Rory Dobner, amongst others.
The auctions close at 10am on Wednesday 19th December, so get bidding!
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Tuesday, December 18th, 2012
 Contemporary leaf wreath There are some brilliantly designed contemporary Christmas wreaths available and this leaf design one, from The Original Pop Up Shop ticks all our boxes.
The alternative wreath is made from cardboard and features intricately cut pine, maple and oak leaves. There’s a bit of DIY involved, as it arrives flat packed, but you can rest assured that full instructions are provided to help you piece it together.
We like the natural look, but if you’re feeling creative, you could get crafty and add your own colour, glitter or decoupage effect to it.
The cardboard leaf wreath costs £35 and is available from MyDeco (as a bonus, there’s a free postage offer on at the moment).
For more alternative wreath ideas, check out some of the contemporary Christmas wreaths we’ve featured previously.
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Tags: alternative wreath, cardboard wreath, Christmas wreath, contemporary wreath, leaf design wreath, mydeco, The Original Pop Up Shop
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Monday, December 17th, 2012
 Wooden bell tree This cute wooden contemporary Christmas tree is simple yet sophisticated.
We love the pared back wooden tree, which has a slight Scandinavian feel to it, and it’s simply decorated with mini bells in green, white and red.
The wooden tree is designed as a tabletop decoration and it can be flat packed after use, so you can store it away for next year.
For the ultimate in contemporary minimal Christmas decorations, you could get away with just having this out on display, but it would also go well used alongside other Christmas decor.
The wooden bell tree is £18 from John Lewis.
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Tags: bell decorations, bell tree, Christmas tree, john lewis, Scandinavian decorations, table top tree, wood tree, wooden tree
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Thursday, December 13th, 2012
Silver and white are one of our favourite Christmas decor colour combinations and they work very well together in a contemporary or modern home.
The colours are reminiscent of frosty days, icy weather and delicate wintery snowflakes, and there are always plenty of home decorating options available in these classic colours.
From glistening silvery baubles and handmade textured decorations, to unusual ceramic designs, here are nine of our favourite silver and white decorations this year.
1. Christmas stag bauble, £15 from Fired Arts and Crafts
2. Danish style White zinc star decoration, £11.95 from Barbed
3. Secret opening Christmas baubles (perfect for hiding small gifts in!), £10 each from Lisa Angel Homeware and Gifts
4. Feathers in ball hanging decoration, £6.40 from Heal’s
5. Jonathan Adler dove hanging decoration, £20 from Heal’s
6. Mercurised silver glass bauble, £2 from John Lewis
7. Elvie ceramic pinecone decoration, £6 from Rowan & Wren
8. Four glass silver tree baubles, £20 from Posh Totty Designs Interiors
9. Handmade crochet snowflake decoration, £6.95 from The Original Pop Up Shop
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Tags: baubles, ceramic decoration, contemporary tree decorations, glass baubles, silver and white, silver decorations, tree decorations, white decorations
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Tuesday, December 11th, 2012
Liven up your Christmas tree by adding some colour in the form of colourful Christmas decorations and baubles.
We love all of these for making an impact:
1. Pantone Xmas baubles, £8 each from Found Home Store on Bouf
2. Bombki Little Cooper Christmas bauble, £13.60 from Heal’s
3. Karasel, pack of three hand painted carousel glass baubles, £12 from Habitat
4. Set of three paper honeycomb baubles, £8.50 from The Forest & Co
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Tags: Bombki, bouf, carousel glass bauble, christmas decorations, contemporary tree decorations, Found Home Store, Habitat, Heal's, honeycomb bauble, Little Cooper bauble, Pantone, Pantone bauble, The Forest & Co, tree decorations
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Sunday, November 18th, 2012
“I’m dreaming of a purple Christmas…”
Purple Christmas trees are back in force again this year and available in all sorts of sizes, shapes and finishes. Here’s a selection of some of the best purple Christmas trees.
 Paperchase purple tree This 5ft shiny purple Christmas tree with stand is a lovely deep purple in colour. It’s a good option for a smaller budget, as it costs £45 from Paperchase.
 Pre-lit purple tree If a softer, lilac purple is more your thing than deep purple, then this 7ft purple Christmas tree could fit the bill.
The pine style artifical tree comes with 400 white LED lights, so there’s no need to battle with a string of fairy lights (or is that just me?), and costs £239.99 from Amazon.
 Slim purple tree If you haven’t got room for a bushy tree, then here’s a space saving option.
This slimline purple Christmas tree stands 6.5ft tall and has a metal stand. It was £99, but currently has 25% off the price and is now £74.99 at WHSmith.
 Purple glitter tree This 6ft purple Christmas tree has a sprinkling of silver glitter, making it gloriously lilac in colour. It comes with a folding stand and is £100 from Wilkinson.
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Tags: contemporary christmas tree, glitter tree, lilac tree, purple tree, slim tree, xmas tree
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Saturday, November 17th, 2012
 Pom-pom xmas wreath Fancy a wreath decoration for Christmas? How about one made of felt?
This funky red and white pom-pom wreath is a lovely alternative to a traditional Christmas wreath. It’s made by Felt So Good, an ethical interiors company, and all the materials used to make it are biodegradable.
The soft pom-pom wreath measures 30cm in diameter and can be hung on a door, or used to decorate your home. The Felt So Good wreath is available from John Lewis for £35.
 Mini felt wreath decoration There’s also a cute mini felt wreath decoration (10cm), perfect for hanging on a tree, for just £5.
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Tuesday, November 13th, 2012
 Glass bauble lights There are loads of lovely Christmas lights available, but if you want to combine something decorative with a lighting option, then these bauble lights are ideal.
These pretty gold lights are shaped like Christmas baubles and are fitted with LED battery operated lights.
As far as lights go, they are delicate as they’re made of glass, so need to be hung and handled with care. You could use them on a Christmas tree, where the 2-in-1 bonus would mean you don’t need heaps of other decorations, or you could use them to light up your living room or hallway.
The string of glass bauble lights measure 180cm long in total and are £12 from Next.
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Thursday, October 25th, 2012
Only two months to Christmas Day – where has the time gone?
If you can bear thinking about Christmas home decorating, then the shops are already well stocked with Christmas ideas. If you’re after a new Christmas tree, then now’s the time to get deciding what you’d like.
As far as artificial Christmas trees go, they don’t need to be boring or traditional! In fact, there are some great contemporary, different and minimalist Christmas trees available that will provide impact, decoration and interest in your home, won’t drop pine needles all over the floor and will last year after year.
What do you think of these five contemporary Christmas trees?
1. The minimalist gold glitter Christmas tree
 Gold glitter resin tree This gold glitter Christmas tree is certainly a good minimalist tree option. It’s 6ft high, made of resin, comes in a gold pot and has just the right amount of glitter on it.
You could decorate the tree or leave it bare. The contemporary gold glitter Christmas tree is £150 from John Lewis.
2. The colourful light-up bauble twig Christmas tree
 Light up bauble tree This light-up bauble tree is fun, colourful and a nice alternative to a green Christmas tree.
The brown twig-effect branches are finished with a light-up bauble, so you don’t even have to decorate it.
At just £25 from M&S, this is an affordable tree to use on its own, or in addition to, other Christmas decorations.
3. The slimline silver pine Christmas tree
 Alberta pine tree If space is an issue, then a slimline tree is a good option. This Alberta pine Christmas tree is elegantly slim and just 2ft tall, so is perfect for smaller spaces. It has hinged branches and, as well as being available in silver, there’s a black option too.
The slim Alberta pine Christmas tree is £90 from Heal’s.
4. The black Christmas tree
 Black tree Black Christmas trees are a popular alternative to traditional green trees and this one comes in a tall and slim pencil style.
This tree would look good accessorized with gold tree decorations and you wouldn’t need a lot to adequately fill the branches.
The pencil black Christmas tree is 6ft, easy to assemble and costs £45 from Next.
5. The indigo blue Christmas tree
 Indigo blue tree Forget green….ever tried a blue Christmas tree? Here’s your chance!
This compact indigo blue Christmas tree is decorated with a mix of matt and metallic blue foils to create a magical and rather different effect.
It would be great with silver and white decorations.
The indigo tree is available in two sizes, exclusively from DZD.
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Tags: Christmas tree, contemporary christmas tree, xmas tree
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