House Beautiful UK

House Beautiful is your one-stop shop for classic decorating looks, with regular and comprehensive colour-scheming pages and a wide range of shopping suggestions for those special details that make a difference. With real reader homes from around the UK - ranging from comfortable country style to the chic city look – House Beautiful provides inspiration and practical advice whatever your decorating tastes. Plus, expert advice on everything from choosing the right mortgage to finding your perfect property.

It’s showtime!

It’s the little things • Wouldn’t it be weird if this mini Christmas wish list accidentally landed, open, on my husband’s desk…?

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It’s Christmas! • Deck the hearth with Dunelm’s joyous take on mantelscaping, with tasselled stockings and rows of ribbons making merry together. Is your fireplace missing some playfully kitsch ornaments and twinkly candlelight? It definitely is. And would a gleaming bauble wreath be too much? At this time of year, never.

SEASON’S BEST

Giftwrap • There are few sights more satisfying than an artful pile of gifts – wrapped with care and tied with a bow – in a beautifully considered palette

Your festive style guide • The collections, trends and great buys that will transform your home for the season

Step inside your favourite Christmas movies • Get inspired by the golden glow of Little Women’s Christmases past, the quirky-trad decor of Love Actually and the cosy country feeling of The Holiday (and yes, we rewatched them all and called it ‘work’)

IN THIS SECTION • DECORATING ADD MAGIC TO EVERY ROOM ★ FESTIVE EDIT TREES, WREATHS & GARLANDS ★ 12 WAYS TO CELEBRATE TIPS FROM OUR STYLE EXPERTS & TRENDSETTERS

DECORATE Evergreen • Drench your home in the colour of the season. Soft shades of sage and forest hues mixed with brushed gold, warm wood and candlelight set the stage for inviting evenings at home

Where to shop

All the trimmings • We’ve rounded up the trees, wreaths and garlands that will add a little – or a lot of – dazzle to your home and your holiday

12 ways to MAKE YOUR CHRISTMAS AT HOME even lovelier ALL SPARKLE, NO STRESS • Showstopping sharing platters that take 30 minutes to put together, gifts that last a lifetime, a diffuser that smells like a cedar forest… We spoke to 12 wise and stylish creatives about the thoughtful details and traditions that add warmth, colour and fun to their season

‘Make decorating and gifting meaningful’ • Our House Beautiful columnist describes how a purposeful approach to spending, entertaining and embellishing will bear great memories, thoughtful gifts and the pause we all need during the busiest time of the year

‘Quirks and wobbles are the best part of a handmade gift’ • The textile designer and maker shares how crafting your own gifts is a blessing for both for the maker and the recipient

‘Who wouldn’t love a showy, trumpetshaped amaryllis?’ • The houseplant expert and owner of Botanic in York isn’t anti-poinsettia, but she’s got a soft spot for these other stunning, easy-to-look-after plants that flourish through the winter

‘Choose decorations that capture a moment in time’ • Thinking, breathing and buying Christmas all year round hasn’t dampened the John Lewis Festive Lead’s enthusiasm for the season. Lisa shares how she chooses ornaments that will delight her future self

‘It’s ok to cheat a little for perfect corners’ • A stylishly wrapped gift heightens the enjoyment of giving something, the stationery designer has discovered. Here are her tips on how to elevate every offering you make

‘A sharing platter is more fun than a seating plan – and will still dazzle your guests’ • A beautifully styled...