Christmas ideas

Whether you prefer pared-down surroundings, or simply don’t have space for the full caboodle, Fiona McKenzie Johnston shares how to manage the most maximalist season

Handmade gifts are definitely not just for children. Here, the experts show us how to do it with style

What is more festive than a bit of crafting? Florist and author Graeme Corbett of Bloom & Burn walks us through how he makes his festive wreaths, using seasonal local ingredients.

Entertaining over the holiday is no small trifle, so Ruth Sleightholme and Rémy Mishon dial up the fantasy to create Christmas schemes harking back to high times past

Feeling overwhelmed by the impending festive season? Follow our week-by-week guide and you’ll be ultra-organised by the time the big day arrives

Lonely country houses, sudden snowstorms, cut telephone wires and plenty of unexplained death – just the thing for a cold winter's evening

As cheerful baubles and stockings are brought out from their back-of-the-closet boxes for their annual display, Fiona McKenzie Johnston asks: Christmas decorating – a time for good taste, or opportunity to go overboard?

You can deck the halls beautifully for Christmas, even if a tree is out of the question

Nicky Haslam may be best known for his interior design talents but his not-so-secret skill is being a consummate host who has thrown numerous memorable parties over the years. He lets Fiona McKenzie Johnston in on his formula

Jules Haines, founder of online surplus fabric platform, Haines – which has now re-purposed and rehomed over 28,000 metres of surplus fabrics that would have otherwise ended up in landfill – explains how you can decorate your home to be both sophisticated and also sustainable this Christmas

Interior designer Nicola Harding shares her pearls of wisdom on stress-free entertaining during Christmas

Fiona McKenzie-Johnston enlightens the holiday procrastinators and plan-averse among us as to how to pull together a last-minute Christmas… and who knows, it may just be your best one yet

The easiest way to make Christmas hosting a breeze? Serve dishes that you can make in advance

Frohe Weihnachten! Henriette von Stockhausen tells us about her inspiring Christmas in the Austrian mountains, with the Krampus, the Christkindl, gluhwein, fondue, and Dinner for One