Style At Home December 2024

For me, Christmas never loses its sparkle. Even though we start planning the December issue in the summer months (I’ve lost count of how many baubles I’ve looked at), when Christmas does eventually come around, it still feels special and full of magic. We’ve packed the pages with ideas and inspiration to help make yours extra special this year too, from the best baubles and bargains on the high street (p8), this year’s latest looks (p50) and gifts for all the family (p75), plus there are lots of crafts and easy makes dotted throughout the magazine. But it’s our real homes that I love, seeing how everything comes together and with the rooms full of festive colour and glitz. Enjoy and have a wonderful Christmas. Style at Home’s PET OF…

FESTIVE TABLEWARE ’Tis the season to be jolly… and this festive tableware from Matalan is certainly that! Decked with cheery slogans and fun motifs in candy-inspired colours, the plates. mugs and bowls are guaranteed to brighten up your festive mealtimes.…

B&M SUGAR RUSH Shine bright with pearlescent pinks and frosty finishes Tesco TRADITIONAL OPULENCE Stick with a classic look, but with an indulgent twist Matalan NORDIC LODGE Style a Scandi scene with tactile materials and a neutral palette Dobbies FESTIVE CHEER Cram in the colour with vibrant brights and neon lights…

I’d always admired this Victorian crescent in Harrogate town centre,’ says Helen. ‘So I was gutted when a townhouse came up for sale here and was quickly snapped up by someone else because we hadn’t yet sold our property. Our previous home – a converted barn eight miles outside of Harrogate – was quite isolated and not on a bus route. As the children got older I was spending too much time driving them around, whereas if we lived in town they could walk to school and be more independent, so we decided to move. After selling our barn, the stars aligned and a house on the other side of the crescent came on the market. I quickly arranged a viewing prior to the open day as the location was…

1 FESTOON WITH GREENERY Try a rustic, country-style decoration and swag your fireplace with a garland of greenery. Use fresh foliage or faux, draped loosely along the mantelpiece for an informal look. Add extra berry picks and pine cones plus sprigs of eucalyptus or fir here and there to give your garland a fuller look. Green garland, from £15; berry picks, from £3 each, all Hobbycraft 2 ILLUMINATE WITH CANDLES Create a sophisticated scene by decorating the mantel with a row of colourful candles set in vintage-style brass candleholders. Arrange them in among a garland of leafy greenery, positioning them at different heights to add sparkle at varying levels – use a mantel mirror as a backdrop to boost the flickering glow of candlelight. Jahi brass candlesticks, £25 each, Nkuku…

When Rob and I moved into this house back in 2017, everything needed doing to it,’ says Ali. ‘The lady who owned it before us had lived here since the 1970s and it needed completely rewiring and plastering, along with new flooring throughout. Unfortunately, all the original features had been ripped out and there was so much floral wallpaper everywhere that we had to strip it back to plaster – even the ceilings were wallpapered! I was pregnant at this time too and gave birth three weeks later – the builders were still here trying to make at least one room liveable while I was in labour in hospital (which thankfully they did)! Decision making The original downstairs kitchen was an awkward galley shape. When it came to making decisions,…