Houses decorated for Christmas
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A maximalist Christmas at Sean Pritchard's 17th-century Somerset cottage
Deep in the Mendip Hills, garden designer Sean Pritchard has turned a labourer's dwelling into a charming home
Houses decorated for Christmas
How one of England's most perfect country houses comes to life at Christmas
Usually at Christmas, Studio Indigo founder Mike Fisher thinks nothing of entertaining 50 people at Ven, his eighteenth-century country house in Somerset
Houses decorated for Christmas
A sensitively restored Regency house elegantly decorated for Christmas
Henriette von Stockhausen’s decoration of this Regency house in the West Country combines sensitively restored elements with beautiful fabrics and wallpapers to create an elegant setting for family gatherings
Houses decorated for Christmas
A 900-year-old abbey decorated with foliage and flowers from its 30-acre garden
For Alice and Julian Kennard, preparing for Christmas at Forde Abbey is a communal activity, as everyone works together to decorate the 900-year-old house with foliage and flowers from the estate
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A Florentine villa grounded in a love of collecting and respect for tradition
On a hillside in Florence, the villa that the Caponi family has lived in for 50 years tells a story that spans three generations and contains beautiful antiques and artworks collected over a lifetime.
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A snug 17th-century farmhouse in the Lake District gets ready for Christmas
Since arriving just in time for Christmas two years ago, Jeremy Langmead and Simon Rayner have transformed their 17th-century Cumbrian farmhouse into an inviting rural bolthole, which strikes the perfect balance between artful restraint and festive cheer
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A floral designer's charming Chelsea mews house decorated for Christmas
Florist Paul Hawkins has created a comfortable country cottage in town at his Chelsea house, filling it with his signature sophisticated arrangements for the festive season
Houses decorated for Christmas
Christmas with Luke Edward Hall and Duncan Campbell in their Cotswold cottage
When it comes to decorating for Christmas, Duncan Campbell and Luke Edward Hall favour a more is more approach and add further layers of colour and visual interest to their jewel box cottage.
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A tranquil Wyoming log cabin with an unexpected French sophistication
At the foot of the Teton Pass in Wyoming, USA, photographer Lisa Flood and her interior designer Emily Janak have created a home that combines the best of Western design with some serious French sophistication
Houses decorated for Christmas
A shoppable Christmas scheme filled with painted furniture and folk pattern
Gabby Deeming and Ruth Sleightholme create rustic, candlelit schemes in a Shropshire barn, featuring antique painted furniture, patterned textiles and evergreen foliage
Houses decorated for Christmas
A light and spacious 18th-century country house decorated in a traditional manner
Chelsea Textiles founder Mona Perlhagen and her daughter, Jenny, have transformed an eighteenth-century country house into the company design centre and an elegant family home
Houses decorated for Christmas
Designer Francis Sultana's spectacular 18th century mansion decorated for Christmas
This is a favourite time of year for interior designer Francis Sultana and gallerist David Gill, who delight in decorating and entertaining in their Piccadilly flat, a grand double set in Albany’s 18th-century mansion
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A former fashion designer's Suffolk home decorated with festive flair for Christmas
For former fashion designer Pascale Smets, a renovated Victorian rectory in Suffolk is the perfect canvas to showcase her eye for detail, with a focus on conviviality – a particularly beguiling combination at this time of year
Design Videos
How Amanda Brooks decorates her Cotswold farmhouse for Christmas
A Design Notes Christmas special. How the writer and shop owner Amanda Brooks decorates her home in the Cotswolds for Christmas.
Houses decorated for Christmas
An elegant late-Victorian manor house decorated for Christmas
For former House & Garden retail editor Carole Annett, a passing request for decorating advice from her friend, the interior designer Emma Sims Hilditch, turned into the top-to-bottom redecoration of her Surrey house in time for Christmas
Houses decorated for Christmas
How designer Francis Sultana and gallerist David Gill decorate their home for Christmas
Our January issue is out now, including the designer Francis Sultana's Albany set decorated for Christmas, in honour of which we are revisiting our 2016 feature on the how he and his partner David Gill get their home ready for the festive period. Download House & Garden on your iPhone, iPad or Android device now or subscribe today. As a Black Friday exclusive, you can currently get a year of House & Garden for £19 plus a free welcome gift, with free home delivery and access to the digital edition
Houses decorated for Christmas
A Norfolk manor house richly decorated for Christmas
At this time of year, Spanish interior designer Carlos Garcia celebrates all the traditional elements of Christmas, embracing the English country-house style he has employed so well in his 17th-century Norfolk manor
Houses decorated for Christmas
The owner of V V Rouleaux's house dazzlingly decorated for Christmas
Christmas at her restored farmhouse in Cumbria provides Annabel Lewis, owner of specialist haberdasher's V V Rouleaux, with the perfect canvas on which to display her talent for artistic embellishment and dazzling decoration
Makers at Home
A specialist in historical paint techniques has faithfully restored his Georgian house
A dilapidated Georgian house in London's East End was given a new lease of life with historically accurate shades of paint made by owner Pedro da Costa Felgueiras.
Christmas Decorating
A Christmas scheme bedecked with paper decorations
Gabby Deeming creates schemes inspired by the holiday season, using simply stylish Christmas decorations paired with patterned textiles.