how can i make my house christmasy a la nigella?

[SheherazadetheGoat]

so far i think i need to

buy as many strings of fairy lights as the national grid can cope with.

buy a bulk load of baubles and shiney things and generally fling them about the place.

buy a load of pinka nd red table ware and table cloth.

[tassisssss]

can't believe i missed this

what would we do without iplayer...

[expatinscotland]

be born mega rich and marry even richer.

that's how.

[DoubleBluff]

and a few tins of squirty cream for saucily squirting on your mince pies

[NotanOtter]

it was ott

clutter it up
dim lights
drape fairy lights

[twinsetiscrapatflouncing]

lol at the number of nigella threads at the moment, I keep saying to dp as we watch it "I want..." he has told me I clearly need a tory cabinet minister father and an advertising guru husband.

[expatinscotland]

touche, twinset!

[onebatmotherofgoditschilly]

erm, buy next-door, next-door-but-one and next-door-but-two, and knock through. Then fairy lights.

[twinsetiscrapatflouncing]

Watching nigella is quite a seedy experience in our house for me it is pure kitchenalia porn for him it is ....... just porn.

[NotanOtter]

or borrow your nan's glasses fr the night then all the lights go all squashy and soft focus

[NotanOtter]

bit like old Niggy herself

[expatinscotland]

seriously, it's like reading a romance novel or watching a rom com. pure fantasy.

[NotanOtter]

faux SO faux

[hollyivypoppy34]

get the tv production company to mock up a houes for you somewhere in south west london - I couldnt relax watching it for worrying the candles would set light to the tree

[SheherazadetheGoat]

it is christmas - i WANT faux.

[hollyivypoppy34]

including the whole nigella look - i'd need more tahn faux decorations for that

[georgimama]

You need to marry Charles Saatchi. Then you need to get all your clothes from L K bennett or similar. You need the biggest fridge in the world. You need cute accessory children who appear dutifully when "dinner" ie film take is ready and sit down without pinching each other or making fart noises.

Good luck with all that.

[twinsetiscrapatflouncing]

I have most of that georgie so it would seem that Charles is the crux to it all

[georgimama]

really? Charles Saatchi and his wallet is the only thing missing?

[twinsetiscrapatflouncing]

nice clothes - check
Big fridge - check except it is at my mums as it does not fit in our new kitchen
cute children who appears at dinner and behaves - check although I only have one but she always behaves if food is involved.

Charles - Big fat jealous no.

[NotanOtter]

its nowt to do with mr saatchi

it wasn't that christmassy

come chez otter - i delight in making htings look christmassy and as if they just 'happened' rather than the reality which is that i have spent years planning it--

[georgimama]

complete lack of sympathy here.

[twinsetiscrapatflouncing]

Go on then NotanOtter what do you do?

I always put on a good spread but could do better at making my house look festive. Am feelinf held back by our credit crunch fake tree.

[twinsetiscrapatflouncing]

I don't deserve sympathy tbh georgimama.

[threestars]

You also need to have inflatable breasts that seem to get bigger and bigger and press more and more against a teeny tiny cashmere sweater at each camera shot.
sigh, so jealous, am flat as a pancake.

[twinsetiscrapatflouncing]

I have the breasts too