Christmas House

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I love Christmas decorations. Beyond your tree and may be a wreath on your door, what extra decorations do you have?

My hall has a Christmas runner, the bathroom has towels, bathmat, soap dispenser and also toothbrush holders. In the kitchen, I have lights around the windows, cookie jar and table cloth. The kids have Christmas bedding. I also have Christmas mugs and glasses.

I am on the look out this year for Christmas crockery and also super king size bedding. If you’ve seen any, please share. I particularly find most shops only do bedding up to a king size.

I like how you say "apart from your Christmas tree" as if I didn't have nine Christmas trees! In my defence, only one is a "proper" Christmas tree, the others are twiggy, or felty or small natural ones in baskets.

We have Christmas cushions and Christmas towels and tea towel. I change the doormat for a Christmas one. We have a woodland theme downstairs and acquired some number of tiny wooden squirrels, which are hidden around on picture frames and shelves and window sills.

We have a branch in each of our downstairs windows and hang baubles on and trail some fairy lights over, which I particularly like.

Loads of paper garlands and honeycomb decorations. Some new, some vintage.

A second tree in the dining room; it's white and covered in brightly coloured vintage baubles. Oh and a third and fourth tree in there too! Very small. One is red and the other is a bright green.

Warm white festoon lights on a black cable around the picture rail in my hallway.

Tiny multicoloured lights along the fence and winding around the tree in the back garden.

I bought a corner Christmas tree a few years ago (no branches at the back so it sits flat against 2 walls a takes up less floor space). Last year I put it in DS’s bedroom which he loved. I bought marvel/ Disney baubles and used some extra lights and he has the tree light to fall asleep to. I plugged them in to a smart plug so I don’t even have to go in to switch them off. Will definitely do that again this year.

We have Christmas bedding, indoor and outdoor wreaths, fabric snowflake garlands and 2 mini outdoor trees either side of the front door.

Has anyone artistic done a window painting? I’ve seen a few online and am tempted to try it instead of window stickers.

I’d love Christmas dinner plates and glasses but I don’t have anywhere to store them the rest of the year. And I’m desperately trying to declutter!