Au Maison Oil Cloth - Get ready for Christmas

 
 Stripes Spots Au Maison Flowers. Wipe clean 30oc wash Cool iron Clean on 140cm & any length you want







Blue stars Petrol Spots Navy dots Corn Flower Blue what is the style that suits you?

Red checked Bright Spots cream baroque
playful & fun ready to go

Olive Green Spots Latte Baroque a couple more designs to suit you

Log Burners Finally Finished (just in time for Christmas)

Well I have to hand it to the husband, he really has done a great job with the log burner. The dust & chaos has all been worth it and we are now ready to enter into the festive spirit of Christmas with a cosy log fire for us all to focus the celebrations around.  So now to decorate..... I'm looking at these crystal heart light garlands mixed with holly branches & sprigs of fresh rosemary to really bring a country festive feel to the area.

Create a Cosy Christmas - idea 3

Don't let your special baubles get lost in the tree.......... bring them to life by hanging them individually. Buy some pretty ribbon & hang them up in groups of three (at different levels) in the centre of windows, walls or disused fire places. Stunning effect & really highlights how pretty they are!

Create a Cosy Christmas - idea 2

Why not create a focal point within your christmas tree this year? While decorating at the Fron Goch Garden Centre, Awen (the christmas extravaganza decorating fairy) decided to use the centre of the tree to create a mini christmas scene. Simply pushing a basket into the tree and working some decorative lights around makes a great area to decorate inside.

Create a Cosy Christmas - idea 1

This year, after being heavily influence by Fron Goch Garden Centre where Country Living Interiors is based in North Wales I have decided to go back to basics & aim for a truly rustic country feel. Natural rustic wooden decorations, clean reds & classic creams & of course hearts galore! Country Christmas decorating should be elegant and relaxing to the eye, not fussy. Simple, stylish & classic are the golden rules.

Bringing the beauty of nature indoors is always a classic country kitchen key trend. However add a twinkling twist with adding flower lights and garlands to the arrangements. You can line the tops of cupboards and furniture with holly, mixed with some flower garlands that will seductively draw your eyes towards them while highlighting the berries will be perfect. In the hallway I am thinking of using mistletoe in sprigs instead of the usual hanging system (using a bit of wire wrapped around its stems to give it stability) & white flower lights to again simply bring it alive as a decorative piece in its own right.

Create a Cosy Christmas (while the hubby builds a fire!)

As my husband is in the (dirty) process of replacing our old 60’s back boiler fire with a new rustic log burner I am excited at the prospect of a cosy Christmas with family & friends around the cracking (and energy saving) fire. I love Christmas. It’s no secret in our family. I love buying presents, I love planning & prepping all the food but probably most of all I love making our home into a wonderland of cosiness & festive fun.

Every year I try to do something a little different from the year before (this is getting more and more challenging every year). Filling our home with natural red holly berries, twinkling flower lights, advent treats for the kids (and the husband) is always a staple start.



Im excited to add this stocking advent calender to the new fireplace



This year as I progress (its still only November so its early stages yet) I will keep you posted with any ideas and inspirations I get along the way. Keep posted, add comments & ideas and hopefully we can inspire each other ;)