Get your home set for winter

Winter needn’t just be a time of dark mornings, dark nights and temperatures little above freezing – with a few clever design ideas, you can turn your home into a wintery wonderland and beat the blues.

Silk leaves and gold berries can add a classy look to your light fittings

Spruce up your Winter light fittings.

Use silk leaves and golden berries to add a wintry touch to your lamps and light fittings. Simple to make or available from the likes of John Lewis and Harvey Nic’s, these simple decorations are simple, yet classy.

Frost your sideboard.

Snowflake ornaments look stunning on an oak or mahogany sideboard, allowing you to get into the winter spirit without compromising the class of your home. Available from most stores around Christmas time, these decorations look great all winter – not just in December.

Icy but warm.

Silky snowflake sheets are perfect for snuggling up in on cold nights

Snuggle up in silky sheets on those cold mornings, with cool silvers and blues bringing a touch of winter to your bedroom. With a simple ice and snowflake design, you can laugh in the face of frost as you keep warm on chilly Sunday mornings.

Add a touch of red.

Red is the ultimate winter colour, making your home feel warm and cosy in the coldest of months. Now’s the time to pull out the red cushions, get a poinsettia and perhaps invest in a gorgeous piece of art for the mantelpiece.

Small decorations are easy to take down come summer.

Clever decorations.

You may wonder if it’s worth winter-ising your home when the season will be over before we know it (who are we kidding, we all know winter lasts FOREVER), but with some clever temporary decorations, you needn’t change a thing. Wall decals are a great way to ‘paint’ a wintry scene, or perhaps stick a snowflake over a mirror to produce a chic design. The possibilities really are endless, so get creative!