Christmas ideas

We’ve rounded up the experts to bring you inspiration – from decor ideas and gift guides, to Christmas recipes and fool-proof hosting tips – to make the holidays extra special

Transforming a brutalist flat in the Barbican into a warm, festive space is no mean feat, but interior designer Tom Morris has risen to the challenge

Forget the tasteful decorating schemes - kitsch and colourful is firmly back on our radar for Christmas

Make a magical first impression, and delight passersby, with a festive display in your garden or around your front door

Set inside a 19th-century palazzo, the French-Chinese food writer’s apartment blends old-world architecture with the warmth of a large, cosmopolitan family – never more so than during the festive season

The Christmas classics on Netflix, Prime, Disney and more that we watch and re-watch year after year – not just for the feel-good plots and reassuring happy endings, but for the interiors, too.

Christmas decorating ideas for every room of the house. From elegant Christmas trees, to tables & wreaths for door decoration. Deck your halls with these stylish ideas to steal.

In December, Lulu Benson welcomes her extended family to Neidpath Castle in the Scottish Borders, where they celebrate the season with reeling and feasting in the vaulted medieval hall

Interior designer Martin Brudnizki and his art consultant partner Jonathan Brook like to let their imaginations run riot at home in West Sussex, especially at this time of year. Part of a large 17th-century house in West Sussex, their flat, with its grand proportions and ornate original features, provides the perfect backdrop for indulging their lavish, country-house decorating dreams.

When a wreath simply isn't enough, try on some Christmas doorscaping for size