FESTIVE CHEER Dress the kitchen and dining table

Toy’s Delight cake stand, £139, Villeroy & Boch Gold Osby Stars, from £13.99, Lights4fun

Christmas cookie cutter set, £10, Quince & Cook

FESTIVE CHEER

Add seasonal flavour to the kitchen and dining table with textiles and serveware embellished with Christmas motifs. Whilst it might seem frivolous to have tableware and linen that is used solely in December, they are sure to raise a smile when brought out to use each year. An apron or oven gloves with a suitably festive design ensures the cook feels in full Christmas spirit, as do decorative touches around the kitchen such as fairy lights and sprigs of foliage. Berry-red cookware heightens the sense of warmth and cosiness, whilst glints of gold on china and cutlery lend a table setting a sense of decadence and luxury. Finally present the Christmas cake on a charming stand, to bring cheer until the very last slice.

Christmas Pudding tea towel, £12, Fortnum & Mason

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The Nutcracker Collection Christmas cake stand, £19.99, Kitchen Craft

Christmas Pudding apron, £24.95, Annabel James

Geese teaspoons with porcelain handles embellished with 22-carat gold, £22 for four, Sara Miller 12 Days of Christmas plate and bowl, from £7.99, Lakeland

Holly and Berry Home for Christmas mug, £12.50, Sophie Allport

Le Creuset Signature cast-iron round 20cm casserole in Cerise, £200, John Lewis

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