The Christmas season always seems to sneak up on us, doesn’t it? One minute it’s late summer and you’re promising to be organised this year, and the next you’re fluffing the guest bedding and realising you’ve somehow ended up with five half-burnt candles and no tealights. But even if you’re not embarking on a full festive makeover (and who is, really?), you can still make your home feel calm, welcoming, and effortlessly stylish — that boutique-hotel-meets-family-home sweet s

Dining Room in Period Property Dining Rooms are something which is not seen all that often these days. Our way of life has evolved from eating in a formal setting of a dining room also our houses and apartments we live in are smaller and simply don’t have the room. We design our homes now to be much more fluid; each space has to take on many roles. With this in mind do we still need Dining Rooms? I think the answer is yes, I think even if it is a dining area and part of a lar