What does Christmas decorating look like in 2019? It’s the season when we shut the doors and construct our own worlds, with loo-roll spaceships covered in foil and glitter or “aurora borealis effect” Swarovski stars. If, like me, you’ve been riveted by RuPaul’s Drag Race UK and series 2 of Pose, you’ll have realised that Christmas decorating is an annual challenge to display “charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent” in our interiors. For homeowners with unimpeachable Elephant’s Breath drawing rooms, it’s an opportunity to ditch the greige moodboard and drag up their decor, serving up garden-centre grotto realness. From left: £15, Paperchase; £18, Amara; £12, TrouvaThe standard high-street choice between a Scandi or Nutcracker theme, with a red and green or…

Source: The Times December 08, 2019 00:00 UTC