Slim or pencil Christmas tree
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What we’re looking forPre-lit, hinged branches, under 80cm wide.
The Christmas edit
Christmas in a small flat
Standard decorating advice assumes a fireplace and room for a seven-foot tree. In a flat, Christmas has to go up the walls and across the windows rather than over the floor. These are the pieces that take almost no space and still make the room feel like December.
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Tabletop tree
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What we’re looking for60 to 90cm, in a pot or hessian base.
Curtain fairy lights
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What we’re looking forWarm white, mains with timer, sized for a window.
Over-door wreath hanger
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What we’re looking forAdjustable, padded.
Small shatterproof bauble set
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What we’re looking for30 or more pieces in one colour scheme.
Decoration storage box
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What we’re looking forWith dividers; fits under a bed.
Mini wreaths or door bows
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What we’re looking forSet for cupboard doors or chair backs.
More guides
Christmas8 picks to come
Christmas mantelpiece and hallway decorations
Christmas mantelpiece, stair and front door ideas — a full garland, a wreath, stocking holders — with how each fixes without nails and the one catch.
In preparationChristmas8 picks to come
A Christmas table setting that looks considered
A Christmas table setting from six reusable pieces — runner, taper candles, napkins, greenery — with what to check on each before you order.
In preparationChristmas8 picks to come
Neutral Scandi Christmas decorations
A calm, neutral Scandi Christmas — warm white lights, paper stars, wooden beads, velvet bows — as one coordinated set, with the catch on every pick.