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Seasonally gathered berries, cones and foliage create a stunning wreath, which will double up as a table centrepiece on Christmas day
And we mean literally. When it comes to dressing your house in festive finery, nature is all you need, says interior stylist Maria Le Mesurier
Dressing our house for Christmas begins and ends with greenery – it is the root of inspiration for both my home and work,’ says interior stylist Maria Le Mesurier. Her love of a simple, natural look, she says, has given her West Sussex home a ‘quiet, reflective ambience that, with five children aged three to 17, is calming and practical’.