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Sentimentality guides us home for Christmas.

And one of our favourite trends is always the tradition of red and green, encouraged by the essence of nature.

Evergreens, flowers, red berries and natural woods blend together to create beautiful decorations for your home, tree and table settings. Palettes inspired by travel. This year we have also handpicked a divine selection of wintery woodland creatures, whitewashed handmade twig trees and a selection of driftwood ornaments and miniature trees. Why shouldn’t we accommodate for our neighbours lucky enough to celebrate Christmas by the beach.

Noun.

1. richness, elegance, luxury or the like.

2. luxurious, opulent and very expensive. (in appearance.) 

Industrial inspired shades, Metallics are the “new neutrals” for 2018.

Christmas doesn’t always have to be about red and green. Especially at The Prop House.

Muted matte tones of silver and greys, sequin blacks, bold golds and high shine Metallics.

Rich and opulent-we recommend to Pile it up and maximise the Luxe-this Christmas.

More is the new minimal.

If you celebrate Christmas, forgoing tree decorations simply isn’t an option. Too much creative energy goes into our living environments to neglect our Xmas trees!

This season, go against the grain and introduce colour to your palette.

Here at The Prop house we have beautifully paired unexpected colours like striking blues, animated fuchsia, hot pinks and sunshine yellow with slappings of glitter to sparkle and fill your home with all the glitz and glamour of a colour crazy Christmas!

Monochrome is set to be a huge trend in Christmas decorating this year. Classic black and white elements convey an elegant and sophisticated tone to your Christmas celebration. 

Complete the look with black, white and silver decorations or throw in a splash of colour to add a sense of Christmas fun and vibrancy to the monochrome palette.

Monochrome works together with neutrals and natural to create a subdued but elegant Christmas look.

We’re dreaming of a monochrome Christmas…and more…stay tuned for more Christmas ideas and trends.

Christmas fans, we’re back at it again. This week we were feeling inspired by all things that glitter and shine – snow, ice and everything nice that make up our White Wonderland range.

I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, “Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.” ― Lewis Carroll

Watching the snow fall soundlessly in the middle of the night, as he walked through the park, filled his heart with serenity. As he turned East to head home he heard a rustling in the tree above him that broke the silence and stopped still, listening. It was an owl, nestling in for the evening and smiling to himself, he quickened his pace so that he could hurry home and do the same, snuggled in his own bed.

Once upon a time, there lived a poor family without enough food to eat or wood for their fire. The mother went into the forest to search for pinecones to build a fire for her family and after walking for hours she reached the forest where she began gathering the pinecones into her basket. Suddenly, an elf appeared beside her and said: “Why are you stealing my pinecones?” Explaining her story to the elf, he smiled and said: “Go into the next forest, the pinecones there are much better.” Hesitantly, she set off to the next forest which was even further away and so when she reached it she was very tired and leaned against a tree, dropping her basket on the ground. No sooner had her basket hit the ground, dozens of pinecones began to fall to the ground around her. Filled with joy she gathered the pinecones into her basket and returned home. Upon arriving she set her basket down on the doorstep and when she looked down they had all turned to silver! The family would never go hungry or cold again and that is the legend of the silver pinecone which brings good luck.

Want to know more about any of the beautiful the Christmas decorations featured here? All this and much more available now at our Christmas shop.

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Want even more Christmas news? You addict! For styling tips and to see the latest Christmas trends visit our Visual Merchandising Blog.

For a dramatically different Christmas theme, read all about Dark Fairytale styling from the talented and creative people at VM+.

All of the Christmas decorations, ornaments, flowers and foliage featured here are available at our Christmas shop. Unfortunately, we don’t actually sell cake; but feel free to bring one to share while you browse the showroom and piece together your own Dark Christmas Fairytale!