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Festive Inspiration

| November 29, 2013

It’s less than four weeks now until the big event of the year and it’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas! Festive decorations adorn the shops and Christmas trees are a plenty. This year we couldn’t resist putting our Christmas tree up a little earlier than normal as Imogen loved visiting the Christmas trees in our local John Lewis store and we knew it would be a lot of fun to have one to decorate and admire at home.

So let’s deck the halls with boughs of holly. Here’s some festive inspiration for you and your family from the great range at John Lewis Home.

I love these Le Creuset sets from the John Lewis Cookware range. Bright and colourful stoneware that’s perfect for cooking a family feast and preparing Christmas dinner with.

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Image courtesy of Le Creuset

As the temperature is dropping these Winter Warmers will ensure you stay cosy over the next few months. It’s easy to brighten things up by adding a splash of colour and texture to rooms with the addition of Throws, Blankets and Bedspreads.

If you’re looking to decorate your little one’s bedroom or playroom there’s everything you need in the Children’s Room range with bedding, furniture, storage, curtains, cushions, towels and accessories.

It was around Christmas last year that we bought the John Lewis Classic Table and Chairs for Imogen to use for drawing and playing on. They’re beautifully finished and made from 100% sustainable lacquered rubberwood which is smooth and natural. This set has been used almost daily since we bought it plus there’s still plenty of room for growth.

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Imogen playing last Christmas at the John Lewis Classic Table and Chairs. This table and chairs is also great for painting fun and viewing our collection of Autumn leaves on.

You and your family will love indulging in a John Lewis Christmas Hamper. Christmas Hampers make perfect gifts, providing tasty treats for everyone and are wonderful for sharing with friends and family over the Christmas holiday. We received a John Lewis Christmas Hamper last year as a present and feasted on its contents for almost a week. It was truly delicious!

Christmas Shopping Already?

| October 29, 2012

shoesWe hit the shops this weekend to see Christmas trees dressed in lights and to browse all the pretty Christmas decorations that have started to adorn the shops.

I took the opportunity to step out in my favourite pumps by Gabor. It made a nice change after wearing boots almost daily since the start of autumn.

Living in London I expect the shops to have a constant stream of foot traffic but I was shocked by the number of Christmas shoppers. Rolls of Christmas wrapping paper were being snapped off the shelves.

I overheard conversations about the Christmas gifts people have already bought for their loved ones. I can’t stop thinking that it’s still October and there’s 8 weeks and 1 day until Christmas!

Some of the pretty Christmas Decorations we found at John Lewis.

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Imogen needed a new pair of shoes and we found a beautiful pair of classically simple dark red leather shoes at Startrite.