Blogs
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By Tommy Nguyen
Decorate a Tree That Still Looks Good in January
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1–2 minutesMost trees are decorated in one evening and then quietly deteriorate for six weeks. A little planning at the start buys you a tree that still looks deliberate on the day you take it down. Hang the Heavy Things First Ceramic, glass and anything with a weighted base goes on before the lights and before the…
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A Gingerbread House That Does Not Collapse
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1–2 minutesEvery gingerbread house fails in the same place, at the same moment: the second wall goes up, the first one leans, and the roof never gets a chance. The fix is structural, not decorative. Royal Icing Is Mortar, Not Glue Icing thin enough to pipe prettily is far too thin to hold a wall. Build with…
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Stocking Fillers People Actually Keep
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1–2 minutesA stocking is the only part of Christmas where the budget is small and the hit rate is expected to be high. That is a harder brief than the main present, and it rewards a rule or two. One of Each, Not Six of One The stockings that land are the ones with variety of kind…
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Setting a Christmas Table You Can Talk Across
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1–2 minutesThe most common fault in a Christmas table is height. Candles, centrepieces and tiered stands all creep upward until the people opposite each other are having two separate lunches. Thirty Centimetres Is the Ceiling Sit down at your own table before you dress it and put your hand at eye level. Nothing between two seated people…
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How to Buy Christmas Knitwear That Lasts
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1–2 minutesFestive knitwear has a reputation for being worn twice and then retired, and most of the time that is the knit’s fault rather than the wearer’s. There are three things to check before you buy. Knitted In, Not Printed On Turn the piece inside out. A reindeer band worked into the round leaves floats of the…
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Where to Put Christmas When the House Is Small
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1–2 minutesA small room does not need less decoration. It needs decoration that is not competing with the furniture for floor space, which is a different problem and an easier one to solve. Go Up, and Go to the Thresholds Doorways, the tops of bookcases and the wall above a radiator are all surfaces nobody is using…
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