This Year’s Christmas Decorating Trend Takes Inspiration From Mary Poppins

Washi tapes in Lip Stick 01, Lip Stick 03 and Royal Pearl 01, around the columns, all £11 for a 10m roll, Haru stuck-on design at Nitto. Limited-edition Chateaux Christmas wreaths, £210 each; and ribbons, on the hats, from a selection, all VV Rouleaux. Osby star window lights, on the walls, from £9.99 each; and Frosted Mountain spruce pre-lit Christmas tree, £329.99, all Lights4fun. Geometric penguins, £1,195 each, Andrew Martin. On the penguins: Berkhampstead school boater hats, £28 each, John Lewis; Bert hair bows, £5 each, Little Bow London at Etsy; and tinsel, £3 each, Amazon. FiFi umbrella parasols, £27.95 each, Umbrella Heaven. Paper decorations, from £9 each, RE.

FURNITURE Roselle sideboard, £1,200, Graham and Green. DETAILS Artworks, from left: Self Portrait in a Straw Hat by Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun; Portrait of Richard Milles by Pompeo Girolamo Batoni; and Mrs Siddons by Thomas Gainsborough, all from £20 each, The National Gallery. Luxury garland, £68.75 for a 2.7m roll, The English Garland Company. Glitter leaf garland, £24.95, VV Rouleaux. On the stairs, from top left: Studio king penguin, £275, Steiff; wings, £180, Rockett St George; and paper globe decoration, from £3.75; and paper decorations, as before. On the sideboard, from left: Nutcracker Lewis bear, £28, John Lewis; Nutcracker music stand, £75, Selfridges; Dorset Post light, £738, Vaughan Designs; cards, from a selection, Aram Store; tree decorations, £30 for three, Rockett St George; and red and gold foil decoration, £18, Harrods. Memorabilia coat stand, £336, Calligaris. Sequin stocking, £5, George Home. Carpet bag, £249, London Jacks at Etsy. Pencil umbrella with parrot handle, in the bag, £95, James Smith & Sons Umbrellas. FiFi umbrella parasols, as before.

WALLS For details, see opposite. Furniture Hazel chest, £859, Graham and Green. Riverlyn dining chair in Blue Velvet, £475, Out There Interiors. DETAILS Vintage over dyed fuchsia 2889 hand-knotted wool rug, £1,600, Floor_Story. Wrapping paper, on kites: Believe, £1.50 a sheet, Polar Post; Emperor Penguin luxury, £3.20 a sheet, Bird Brain London; Luxury tree, £3 a sheet, Plewsy; and personalised London, £6.50 a sheet, Abigail Warner, all at Notonthehighstreet.com; Candy Stripe, £1 a roll, Sainsbury’s; Fancy letters incised; and New Pavement, above the chest, both £3.50 a sheet, Pentreath & Hall; London Snow, £9.95 for five sheets, Nancy & Betty Studio; Floral, £2.50 a sheet, Aria Shop; and Thistle, on the chair, £3, Marks & Spencer. Ribbons, from a selection, VV Rouleaux. Pateela jug, on the chest, £45, Habitat.

WALLS Painted in Viridian Tide flat matt emulsion, £27.56 for 2.5L, Dulux. FURNITURE TV & Sound sideboard in China Red, £1,657, Peter J Lassen for Montana Møbler at Aram. Ashbee mirrored coffee table, £380, Graham and Green. Pinter armchair in Voluptuous Velvet Slate, £965, Barker and Stonehouse. Rander ceramic stool, £150, Oka. DETAILS Liberty rug, £975sq m, Loomah. Forenza cotton-velvet mix in Lacquer Red 7558/02, over the doorway, £62.50m, Romo. Frosted Mountain spruce pre-lit Christmas tree, as before. Baubles, from £6 for six, Debenhams. Velvet Santa sacks, £45 each, Kip&Co at Antipodream. Striped sacks, £30 each, Luna & Curious. On the sideboard, from left: Ero velvet tassel table lamp, £65, Oliver Bonas; Nutcracker soldier, £10, Dunelm; and Azzura centrepiece bowl, £3,350, William Yeoward Crystal. On the coffee table: Christmas trees in tropical colours, £14 for eight, Rocket and Fox at Notonthehighstreet.com; and Lattjo tambourines, £10 for two, Ikea. Leandra velvet trunk, £195 for three, Out There Interiors. Striped cushion, on the armchair, £70, Bungalow at Liberty London. Player Precision bass guitar in Sonic Red, £659, Fender. London by LMS by Norman Wilkinson birch ply artwork, £595, Surface View.

DETAILS Antique 19th-century birdcage, £375, Lorfords. Christmas Robin clip-on decorations, £10 for six, Pipii. In the birdcage, clockwise from top left: Red bejewelled drop bauble, £3.95, VV Rouleaux; Gold fabric and jewel St Paul’s Cathedral decoration, £12, Gisela Graham; Parrot caipirinha muddler, stylist’s own; Emerald green jewel bauble hanging decoration, £22, Rockett St George; and Union Jack bauble, £12, Selfridges. Vernon travel bag in Soft Red, £410, Roger Oates Design.

FURNITURE Costellini velvet ottoman, £195, Oka. DETAILS Lustre rug in Berry, £650, John Lewis. Noel Christmas neon light, £59.99, Lights4fun. On the mannequin: Parrot, £39.95; and multicoloured embroidered chenille braid, used as a belt, £24.95m, both VV Rouleaux; jacquard asymmetric jacket, £699, Emporio Armani at Harrods; Votes for Women sash, £2.95, Fancy Pants Party Store at eBay; and bespoke foliage tree skirt, price on request, Titania’s Garden. On the floor, from left: Gold plain foil wrapping papers, £3.99 each, Studio.co.uk; Red gift box, £2, Flying Tiger Copenhagen; Botanical Robin snow globe, £20, Talking Tables; and Woodland Robin Christmas wrapping papers, £3 each, Laura Crow at Notonthehighstreet.com; Christmas Robin clip-on decorations and Emperor Penguin luxury, Candy Stripe, and London Snow wrapping papers, all as before; King and Queen penguin ornaments, £110 each, MacKenzie-Childs at Harrods.

DETAILS Tartan Christmas cracker, £275 for six, Fortnum & Mason. I-Wares sugar bowl in Gold, £28, Seletti; bright gem cocktail picks, £50 for six, Joanna Buchanan; and Goa cutlery in Matt Blue Gold, £391 for a 24-piece set, Cutipol, all at Amara. Penguin Christmas collection teaspoon, in the sugar bowl, £21 for four; Penguin Christmas collection cake plate, £41.50 for four; and Celestial dinner plate, £64 for four, all Sara Miller London for Portmeirion. Disney biscuit gift box Spoonful of Sugar biscuits, £30 for 12, Lady Bakewell-Park at Notonthehighstreet.com. Forenza cotton-velvet mix in Lacquer Red 7558/02, used as a tablecloth, as before.

FURNITURE Branch dining table, from £1,539, Blu Dot at Heal’s. Hamilton Arm dining chairs, £250 for two; and Holborn chair, £350, all Next Home. Home Hotel bench, £4,364, Jean-Marie Massaud for Poliform. For a similar chest of drawers, try Heal’s antiques department. Geometric marble stool, £595, William Yeoward. DETAILS Karma rug, £259, Woven. Luxury wreath, £25ft, Titania’s Garden. Round-topped Chinese bamboo birdcage, £195, Orchid Furniture. Jazz wall lamp, £210, Graham and Green. On the chest of drawers: Strata candlestick, £392, William Yeoward; Le Pingouin by Pablo Picasso print in a black stained ash frame, £90, King & McGaw; and tinsel tabletop tree, £10, B&Q. On the dining table: Tatra champagne/cocktail glasses, £85 for four, LSA International at Amazon; Gold dipped gin glasses, £24 for two, John Lewis; and Pomegranate-Blueberry cocktail mixer, £15, Williams Sonoma at Harrods. Cotton velvet cushion cover in Dark Pink, £6.99, H&M Home. Penguin cocktail shaker, on the stool, £35, Rockett St George.

WALLS Painted in Deep Green Sea premium blend V700 walls & ceilings paint, £28 for 2.5L, Valspar. FURNITURE Ming 24-drawer apothecary chest, £368, Shropshire Design. DETAILS Baroque floor lamp, £460, Nathan Yong for Ligne Roset at Harrods. Kiko decorative mirror, from £39.95; and wire Ferris wheel, on the chest, £79.95, both Nkuku at LillianDaph. On the chest, from left: Djungelskog panda, £10, Ikea; The Elf rosettes, from £11.95 each, Polar Post; Botanical Christmas lucky silver sixpence, £5, Talking Tables; and giant baubles, £4 each, Flying Tiger Copenhagen. In the drawers, from top: Christmas crackers, £20 for eight, Habitat; Ivory and Gold glitter gift tags, £3.49 for 10, Pipii; Sweet Santa teddy bear, £175, Steiff; and velvet Christmas wreath embroidery hoop, £40, Betsy Benn at Notonthehighstreet.com.

WALLS Painted in Deep Green Sea premium blend V700 walls & ceilings paint, £28 for 2.5L, Valspar. FURNITURE Chichester single beds in Shell, on the left, £895; and Burnham Red, on the right, £1,025, both Neptune. DETAILS Stockholm 2017 rug in Striped Red, £270, Ikea. Single linen duvet sets in Indigo, on the left bed, and Tuscany, on the right bed, both £150; and Cherry cushion cover, on the right bed, £35, all The Conran Shop. Quilted velvet bed throws in Mustard, on the left bed, and Violet, on the right bed, both £125, Raj Tent Club. On the left bed: Velvet stocking, £45, Tinker Tailor; patch stickers, from £15 each; and Candy Cane stripe children’s pyjamas, £74.95, Yolke, all at Harrods; and Penguin cushion, £6, George Home. Soft toy polar bear cushion, on the right bed, £8.99, H&M Home. On the floor: Strolley, £79, Olli Ella; Runner ducks, £495 each, Andrew Martin; tree train, £30, Cox & Cox; and toy box push-along penguin, £17.50, Luna & Curious. Classic radiator in Ombré effect, from £426, Bisque. Christmas wall hanging stitch kit, £49, Cotton Clara at Notonthehighstreet.com. Metallic orb balloons, £4.50 each, Talking Tables. Kids Rule giant ruler height chart, from £115, Lovestruck Interiors. Practically Perfect in Every Way framed artwork, £195, Vintage Playing Cards. The Amen Chorus, from The Messiah by George Frideric Handel birch ply artwork, £480, Surface View.