We are heading away to Simon's parents' this year for Christmas, so we aren't planning to decorate too much. We normally get a lovely big tree, but I don't fancy the idea of coming home after a week to a dead tree, so we are forgoing that this year and have just popped up a few of the smaller decorations around the house.
Every year I seem to have the same problem - we get he Christmas decoration box down and I suddenly think "Is this all we have? I need to buy more!" and yet I never seem to know where to go to buy things. There is a local garden center which sells lovely stuff, but it's so expensive, and I do kind of resent paying too much money for decorations that we have out for 3 weeks a year.
Luckily, this year Home Bargains were kind enough to send us some of their lovely Christmas range to try out, and they fit the bill just perfectly. I am very much a muted color kind of Christmas decorator, and silver is my go to colour, so I was thrilled to see they have such a big range of silver, glittery decorations for trees and the rest of the house.
My absolute favorite decoration is something I would never think to buy myself - fake snow. The fake snow from Home Bargains feels lovely and looked really special when I used it to decorate the mantlepiece. The selection of silver Christmas tree decorations is great, with something for everyone, but my favourites are these cute little angels who I think are just gorgeous. I can't wait to get them onto the tree next year but, for now, they are helping decorate the mantlepiece, too.
The little flickering tealights are fab as well, and I have popped them in the window at the front door to add a little bit of Christmas ambience in the hall.
These little festive touches are just perfect for us for this year when we aren't decorating too heavily, and can all by found in regional Home Bargains stores now.
