Christmas
The festive season is upon us, and here at House & Garden our thoughts naturally turn to Christmas ideas and all the ways to bring a little extra joy to our homes, via food, decorations and lots of lovely gifts. With a mince pie and a glass of mulled wine, we're looking at our absolute favourite Christmas ideas and planning what to do and when!
Christmas
How to pull Christmas out of the bag, even if you've done nothing until now
By Fiona McKenzie Johnston
Houses decorated for Christmas
A sensitively restored Regency house elegantly decorated for Christmas
By Ros Byam Shaw
Historical Country Houses
Martin Brudnizki's 17th-century Sussex flat decked out in colourful Christmas finery
By David Nicholls
Houses decorated for Christmas
A 900-year-old abbey decorated with foliage and flowers from its 30-acre garden
By Ros Byam Shaw
Italian Houses
A Florentine villa grounded in a love of collecting and respect for tradition
By Charlotte McCaughan-Hawes
Christmas Food
52 best hampers for an indulgent season in 2024, tried and tested
By Arabella Bowes and Virginia Clark
The House & Garden Agony Aunt
Dear Fiona: what do you give someone who has everything?
By Fiona McKenzie Johnston
Christmas Decorating
25 outdoor Christmas decoration ideas that are simple and stylish
By Charlotte McCaughan-Hawes
Books to read
The very best cookbooks to gift or be gifted, according to our food editor
By Blanche Vaughan and Emma Henderson
Christmas Shopping
Christmas wrapping paper to swathe your gifts in
By Arabella Bowes and Virginia Clark
A Christmas dinner by Sally Clarke
Marzipan and mincemeat pasties
A Christmas dinner by Sally Clarke
Bronze turkey crown and legs with gravy and stuffing
By Sally Clarke
Parsnip recipes
Red cabbage, fennel and parsnip coleslaw
Traditional Houses
A colourful, kitsch and abundant Christmas with Duncan Campbell and Luke Edward Hall
By Charlotte McCaughan-HawesPhotography by Mark Fox
Christmas wreaths
Florist Philippa Craddock on how to make a Christmas wreath step-by-step
By Philippa Craddock
Houses decorated for Christmas
A shoppable Christmas scheme filled with painted furniture and folk pattern
By Gabby Deeming and Ruth Sleightholme
News
The best Christmas markets in London to visit in 2024
By Thomas Barrie, Tal Dekel-Daks and Antonia Bentel
Christmas activities
The best Christmas markets in Europe to visit in 2024 – and where to stay
By Laura Normanton and Tal Dekel-Daks
Weekend ideas
The best country pubs with rooms in the UK
By Jessica Salter, Charlotte McCaughan-Hawes and Virginia Clark
The House & Garden AirBnB guide
Airbnbs to book for big group holidays
By Charlotte McCaughan-Hawes and Antonia Bentel
Houses decorated for Christmas
A perfect English country house brought alive for Christmas entertaining
By Christopher Stocks
Recipes
Wild By Tart’s fluffy crab beignets with coriander and lime
By Lucy Carr-Ellison & Jemima Jones
Recipes
Wild By Tart’s blood orange fruit salad with star anise and mint
By Lucy Carr-Ellison & Jemima Jones
Recipes
Wild By Tart’s cinnamon, maple, pecan and cranberry granola
By Lucy Carr-Ellison & Jemima Jones
House & Garden's Top 100 Interior Designers & Architects
Devilled eggs, train sets and Racing Demon: how our Top 100 interior designers spend the festive season
By Fiona McKenzie Johnston
Floristry
A tutorial in Christmas floristry from the Homo Faber guide's favourite flower designer Emily Avenson
By Antonia Bentel
Houses decorated for Christmas
How designer Francis Sultana and gallerist David Gill decorate their home for Christmas
By Emily Senior
Cake recipes
Panettone bread and butter pudding cake
Traditional recipes from "The Nordic Baking Book" by Magnus Nilsson of Fäviken
An easy gingerbread recipe for a Nordic Christmas
By Magnus Nilsson