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Festive cheerSetting up a drinks table adds a celebratory feel, with guests invitedto help themselves. This useful tray comes with a folding base so it iseasy to store away. Add those little touches that show attention todetail – a pretty bowl for nibbles, cocktail sticks for olives and adecoration or two to endorse the Christmas decorating theme.Chinoiserie butler’s tray, £195, India Jane; handmade Carmen crystal 30cmcandle lamp in amber, £335, William Yeoward; amber peony glasses,£11.90 each; round red crystal bowl, £91, both Joanna Wood; Inca smallsquare plate, £8.90; embroidered lion decoration, £6.90, both India Jane;antique decanter and sherry glasses from a large selection at Topsham QuayAntiques Centre n### 72 THE ENGLISH HOMEFEATURE``````MARY CARROLL``````PHOTOGRAPHS``````ALUN CALLENDER``````(EXCEPT BAUBLE DETAILL - COURTESY OF DOBBIES)``````SEASONAL FLOWERSThe English Home asked Jayne CopperwaiteFlower Designs to contribute towards this veryspecial issue. Her ideas are regularly on displayin the Colefax and Fowler showroom at ChelseaHarbour, London. And, for fans of DowntonAbbey, Copperwaite’s work was shown to greateffect in the episode featuring Lady Mary’swedding. jaynecopperwaiteflowers.comTEH UK DEC15 Design Directions.indd 72 23/10/2015 11:30