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THE ENGLISH HOME 77Suzanna Le Grove, Lifestyle Editor“I love the effect created byblending modern country-stylefestive decorations with morerefined touches. This can beachieved by contrasting rusticmaterials, such as wood andfoliage, with more sophisticatedaccessories in glass, marble andmetal. The trick is to keep thecomposition simple so it has aninformal beauty, and looks allthe more effortlessly elegant forit. With regard to colours, Ifind natural tones, taupe andmetallic glass, create apleasingly chic scheme. Myessential finishing touch isscent. Ample scented candles,cinnamon sticks casuallyarranged at the bottom ofhurricane lamps,and fresh flowers to fill thehouse with the distinctivefragrance of Christmastime.”ELEGANTCOUNTRYBeauty advent calendar, £149, Liberty London``````White wonderlandbouquet (supersize), £40,Waitrose Florist``````CinnamonSticks, £6.95,Highgrove``````Bamboo tray, £175, Oka``````Highbury rippledglass candlesticks,from £22, Neptune``````Dove willow treeskirt, £48, Rowenand Wren``````Reindeer collectionnapkins, set of four,£34, Sibona``````Clementineand CloveScentedPillarCandle,£16.95,HighgroveTEH UK DEC15 TEAM XMAS SYTLE.indd 77 14/10/2015 12:13