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62 THE ENGLISH HOME FOR WHERE TO BUY SEE ADDRESS BOOKABOVE Toile de Jouyis a recurring themein the house andFolie Monceau fromLe Manach atClaremont covers theheadboard and thewardrobe panels. TheWallpaper is BerkeleySprig from Colefaxand Fowler, which isnow discontinued.RIGHT Portuguesetiled panels fromThe Reject Tile Shopgive the bathroomreal presence.``````blues and terracotta thrown in. If we had to sum upthe style of the interior, it would be that the fabrics areFrench designs, but put together in an English way.”Decorating the house for Christmas is a momentwhen their family collections come out of cupboardsand drawers, whilst the tree is hung with a collectionof decorations Helen has gathered from favouriteshops, such as Tobias and the Angel in London, andmuseums worldwide.“I get terribly excited in the run up to Christmas,”Helen admits. “Our established routine on ChristmasDay is to serve canapés and champagne at 1pm, andaround 4.30pm when it’s properly dark, we light allthe candles in the dining room and sit down to adinner of roast goose, followed by Stilton cheese andChristmas pudding. The atmosphere that comes withdining by candlelight on a crisp winter’s night iswonderfully intimate.” Looking out of the window atthe British weather, Helen adds, “I could never enjoyChristmas in a hot climate!” nTEH UK DEC15 HOUSE - Helen Tissus D'Helene.indd 62 14/10/2015 10:26