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House & Home Christmas Special 2023

What is your most meaningful Christmas decoration? Interiors experts reveal theirs in the House & Home Christmas special. We also look at the irrepressible appeal of the Christmas card; try our hand at some new board games; and much more.

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Uplifting gifting: Christmas presents
Unusual and stylish choices for the discerning people on your list
What’s your most cherished Christmas decoration?
Interiors experts and makers share the stories behind the trinkets that have become family treasures
The new generation of board games means you’ll never be bored again
A recent cohort has come out of the shadows of geekdom to combine imaginative themes and beautiful design
The surprising resilience of Christmas cards
‘They remain a curious, fleeting form of uninvited interior decoration. We have no power over the tastes they express’
Tower of bauble: Christmas decorations
From the classic to the quirky, ornaments to make your home glow
Hot property: five homes for sale in winter wonderlands
From a six-storey hillside chalet in Cervinia to a Grade I-listed moated manor house in Surrey

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