Interior firms tempt Hongkongers to spruce up homes with bright Christmas touches

With less than a month until christmas, it is time to pull out the shimmer and turn up the festive glow indoors. There is a seasonal décor style for everyone, from handcrafted pieces to splashes of creativity that add a unique quirk to traditional trimmings.

Start sprucing the home by avoiding unseasonal colours such as light pastels, and be creative when using traditional colour combinations, such as red and green or silver and gold, says Heather & March president Wendy Siu.

“Incorporate more interesting or modern colour shades and tones to give it a twist,” she says. “Christmas is for celebration, and people do not expect to see their familiar, joyful colours; it is OK to be traditional, but stay creative.”

Natural elements always work well at Christmas, and the snowy, forest scenes of European winters provide an endless source of magical interpretation at this time of year. They also tie in with the interior sector’s current fascination for Nordic influences, so a scattering of winter white hues and foliage can be all you need to create a simple but effective Christmas setting.

Heather & March has given its boutique a “Christmas in White” theme that was inspired by the beauty of a Nordic Christmas, with decorations crafted from natural materials. Its specially chosen tableware includes Le Jacquard Français snow-white, twisted candelabra reminiscent of a barren winter tree, and snowflake-etched crockery by Gien that adds Nordic chic to Christmas meals.

If you have neither the time nor inclination to decorate a tree, then you can lay your dining table in one material such as glass or metal to create a festive still life without a kitsch Santa in sight.

Christofle’s colourful Kawali wine glasses add instant colour to a table, while the newly launched La Ruche flatware cutlery set is housed in a festive bell-shaped dome that can double up as a dish cover. The Malmaison collection of silverware and crockery – named after the Parisian residence of Napoleon Bonaparte – is also etched with an intricate frieze of leaf designs that can easily double as festive table décor.