Mills Interior Design

A Christmas table.

A dark, candlelit table heaped with figs, cherries and paper baubles: Christmas dinner as a still life.

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A dark Christmas table set with figs, cherries, pink paper baubles and glowing tealights

The brief

[One sentence on what the clients asked for, in Camilla's words.]

[Two or three sentences: who uses the room, what wasn't working before, and what had to stay.]

A Victorian tiled fireplace with ruby glass tiles

The fireplace, glowing.

The table from above: dark plates, folded napkins, tealights and fruit

Laid out from above.

The approach

Dark linen, lots of candles and food as the decoration.

[Two or three sentences on the key decisions: colour, materials, lighting and how the room is used day to day.]

A pink and cream paper bauble tied onto a dark satin napkin

The details

Sugared almonds in a cut-glass dish beside walnuts
Sugared almonds in cut glass.
A crystal candle holder and pink glass tealight on the table
Crystal and pink glass.
A dark plate with a red napkin, nuts and a sprig of greenery
Each place set by hand.
Cut-glass decanters, candles and a bowl of fruit on a dark table
Tealights and a decanter among bowls of fruit

Candlelight and cut glass.

Crystal glasses and a cake stand of fruit lit by candles

[A line from the client about living in the room.]

[Client name or initials]

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