Space is not a requirement to create Christmas magic. With a bit of creativity and an eye for design, any surface can be transformed into a showstopping celebration of the holiday season. Or at least, Richard E. Grant's home indicates so.
The actor transforms a forgotten corner of his Richmond, London home into an ode to the holidays with a tiny Christmas tree frozen inside a glass cloche. Richard positions the bauble-covered decoration amongst a grouping of framed photographs on his side table, creating a celebration in the midst of the mundane. It instantly looks elevated and luxurious.
We've long discussed the merits of a tabletop Christmas tree, but the addition of a cloche takes this type of decor to the next level. Let's take a look.
Recreate Richard's Look at Home
This stunning cloche would be the perfect addition to a mini Christmas tree display. I love the detail of the gold top, which gives it a touch of glamour.
This beautiful Christmas ball-covered tree, replete with tinsel, is sure to impress your guests. It could be used as a more permanent piece, as Richard E. Grant does, or as a centerpiece for a beautiful holiday tablescape.
This pretty cloche comes at a great price and works for Christmas decor or pillar candles. You can use it year-round to instill your home with an enchanting romantic feel.
These charming bottle brush trees would be perfect for a tiny Christmas vignette because you can use multiple of them. I love how the faux snow gives them a wintery feel.
The brainchild of Shea McGee, this charming tree is a failsafe choice – the woven pot will fit right in with all the rattan decorating ideas in my home. Available in three sizes, so you can build a display as chic as Riachard's.
Complete with twinkling lights, clusters of winter berries, and a rustic burlap base, this mini tree is the perfect time saver – put it up and it's good to go.
If you are looking for quietly luxurious Christmas decorating ideas, there's no better place to start than with Richard E. Grant's technique. It's perfect because it fits easily into a small space, but creates an impact that will not be soon forgotten.
For those who hope to recreate Richard's look, the most important consideration is scale. Glass cloches and miniature Christmas trees both come in infinite sizes, so be sure to choose a tree that will fit inside your cloche and vice versa.
Though Richard selected a tiny tree covered in ornaments, you can also try a more traditional mini tree, one covered in lights, or a bottle brush tree to put a personalized spin on the idea. Better yet, after Christmas, the cloche can be used to store candles or any other beautiful design-let object.
Creating luxurious decor doesn't have to mean going 'big.' With carefully chosen pieces that fit well into your current decor, you can't go wrong.
