Don’t decorate for Christmas. Stage it.
If you want a house people remember, and photograph, stop thinking in terms of seasonal décor and start thinking in scenes.
At Banda Gallery, we approach festive styling the same way we approach interiors. With restraint, intention and objects that carry presence. At 4 Mulberry Square at Chelsea Barracks, a 10,000 sq ft Belgravia townhouse became an exercise in how to transform a space without relying on clichés.
Don’t over-style the table. Build a ritual instead
In the breakfast room, the focus was not abundance but precision.
-
Crisp white linen created a quiet base, layered with silver trays and toast holders from Banda Gallery. Everyday pieces, chosen for their weight, patina and tactility.
-
A croissant candelabra sat on the table, introducing humour and height, and turning breakfast into a moment that felt ceremonial rather than decorative.
Don’t scatter decorations. Concentrate them.
In the formal living room, the sofa became the centrepiece. Cushions were wrapped like gifts, allowing colour and texture to do the work without adding more objects. The fireplace was covered entirely in grapes, a single, exaggerated gesture that transformed the room through scale and material alone. One element, taken far enough to feel deliberate.
Don’t play it safe with the tree. Commit to it.
The Christmas tree was treated as an object, not an accessory. Stripped back and anchored by an oversized velvet caramel bow, it became sculptural, graphic and unapologetically bold. One strong detail, rather than many competing ones.
Throughout the house, Banda Gallery pieces were used as they are meant to be. Silverware, vessels and decorative objects were styled into lived-in moments, not displayed. Pieces chosen not for novelty, but for their ability to elevate a room through history, material and proportion.
The result was a house that invited people to move through it slowly, discovering moments rather than being presented with them. A reminder that the most compelling festive interiors are not about more, but about choosing the right things and giving them space to speak.
Style less. Commit more.
Shop Our Christmas Table Edit
-
A Pair of Antique Silver-Plated Salt Cellar
Regular price £90Regular priceUnit price per -
-
