Deck the halls, don’t break the bank

Sprucing up your home for Christmas does not need to be time-consuming or expensive. Róisín Lafferty shares her top tips

Forget formal spreads and take a more relaxed and informal approach.

By virtue of timing alone, Christmas is the finish line everyone is trying to reach in one piece. After running around like a crazy person for most of the year, Christmas has become a dreamlike period when it is acceptable to stop everything and breathe.

So what does this Christmas break mean for most of us? Chestnuts roasting on an open fire? Or more like trying to find the balance between the chaos of hosting ...