From the creators of Reclaim, A Vintage Christmas is a joyful celebration of the season featuring creative and conscious homes dressed in vintage, upcycled decorations, inspiring tablescapes, festive favourites and beautiful timeworn products, making and design. Anchored in British yuletide style and traditions, we’ll help you tell your own christmas story at home and with treasured connections. Enjoy the magic of the season within our pages of Comfort, Sparkle, Wonder and Love, and join us in preparation for a kind, characterful christmas.
Editor’s letter
A Vintage Christmas
Comfort • Settle in to the season’s cosiness and create connection and memories with loved ones
Home for the holidays • Allie Hillam and Seth Mallock’s converted Victorian schoolhouse, filled with salvaged materials and antiques, has a personal sense of history and tradition which comes alive at Christmas
Around the table • Traditional colours of green and red, golden gleam and seasonal blooms create an inviting setting
Stockings
Christmas pudding • This festive British staple was first part of Georgian celebrations
Mason Cash mixing bowl • Enjoy seasonal baking with this heritage ceramic kitchenware
Feast & forage • In this elegant Victorian home, Isabelle Taylor-Jones and her family celebrate a warm Christmas with nature’s finds, traditional tones and handmade and vintage pieces, all creating a delight for the senses
Chatsworth • The 500-year-old family home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire reveals the splendour of ancient yuletide traditions of generations past
Crackрs
Sparkle • Make magic with twinkling lights, glowing candles, shimmer and shine
All is bright • Keeping Christmas traditions alive while breaking the mould with florals and a hint of Eastern warmth, Jade Oliver welcomes us into her home where colour, antique furnishings and a touch of glamour create a delightful celebration
Around the table • Light up and gather round for sparkling times from day to night
Vintage baubles
Eggnog • This delicious, historical drink has become a festive staple in both Britain and America
Painting with light • Harking back to medieval times, the art of stained glass has a beauty that has shone through the ages. Explore the history of this fascinating art form – and consider adding it to your home too
White spark • A love for all things pale makes Christmas at Janet Parrella-Van Den Berg’s home a magical winter wonderland
Doily snowflakes
Chester • Head to this unique Cheshire city for festive treats and storied shopping
Welcome to a vintage Christmas • Choosing preloved or antique gifts, decorations and homeware at Yuletide may take a little longer then pressing ‘click’ on your screen, but it’s a reminder that good things take time
Wonder • Allow the season to captivate your spirit with joyful moments of enchantment
Rich hрitage • Since moving to their characterful weatherboard cottage in a Suffolk village, Jo and Peter Thorndike have embraced rich, jewel colours, eclectic interiors and bold treasures – all given a glow up at Christmas
Around the table • A playful setting adds fun at Christmastime
Wreath
Boxing day • Using vintage photographs and scraps of found ephemera, Kate Iles makes magical boxes and collages that become snapshots of forgotten lives
Awarm embrace • Alex and Matthew Bush’s converted 19th-century barn is a celebration of its charm, history and character – and the perfect place for a cosy Christmas
Snow globes
The shops • Buying gifts and festive treats builds the sense of excitement as the countdown to Christmas begins hristmas shopping can be regarded as...