Have a happy conscientious Christmas

The holidays are an excuse to turn a blind eye to waste and expense. But Kya deLongchamps says frugality can be fun.

IT’S wonderful to see the high streets bristling with Christmas promise already this weekend, but I will admit to being rather tired of all the inevitable (and expensive) commercialisation. Rather than surrendering to this “add water and stir” sort of celebration, this year try including a more personal, considered and inexpensive eco-friendly approach to the festivities, something to save you money, relieve the collective environmental hangover and draw the family into the preparations.

DECORATIVE CHARM