Caoimhe McGinley's secrets to creating child-friendly festive decor and tablescapes

'It's chaos here most days. I've learned to embrace the mess'

Caoimhe and her children Dáithí, Tomás, Cobhládh and Páidí in the entrance hall to their home.

Christmas decorating starts early for some, including Instagram content creator Caoimhe McGinley whose account, @thebighillhouse, is a source of interior design inspiration for her 142k followers.

Once her Halloween decorations come down on November 1, she launches straight into preparation for Christmas, something prompted by her time living in Abu Dhabi. “You started early to get a month before coming home for Christmas,” she says, but since the family moved into their self-build home on her family farm next door to her parents in Co Tyrone in 2021, decorating is underway in early November.