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If you’re a natural born host – the type of person who dreams of a bustling house constantly thronging with visitors – then Christmas is when you can come into your own. An excuse to gather family and friends at yours and ply them with mince pies and mulled wine? Hurrah!
For others, agreeing to host Christmas feels like pulling the short straw, and you’ll be madly dashing round the supermarket the evening before cursing yourself for agreeing to squeeze 14 people around your dinky dining table.
Whichever camp you fall into, it’s true that Christmas is the day of the year where we like to gather and make merry with extended family and friends. And this can be made all the more comfortable if you have the furniture to accommodate them – whether that’s a guest bedroom that’s several levels up from a mattress dragged out into the middle of the floor, to a comfortable living room where you can slump on the sofa eating Quality Street together.
Many of the big furniture retailers have cottoned on to our need for an investment piece or two before Christmas, and are specifically promoting their ‘buy now for Christmas’ items online, to help make hosting the big day if not easier, then at least comfier. Here’s what we’re loving…
