How to make your Christmas decorations work all year

The party season may be over, but the worst of the dark days and bleak weather are still to come. Here are five ways to repurpose baubles, tinsel and lights to prolong the festive cheer

Well, that was nice, wasn’t it? 370m mince pies, 40m rolls of sticky tape, 108m rolls of wrapping paper, and hangovers – so many hangovers. But Christmas is over now, and we’re thrust into January, dazed and sluggish and expected to purge our homes of cheer. Admittedly, the sight of a drooping tree will do nothing to keep spirits up during the dark months of midwinter, so it is probably best to take that down. But before you consign the decorations to the loft, consider that these first two months of the year – with the short days and bleak weather (and looming Brexit) – are the time we’re most in need of bright, joyous colours and warm, cosy lighting. With that in mind, here are some ideas for repurposing decorations to keep homes cheerful for the worst of winter.

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