Our First Proper Christmas in an Edwardian House | Decorating a London Century Home After Renovation

This Christmas felt different.

In this video, we’re sharing how we dressed our Edwardian home for our first proper Christmas — not our first Christmas in the house, but the first without builders, bare floorboards, unfinished plaster and renovation dust.

After two years of restoring and renovating our century home, this was the first time the house truly felt settled enough to celebrate the season. From decorating rooms that were once building sites to making design choices that respect the character of an Edwardian house, we’re taking you through how we brought warmth, tradition and a sense of calm back into our home.

If you’re restoring a period property, living through renovation, or simply love old houses and their everyday realities, we hope this video gives you inspiration — and reassurance — that the dust does eventually settle.

Welcome to Our Edwardian Home, where we share the process of restoring, renovating and living in a century house in the UK — from room transformations and design decisions to the practical realities of managing a period home.

Thank you for being here and we hope you'll join our journey.

▶️ CHAPTERS:

00:00 Introduction
00:05 Hand-painted Kitchen Dresser Christmas Decorations and Wreath
00:46 The Blue Living Room 4’ Christmas Wreath and Decorations
01:41 Brass Candlesticks and Glass Bauble Lanterns
01:57 Christmas Coffee Table Centrepiece
02:17 Stripped Pitch Pine Galleried Staircase Christmas Garland Hallway
02:30 Guest Bathroom Christmas Décor
02:17 Restored Pitch Pine Staircase Christmas Garland Baubles and Wreath Landing
04:40 The Red Lounge Christmas Décor Accents
04:49 Financial Times Newspaper Art and Over-size Christmas Baubles
05:05 The Sun Room Lead Crystal Table Centrepiece Decoration
05:30 The Sun Room Copper Milk Jugs and 4’ Christmas Wreath Ornaments
06:04 The Sun Room Metal Leaf Platter with Faux Fruit Table Decoration
06:25 The Red Lounge Glassware, Brass Candlesticks and Table Centrepiece
07:00 Thank you and join us by subscribing!

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Welcome to Our Edwardian Home!

This is where we share modern life in a detached Edwardian house in London, England. From room transformations and renovations, to design choices and purchase decisions, and the everyday realities of living in, and managing, a spacious century home.

When we first purchased our large Edwardian house, the goal was to create a sustainable home, with modern facilities and eco benefits - which was low-cost to run, despite its size. Some things we restored, some we re-imagined, and we will share the lessons learned along the way.

Join us to see how we chose to develop our period home to comfortably support modern living, while retaining the charm and features that make it special.

If you enjoy period homes, interior design, and honest home DIY projects, we’d love for you to subscribe and follow along as we continue to develop and evolve our beautiful Edwardian home and garden in London, England.