If you celebrate Christmas, it's about now that boxes of decorations are dragged out and dusted off to decorate the tree and home. We're in need of a little inspiration this year and thought we'd share with you our favourite decorative finds to help get into the Christmas spirit. How will you be decorating your home for the festive season?

On the top of my wishlist is this lovely set of technicolour glass birds from Nova 68 that look as though they came straight out of the 1950's, but are in fact thoroughly contemporary and shipped around the world thanks to the joys of online shopping.

Etsy is an absolute treasure trove of inspiration when it come to hand-made and crafty christmas decorations. These lovely paper hearts (above) made from vintage maps from bookity take my fancy. As do these crotchet decorations from peaqo (below).

Finally, children and adults alike couldn't help but be delighted by a Christmas pyramid on the table, powered by four twinking tealight candles. My family has one that's been passed down from generation to generation that tinkles as it spins, so I have a soft spot for them. I think this wooden one by Erzebirge (below) depicting the nativity scene is particularly lovely.

Posted by Lauren Evans

Hong Kong readers should pop in to Philippe Starck’s first boutique hotel in Asia, Jia. ‘Jia’ means ‘home’ in Mandarin and this concept of home is what makes it so lovely (although during our recent stay we realised we were conufsing the taxi drivers, by essentially asking them to take us home!). Set in the heart of Causeway Bay, Jia provides a retreat from the bustling street life with its soft white curtains, playful interior and eclectic furniture much of which is Starck designed. We certainly felt at home lounging on the Eames Chaise lounge and Walnut stools we discovered in the lobby, see below.