Peaceful CHRISTMAS

Designers Elle Kemp and Martin Gane take a relaxed approach to decorating their home for Christmas. “For many years I would just buy lots of oranges and liberally spread them around the house with a few bits of greenery and pine cones thrown in for good measure,” says Elle. “The oranges would get eaten, the pine cones would end up on the fire and there was little left to pack away at the end of the holidays.”

Simplicity and sustainability are key to the ethos of the couple’s design practise, Ridge & Furrow, and it has shaped the home