So, what are London\u2019s ultra-wealthy spending their festive budgets on in 2025 and how are they decorating their homes? We asked nine experts for their take.<\/p>\n
As you\u2019d expect, our experts have come across plenty of extravagant Christmas decorations and this year is no different. \u201cI think many in our industry have heard of the 5-carat, diamond-encrusted star tree topper circa \u00a3615,000 that someone once had,\u201d says Floros. \u201cWe know there are more people than you think asking for live reindeer and hundreds of decorated Christmas trees running throughout every available space in their house.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u2019s also seen \u00a330,000 Swarovski-encrusted wreaths, husky dogs and sleighs, and had requests for elaborate train installations that run around the entire ground floor.<\/p>\n
Nina Harrison, buying agent at Haringtons UK, highlights that many of the super wealthy aren\u2019t afraid to make a statement with their Christmas style: \u201cHuge wreaths on the front door, full-size nutcracker soldiers on the steps, giant ribbon bows stretched across immaculate white stucco.\u201d<\/p>\n
Read more: <\/strong>How you can still make money from flipping property<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n A key trend this year is the use of personalisation and customisation in ultra-luxurious festive decorations. \u201cThose delicate touches – a family name etched onto a glass bauble, or a soft velvet ribbon embroidered with a personal message – make festive styling feel so much more meaningful,\u201d says Yasmin Ulhaq, founder of Glenfield Property Management.<\/p>\n Think Christmas colours and you\u2019ll probably conjure up cherry red and green but that\u2019s not the case when it comes to the 2025 colour palette of the ultra-wealthy.<\/p>\n \u201cDeeper rich tones are definitely going to be the colours of choice this Christmas – burgundy is very popular this year in the fashion industry, and I expect that to translate into Christmas interior decor too,\u201d says Ulhaq. \u201cRich, heritage-inspired tones of green, navy, and oxblood create a sophisticated foundation, especially when paired with indulgent textures such as velvet, leather, and brushed metals.\u201d<\/p>\n For those wanting a more minimalist approach to their December decorations, white and black are a popular choice. \u201cThink less red and green, more ivory and champagne with soft lighting that feels like candle glow. It\u2019s quiet luxury translated into festive form,\u201d says Amber Taylor, stylist and creative director of Pink Cove.<\/p>\n Talking of quiet luxury, that\u2019s another trend London\u2019s wealthy elite are embracing this advent.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople assume ultra-wealthy Christmas in London is all about ten-foot trees and glitter overload, but the real power move now is controlled luxury,\u201d says Becky Fatemi, executive partner at Sotheby\u2019s International Realty UK. \u201c<\/p>\n Read more: <\/strong>What are branded residences and who\u2019s buying them?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n “Every bauble is colour-matched to the interiors, and every light is positioned by someone who also dresses film sets\u2026 Even the scent of the house is planned. Mayfair isn\u2019t filling up with pine and cinnamon; it smells of bespoke candle blends created for each room. The whole point is to make Christmas feel effortless, but behind the scenes it is a military operation.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s not surprising that the trend towards quiet luxury means craftsmanship is more important than ever. \u201cRather than focusing on brands, clients favour a creative and collaborative process, drawing inspiration from art, and architecture to ensure each design feels authentic to their home,\u201d says Andrea Koday-V\u00f6r\u00f6s, founder of Knightsbridge Property & Lifestyle Management.<\/p>\n One-of-a-kind pieces are made with the intention that they will be kept for years, and even generations, to come. \u201cArtisans are brought in to handcraft decorations using hand-blown glass, reclaimed wood, or vintage fabrics,\u201d says Rachel Stringer of\u00a0Raleigh Realty. \u201cThe combination of elements produces eternal beauty because custom baubles made from gold or crystal become individualized possessions.\u201d<\/p>\n Christmas is a welcome relief at this, the darkest time of the year, so how to light it is at the forefront of many wealthy Londoners\u2019 minds. \u201cLighting requires individual attention because it turns Christmas trees and mantelpieces into focal points while creating warm ambiance,\u201d says Stringer.<\/p>\n Outdoor lighting done right can transform a home\u2019s exterior. Edwards highlights \u201cintricate lighting installations, designed to complement the property\u2019s architecture, whether it\u2019s a stucco-fronted Belgravia townhouse or a glass penthouse overlooking Hyde Park.\u201d<\/p>\n Tablescaping \u2013 how a dining room table is dressed \u2013 has also become a key Christmas trend. \u201cThe new status symbol isn\u2019t the size of the house or the price of the champagne, it\u2019s the table,\u201d says Fatemi. \u201cThe biggest budgets go into tablescaping: Herm\u00e8s linens, hand-blown glass, floristry with its own mood board, personalised crackers filled with something far more interesting than a plastic puzzle.\u201d<\/p>\n Of course, greenery is always a Christmas must but, this year, it\u2019s about more than just the tree. \u201cOver the top and really excessive dressing of mantles are all the rage at the moment, but not so much with sparkle, more with a lot of foliage and very dramatic oversized silk and satin embroidered ribbons,\u201d says Floros.<\/p>\n There\u2019s also an attention-to-detail in the greenery on show adds Taylor: \u201cThey\u2019ll commission bespoke garlands to complement their dining chairs or have wreaths designed to match the fabric of their drapery.\u201d<\/p>\n Garlands are often styled with candles or high-end velvet ribbons, while Adam McGrory of MR Mouldings has seen \u201ceverything from bespoke sculptural trees and custom lighting schemes to imported fir trees from Scandinavia and full-room garland installations\u201d.<\/p>\n While some UHNWIs don\u2019t bat an eyelid about importing decorations from Bergdorf Goodman in New York or fir trees flown in from the Alps, others take a more environmentally friendly approach, looking for festive decorations made locally.<\/p>\n \u201cSustainability now plays a central role, with many clients opting for British-grown foliage, foam-free floral designs and reusable pieces that combine beauty with responsibility,\u201d says Koday-V\u00f6r\u00f6s.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n Download the Yahoo Finance app, available for <\/strong>Apple<\/strong><\/a> and <\/strong>Android<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s the most wonderful time of the year but it\u2019s also the time when London\u2019s ultra-wealthy get to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":575624,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7757],"tags":[748,35745,32161,182481,125590,393,167976,4884,257,182482,182478,16,15,182479,182480],"class_list":{"0":"post-575623","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-christmas","10":"tag-christmas-decorations","11":"tag-christmas-season","12":"tag-christmas-trees","13":"tag-england","14":"tag-festive-decorations","15":"tag-great-britain","16":"tag-london","17":"tag-luxury-interior-designers","18":"tag-robin-edwards","19":"tag-uk","20":"tag-united-kingdom","21":"tag-vicky-floros","22":"tag-vicky-floros-studio"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115563611052926117","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=575623"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/575623\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/575624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=575623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=575623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=575623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}} Average budgets among the ultra-wealthy tend to be between \u00a315-20,000 for Christmas decorations but, for something really special, this might stretch up to \u00a380,000. \u00b7 Tim Grist Photography via Getty Images <\/p>\n