MODERN CLASSIC

Visitors approaching Olya Lammas’ Victorian villa in Kent as dusk falls will find the entrance atmospherically illuminated by lanterns and fairy lights flickering in the foliage either side of the front door. Inside, the large central hallway is decorated with clusters of brightly coloured paper honeycomb balls cascading down the bannister and a tall tree festooned with glimmers of gold and red. “This is a time when I break all the conventional decorating rules,” says Olya. “I like to invent a new festive scheme each year, and this house, with its light walls