How to festively decorate your home for free from a DIY mum who saved thousands

A mother has shared her DIY hacks on how to decorate your home this Christmas without spending a single penny, including creating a marbled effect on baubles using nail varnish, painting pinecones, re-purposing cardboard, and foraging for branches and shrubs to build a Christmas tree. Claire Douglas, 40, from Tunbridge Wells, Kent, specialises in money-saving and creative home interior projects and has spent years developing her "bespoke on a budget" approach. From foraging for flowers, leaves, sticks and branches to create rustic garlands and wreaths, to upcycling and re-using materials and cardboard packaging for DIY furniture and textural styling, Claire has always enjoyed finding cheaper and sustainable ways to enhance her living spaces.