A Victorian Country Cottage Christmas Makeover 🕯 Light Academia Dickensian Aesthetic

🕯 Use the code 'MERRYXMAS' for 20% off my magical art: https://www.nancychalmers.com/shop 🕯 "For it is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas." – Charles Dickens Hello Wildflowers! In this episode, we'll be fulfilling one of my childhood dreams and giving the drawing room at Belladonna Cottage a Victorian Country Christmas makeover. We'll decorate with hints of Dark & Light Academia, inspired by Charles Dickens and Australia's romantic landscape painters of the 1800s. We'll be restoring the hardwood floors, thrifting antique furniture and crafting up a cottagecore storm with a native wreath, Morris & Co. stockings, a baked brie and blackberry pull-apart loaf and a vintage bar cart... enjoy! #australianartist #cottagecore #charlesdickens #lightacademia #achristmascarol #victorianera 🕯 MY SOCIAL MEDIA AND LINKS 🕯 • Website: https://www.nancychalmers.com • Patreon:   / theramblingrose   • Instagram:   / nancychalmers_   • Facebook Page:   / nancychalmers.fb   • Blog: https://www.nancychalmers.com/blog • Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com.au/nancycha... 🕯 NEW CHANNEL MEMBERSHIPS 🕯 Join now and gain access to exclusive members-only LiveStream events, loyalty badges, live chats and more:    / @theramblingrose_   'Wildflower Dreams' colouring book and 'Australian Christmas' gift wrap by Nancy Chalmers (that's me!): https://www.nancychalmers.com/shop 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens:   / 5326.a_christmas_carol   Music by Megan Wofford, Howard Harper-Barnes, Bluma Petersen and Johannes Bornlof all on Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/ 'The Rambling Rose' is filmed on Gunaikurnai Country, and it is with great reverence that I acknowledge the traditional custodians of this wild and beautiful land, their ancient wisdom, and their deep connection to country. 00:00 A Christmas Miracle 04:05 Restoring the Floors 05:43 Furnishing the Space 07:36 Our First Christmas Tree 08:42 A Sewing Project 10:22 A Native Wreath 12:05 Gift Wrapping 13:50 The Finishing Touches 15:25 A Magical Makeover 17:15 A Time to Celebrate