The Bauble the Colour of Late Afternoon Light.

Charmed House Interiors · Ornaments

Warm amber glass finished with an iridescent lustre that shifts through honey, rose gold and pale peach as it turns. The hanging loop is drawn from the glass itself and it's strung on a sheer copper organza ribbon. Generously sized, softly glowing — closer to a bubble of caught sunlight than a Christmas bauble.

Warm, not shiny. There's a difference and it's everything.

Style note — the tree: Hang close to the lights so the lustre has something to refract.

Style note — the bowl: Pile several into a footed glass bowl for a low, glowing centrepiece.

Two Ways to Style It

On a warm neutral tree. Mix with brass, dried orange slices and cream ribbon so the whole scheme reads honey and gold rather than red and green.

In a pale, contemporary room. Hang a group of three from a bare branch against a white wall — sculptural, seasonal and barely festive at all.