Ask anyone to list the colours that spring to mind when they think of Christmas furniture themes, and you're likely to hear red and gold, red and green, and perhaps blue and gold or silver.
But one option that is often overlooked is the opportunity to invest in some white Christmas furniture, bringing much-needed brightness into the shorter, darker days of winter.
It's easy to think white furniture would be impossible to maintain and keep clean, but in fact it's every bit as durable as many of the other options.
Over the long term, maintenance of some items can even be much easier as a quick topcoat of white paint will restore them rather than needing a specialist lacquer treatment.
The first of our picks for this theme is our Washington side chair in white beechwood, available in a hard seat or upholstered finish.
Its classic shape but modern colour scheme makes it a great choice for any kind of establishment, and by choosing upholstery in a matching white or a contrasting colour, you can mix up the final design.
For a space-saving alternative, our Chiavari stacking chairs are a good option, with a frame in gold, silver or lime wash.
While lime wash isn't quite white, it offers a pale and non-metallic alternative to the gold and silver frames, and will work well in a minimalist design scheme when selected with suitable upholstery fabric.
In terms of that fabric, you can choose from our full range, but there are several pale yet practical colours in there.
Cream faux leather again isn't quite white, but will work while being more forgiving to spills, and our lightest woven and linen fabrics also have subtle marling to make them easier to clean and keep light dirt from showing up in the meantime.
Finally, our black and white American diner furniture creates a striking visual effect compared with the traditional red and cream colour scheme - which itself works well for Christmas interiors anyway.
With an Art Deco shell motif on the white part of the seat back and white piping around the seat pad too, black and white diner furniture brings subtle elegance to American diner-inspired eateries, while matching our minimalist theme for this year's lightest and brightest Christmas furniture trend.