Where can I buy a set of Christmas tree lights with shades?
I don’t want them to twinkle, shed snow or play Christmas carols, and there seem to be plenty without shades around – I just can’t find any with. We have found two sets for you to choose from, both of which will be delivered to your door – so long as you get in touch with the companies today. Noma’s Pickwick fairy lights are, we think, the more traditional of the two (code 5700100, £12.99 for a 5.9m string of 40 multicoloured lights; 20- and 80-bulb versions are also available). Buy them from christmastimeuk.com (01427 667270). Alternatively, try Noma’s Canterbury Belles: they’re also multicoloured but they sport bell- rather than flower-shaped shades (£15.75 for a 5.9m string of 40 lights, from christmas-xpressions.com, 0800 294 4144). You respond I remember a few weeks ago someone asked about hanging mugs on the underside of a shelf (Space Solves, October 21). I found some brass mug hooks, £4.50 each (manufactum.co.uk, see under ‘Lighting and Furniture’, then ‘Fittings and other smal
