TCL, who specialise in commercial fit outs and residential interior design, have teamed up with Thoburn's Plants, Trees & Shrubs in Hendon to open one of the city’s biggest Christmas shops.
Spread over three cabin rooms and the warehouse at the garden centre in Wear Street, the Christmas shop also features an outdoor drinks and cakes cabin and igloos to sit in and enjoy hot chocolates.
Lynsey Thoburn said: “Julie from TCL approached me about having the shop here this year and I thought ‘why not’. We’ve never done anything this big for Christmas before but it looks fantastic.”
1. Christmas Collab
TCL has teamed up with Thoburns in Hendon for the Christmas shopping experience. Pictured are Julie Barnes and Charlie Lawson from TCL with Lynsey Thoburn from Thoburns. | Sunderland Echo
2. Busiest time of year
Christmas is a busy time of year for Seaham company TCL who also do bespoke decorations for people’s homes, from Wynyard up to Newcastle. Pictured is TCL co-owner Julie Barnes. | Sunderland Echo
3. A trio of themes
There's a trio of themes spread across three rooms at the Christmas shop: Nordic (pictured), Champagne Ivory and Ralph Lauren Christmas (tartan, blues, reds and greens) | Sunderland Echo
4. Jingle all the way
There's a huge range in store, with baubles priced from £1.99 to £22.99. Some of the biggest pieces are life-size nutcrackers which you can buy or hire for the festive season. | Sunderland Echo