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The kitchen has an overarching gingerbread theme
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The Watson family: Ben and Cherry pose with their two dogs and their candy cane tree with handmade ornaments. All photos by Antonie Robertson / The National
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Fuchsia and gold, the couple's wedding colours, inform a tree in the master bedroom
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The tallest Christmas tree in the Watson household measures three metres
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A 2.5-metre blush pink and white tree in the living room
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Cherry is a collector of Nutcracker figurines
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Festive trinkets are scattered across the house
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Cherry both hand-makes and orders ornaments and other decorations
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Gingerbread houses, Nutcracker figurines and several Santas vie for attention in the kitchen
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A memory tree and wedding tree sit on the dining table
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Festive garlands run along the banister in the Watson's five-bedroom villa
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The kitchen has an overarching gingerbread theme
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The Watson family: Ben and Cherry pose with their two dogs and their candy cane tree with handmade ornaments. All photos by Antonie Robertson / The National
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2X5RALKCLCHSKX2H7GMEKXZ3WE.jpg?smart=true&auth=976b5a487bc839640e071f58978d3fd90d8097966dfea6370fd829d72381ae82&width=400&height=225)
Fuchsia and gold, the couple's wedding colours, inform a tree in the master bedroom
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/FGZQLHIGQCYLM7PEHHW6D7OZNE.jpg?smart=true&auth=fab37939a543fe35ac0de39a263e825676be8c15db053a59f7d14906d4d9f77e&width=400&height=225)
The tallest Christmas tree in the Watson household measures three metres
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A 2.5-metre blush pink and white tree in the living room
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Cherry is a collector of Nutcracker figurines
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Festive trinkets are scattered across the house
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Cherry both hand-makes and orders ornaments and other decorations
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Gingerbread houses, Nutcracker figurines and several Santas vie for attention in the kitchen
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A memory tree and wedding tree sit on the dining table
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Festive garlands run along the banister in the Watson's five-bedroom villa
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The kitchen has an overarching gingerbread theme
Deck the halls: inside a Dubai home with nine Christmas trees and a gingerbread kitchen
Cherry Watson's Jumeirah Islands home also has an army of Nutcracker figurines and exquisite ornaments
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Janice Rodrigues
17 December, 2020
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