Day of the Dead: history of the Mexican celebration and how you can decorate your home for the occasion

Mexico’s Day of the Dead (or Día de los Muertos) is a time of celebration, where people gather at altars to offer food, drink, flowers and candles to their lost loved ones. Hundreds of people dress up as La Catrina (the elegant skull) to take part in a parade celebrating the dead, and surrounded themselves with marigolds: the flower thought to guide the spirit of the dead with its vivid colours and scent.

To get into the spirit of this ever-growing Mexican holiday, we have scoured the shops for the most stylish antique and contemporary accessories for your home. From ceramic skulls to devilish wallpaper, browse through our gallery of of spook-tacular finds to fill your home with devilish delights…