Christmas-mad mum shows off her home with £35,000 of decorations

Joanne Smith, 40, from Sible Hedingham, also decorates her house for Easter and Halloween.

Joanne is a property developer and owns a business with her husband.

She has spent a whopping £35,000 on the decorations over the years including spending around £6,000 on this year’s festivities.

She said: “We have been doing it for about five years now and have become very well-known in the village with every year getting bigger and bigger.

Tree: Joanne's decorations are a hit with the community, with residents regularly coming to take photos

“We have so many decorations that we change it every year, keeping some unused ones stored away for the next time.

“I am also on route to the primary school, so when children walk past and see it, they love it.

“I often get asked in advance when they Christmas decorations are going up, everyone comes past and take lots of photos.”

Lit-up - The decorations and lights stretch inside and outside of her house-turned-grotto

Joanne regularly gives back to the community, with food bank donations, as well as helping the local church.

She has also bought 100 advent calendars to give out to children passing by at the end of November.

She said: “I know not everyone is in the position to buy sweets for their children.

“I just like giving back, especially since Christmas should be a great time for everyone.”

Joanne Smith's home featured on This Morning (ITV)

Her huge holiday decorations have been getting more and more publicity and boomed when she posted her recent video of her Christmas decorations online.

This led to This Morning contacting her and inviting her on the show.

Presenter and interviewer Alison Hammond was taken on a guided tour of Joanne’s home.

Joanne Smith on This MOrning Picture: ITV

While touring her home, on display was a nativity scene “shipped from America”, a three metre tall Santa worth around £800, which Joanne describes as a “bargain”, and a candy cane themed hallway.

Other features were a £1,800 Father Christmas ornament in her kitchen, a dancing Santa statue and a home-made Grinch themed area.

Presenters on the show were blown away by Joanne’s efforts with her adding she already working to top this year’s decorations next year.