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How to create a Christmas tablescape
Here’s a few ideas on how to decorate your Christmas table for your loved ones. Advice for this season and every Christmas after that! Follow it, adapt it - it’s here to inspire you and help you create the perfect festive tablescape.
15th November 2023
Turkey with all the trimmings, looking glorious in the centre of your table is the ultimate Christmas picture postcard image.
But now cast your mind wider to what’s around your festive spread. Is there anything?....
If there’s not, you’re missing a trick because festive tablescaping is your chance to extend your love for Christmas, and all the decorations that come with it, to your dinner table.
Here are a few ideas to get your started...
1. Choose your colour scheme
Red and gold? Black and green? Multi-coloured?
The best festive tablescapes are carefully considered, and this usually starts with your colour scheme.
You may decide to go with the same colours you’ve used to decorate your tree or choose something completely different. Sticking to one to three colours will make sure everything pulls together nicely.
However, if you want to use a rainbow of shades, that’s perfectly fine too; it’s your Christmas table after all!
2. Roll out a runner
Just like the red carpet of your table (if you choose red), table runners are an excellent focal point, drawing the eye right along your tablescape, while giving your entire scheme a polished and finished look.
You could go for a runner that happens to be in a festive colour or you could select a festive-themed runner. Ideally, whatever you pick should go hand-in-hand with your overall colour scheme and other table decorations.
3. Light the way
Putting lights on your table instantly gives it a magical glow.
A line of mini lanterns or candles in festive candle holders, tea lights dotted here and there, a hurricane candle at the top and the bottom, or a string of delicate fairy lights trailed in between the place mats is all it takes.
And if you’re worried about having flames on your table because there are little ones around or you don’t want somebody’s sleeve to catch fire while passing the cranberry sauce, there are lots of realistic LED candles out there.
You’ll be surprised at just how authentic they look.
4. Add a natural touch
Pine cones, sprigs of holly, bunches of mistletoe, vibrant poinsettias, evergreen branches and leaves, and even fresh fruit (e.g. satsumas, cranberries and grapes) and mini Christmas trees go perfectly on Christmas tablescapes.
What’s more, the aromas they give off, particularly pine cones and evergreen, instantly transports people to a Christmas wonderland.
5. Consider the necessities
Your table decorations are a nice-to-have, while your dinnerware, cutlery, glasses, napkins, place mats etc. are a must-have.
One of the most simple and effective ways of making sure they complement your festive tablescape vision, is to make sure they’re a colour that matches everything else on your table.
Or, if you really want to go to town, push the festive boat out and use Christmas-themed items - I'm thinking reindeer plates, gold cutlery, Santa Claus coasters, star napkins and snowflake glasses galore.
6. Recycle your tree decorations
If your Christmas tree is heaving with decorations, and you can’t possibly cram anymore on, don’t let those decs go to waste. They will look just as good (if not better) on your Christmas table.
Baubles, tinsel, glitter, bows, gingerbread men, stars, candy canes, fairies, crackers, whatever it is you may have, feel free to drape and dot them on your table for added interest and delight!
When it comes to creating a tablescape, anything goes.
All you need, is a festive vision that you know you can execute, and away you go! If you’re not sure where to start, why not decorate your tree first, and then, when you’re in the festive mindset, take some of your tree inspiration and apply it to your table.
Bright and bold, subtle and classy, make your festive landscape your own. Have fun with it, and see where your Christmas table creativity takes you…
Merry Christmas!
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