Christmas Table Decoration Ideas For Your Home
In many homes across the country, the dining table takes centre stage come Christmas Day. Whether you want something simple and understated, traditional, contemporary or even something big and bold. Tablescaping is a fun way to express your personality and inject some individuality into your home at Christmas time.
Sharing a festive meal with your closest friends and family is a wonderful time but also provides a great excuse to create a seasonal tablescape that sets the scene for the main event. If you’re stuck for ideas here’s some inspiration for decorating your table.
Classic Red and Gold
When you picture a cosy Christmas scene you imagine vivid reds and decadent golds. A cheery red Christmas table runner will look fabulous with our Balmoral Oak dining table. You can use gold place settings to add a touch of shimmer that you can neatly tie to your crackers and napkins. Table decor can often get in the way of the food so making an easily removable tablescape is a great idea.
Scandi Chic
If your style is less is more then you’ll definitely want to take cues from the Scandic interior design look. Rather than opting for a tablecloth, you can easily make the warm wood tones of your dining table the star of the show by using simple white tableware and dashings of deep green foliage to bring the look together. You may also want to add in some gold or silver candle holders to create a special occasion feeling that adds to the festive atmosphere.
Mesmerising Metallics
Make your Christmas dinner a relaxed affair with plenty of cushions and twinkling candles. A darker tablecloth can help to add drama and you can easily group candles together to create a stunning Christmas table centrepiece. You can top the Christmas table decor off by hanging metallic decorations above the table itself to add numerous glamorous levels to the set-up. You could even run a faux metallic garland down the centre of the table and entwine it around the candles.
Luxurious White and Silver
You could choose to go for a frosty winter wonderland experience with your Christmas table decor theme. Silver candle holders paired with glass or mirrored placemats and coasters placed neatly alongside snow-dusted pinecones and beautiful greenery will fit perfectly with your Christmas tree. Carry through the winter theme with crisp white linens and crockery which will make for a lovely backdrop to your Christmas meal.
Embrace Colours at Christmas
Whilst red, white and green are quite a traditional colour combination at Christmas time it is easy to give it a contemporary twist by mixing it with pops of unexpected hues. Try to add shades of blue or lilac and pink into your colour scheme for a beautifully unique colour scheme. Coloured glassware pairs gorgeously with vibrant lines and tied bows to bring your personality into your tablescape.
Festive Fruits and Berries
Berries and festive fruits such as clementines or pomegranates can easily brighten your Christmas table decorations at a cheap cost. These fruits will add impact to any plain white tableware and neutral table linens. Fruits and berries make for a wonderful addition to any rustic Christmas decorations or themes that you may already have or be using throughout your home.
Jewel Tones
Christmas is evocative of deep luxurious colours such as jewel tones. If you want to go for a festive look that’s slightly different you could opt for decorating your table with rich wintry colours such as plum, wine or emerald and a stunning sapphire. Jewelled tones also offer a good excuse for shining sequins or a light shimmer and sparkle. Adding foliage can make a lovely statement Christmas table centrepiece, with a mix of purple and red berries, jewel-toned baubles or candles that will help to add a dash of warm colours. This look will always feel welcoming and festive.
Flowers and Foliage
A simple way to elevate the table setting at home is with glowing candles or lanterns. Having tall glowing dinner candles of varying heights on the table adds a party mood. Flowers and foliage can also have a real impact. Flowers can really make a table setting, the flowers could range from sprawling vines or in vases, blossoming in snow-white colours and hues. By picking out colours in the tableware for the florals, it will really help to bring it all together.
Make your Christmas table decorations last longer and work harder
If you’re decorating your table for Christmas it can be a lot of effort to make it last for just one meal. Many choose to adapt it slightly to use for their New Year’s celebrations but that’s not all you can do. Bring a true sense of occasion into your home and add something extra to your Christmas countdown by setting the dining table for a festive Christmas breakfast too.
How do I make a beautiful Christmas table?
It is so easy to make your Christmas table look charming and beautiful, with the right choices of colour and a good balance between the glitz and warm, welcoming colours there isn’t much room to go wrong. It is important, however, to ensure that you don’t overcrowd your table or make it look too busy as of course people will want to use it for its purpose when it comes to dinner time.
How can I decorate my Christmas table on a budget?
You don’t have to make lots of new purchases to decorate your Christmas table you can easily use the things that you already have in your cupboards and add a few additions such as votive candles and a table runner or candle holders to easily bring together a truly beautiful scene.
You can even try to invest in one key decorative piece per year and run with similar themes year after year. A simple tablecloth and colourful napkins and crackers are an easy way to give your dining table some Christmas cheer and can be bought and the unused pieces can then be kept for next year.
How can I make a statement Christmas table decoration?
Striking centrepieces can be wonderful but in terms of practicality they can take up a lot of space on the table especially when trying to make the impact that you desire. The solution to this might be to hang something decorative above your dining table rather than placing something along the centre of the table. Not only does this save space for your food but it also adds dimension to your dining area and will stun your guests.