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We just love seeing how all of you are decorating your tables this Christmas for all the guests you’ll be welcoming next weekend. We’ve asked Jenny from Lets Talk Mommy to show off her beautiful tablescape this Christmas with some tips for you all…
With Thanksgiving just over, it’s time for another tablescape! But that’s the beauty of so many holidays pressed together as it gives me the chance to style the table again. It’s also so lovely to have my table welcoming and cozy in the winter than just a vase with flowers in the middle like I do in the summer time. We still had our round table last year and our Christmas Tablescape was a snowy one.
I really wanted to create a center that tied in with our Christmas tree in the corner of the room. It’s all white with glass baubles and pine cones on it this year.
Starting off the decorating, I put a smaller but more glamorous table runner in the middle of the table and worked around it that way.
I then twisted this Clear Beaded Lit Garland around the green garland so that at night it would light up the center of the table along with some beautiful candles. My reindeers were from last year’s table setting but I do love them so much, so I decided to feature them again for another year.
I like to think that with tablescapes, there is no right or wrong answer. It depends on what you envision for your table. I normally do Easter and Thanksgiving very simple but Christmas I like to go all out. This means fancy glassware gets used like these gorgeous Silver Rim Optic Flutes and Silver Rim Optic Tumbler glasses. I think glassware makes it feel so special because Christmas is such a huge celebration, why not pull the good tableware out.
The fun accessories and additions are large, Glitter Tree and Pine Cone Candles throughout the center of the table to give it that magical festive feel. I normally don’t light my “pretty” candles but keep them for decorations. So you will always find some plain white candles on the table dotted about that will get lit and used.
In the very center, I placed this gorgeous glass cake stand that I bought years ago from Laura Ashley because you don’t have to put the tallest item in the middle as most people tend to do. It’s always great to get a variety of heights and sizes of vases and plates or bowls. You can see I filled the glass cake stand with as many big and small mince pies as I could. What’s Christmas without treats in the house, ready to eat?
So on either side of my lovely display of mince pies I placed a taller Glass Hurricane filled with pine cones and a candle. For the other side, my lovely grey lantern with a variety of different heights, which allows the eyes of your guest, your family or you to follow the tablescape all the way from start to finish.
I used to always have decor on the back of my chairs when I set the able. I thought this stunning mini Christmas Bell Wreath looked perfect on the back of our dining room chair as the grey bow matches the grey bows to my seat cushions. I have it on the side chair above so you could clearly see it in the light but since I only had one, I put it on the chair at the head of the table. It’s lovely hanging off the back when you walk in the dining room from the hall, like it’s greeting you to come in.
I am all about themes when I style a table. I try to keep every detail to that theme. I knew I was using these reindeer from last year so I put these antler candle holders on either side of the center. The long candle sticks poking up really draw your eyes in. The more sparkle, the better.
Doesn’t Jenny’s table look beautiful? How do you decorate your table at Christmas? Let us know below or on Twitter @LauraAshleyUK