Holiday Tabletop

Are you preparing a big dinner for the holidays? 

Trying to decide how you'll create decorations for the table and place settings?

Look no further!

Here are some beautiful holiday-inspired table tops...

Get a little inspiration from these photos,

  

and create your own unique setting.

  

A few tips for putting your holiday table together...

"I love antique objects, but I find that the juxtaposition of antiques with bold prints or accessories makes the table more visually interesting.  I always low-light my dinner table, depending on lots of candlelight, a dimmer on the overhead fixture, and the glow of white plates and starched linen." 

-COCO  KOPELMAN

Layer Red and Green

"Don't worry if your tableware doesn't match. For a modern twist on the traditional 

holiday table, layer red and green tableware in different hues and designs."

-House Beautiful Magazine 

 Create a Jolly Tablescape

Every decoration doesn't have to feature Santa and Rudolph. You can create a lovely still life by using red and green objects. Hint: Stick to one type of material, 

like glass...group vases, bottles, and goblets.   

-House Beautiful Magazine

"A  beautiful  table  is  not  about  a  staggering  investment  in  expensive  formal  objects.   I  see  endless  opportunities  in  a  crisp  white  napkin.   

And  white,  silver,  and  gold  are  just  the  perfect  trio."

-PHOEBE HOWARD

"I think of myself as a modern traditionalist.  My  favorite  color  choice  for  a  

festive  table  is  always  red.  No other color packs the punch that red does.

I love single-color arrangements of roses, tulips, and carnations."

-MICHAEL DEVINE

"I  love  using  two  colors  on  a  table.   It  has  a  bigger  impact  and  creates  a  stronger  story.    I've mixed white with gray, silver, and crystal to create this glimmering holiday lunch.  All whites — and all off-whites, for that matter — go together, regardless of provenance, style, or age.  I like mixing ivory, china, and pottery together with crisp linen napkins.  It always looks fresh and new.  Simple white and green flowers add freshness and height to the center of the table." 

-VICTORIA  AMORY

"When I saw the simple stark white plates, I wanted to juxtapose the modern white dishes against rich reds, traditional pewter shapes, and staghorn flatware and candlesticks — utensils one would find in a 17th-century hunting lodge.   I  use  lots  of  fruit  as  table  decoration,  again inspired by the beautiful Dutch still lifes I love. Here it's rich red apples and grapes. The table works equally well for autumn or winter or even a Valentine's Day celebration." 

-CAROLYN ROEHM

For added holiday sparkle, use decorative accents in both silver and gold.

"Sunday brunch is a great way to see family and friends in a more intimate setting. I like to serve courses, even at breakfast, so the table is set with white china chargers.  Everything encourages you to linger. Individual pitchers and ramekins for syrup and jam — a rule of my mother's: Decant everything. And white linen napkins that were also my mother's, to remind us of holidays past."  

-AMY EPHRON

Last but not least, Martha Stewart has some great places to start, with NAPKIN FOLDING and HOW TO SET A FORMAL DINNER TABLE, and also for AN INFORMAL DINNER TABLE, plus some HOLIDAY TABLE IDEAS from hgtv.       So  go  for  it. . . and  enjoy !

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