the christmas table,...

i got an email from a lovely girlfriend of mine this morning, asking if i could post any ideas for dressing the christmas day table,.... so i thought about it for a moment or two, and got to work!


i love the theatre of christmas.  the thought of all of your family and friends sitting around a long table,..eating beautiful food,..drinking good wine,..laughing,....happy times.


however, i hate christmas theming.  tinsel,..red,.green,.plastic,...you get my drift.


anyway,..enough self indulgent waffling.


here is what i came up with this morning.

colour IS important when decorating a table.  i like to choose one colour and then work around that with creams, whites and neutral tones.


the first thing i did this morning was to walk around the garden and see what flowers were blooming.  i had a few blue hydrangeas and some lovely fragrant, creamy gardenias.  perfect christmas florals!

i love grouping a couple of floral arrangements together in different vessels.  i think it adds contrast and texture to the table setting.  it also enables you to use different types of flowers that would not necessarily work well together in a single arrangement.  this gardenia would get lost within a clump of hydrangea,..but works beautifully as a feature flower.

 

i also love the contrast of the tiny antique silver shot pourer against the cut crystal vase.  don't be afraid to use vessels that are not typically 'vases'.

i love the idea of using this vintage meat safe as additional 'storage' on the table....or if you are outside, it would be lovely hanging from a tree branch overhead.  i use it to hold the condiments that often don't look pretty on a styled table,...  or to hold the decantered wine,..or even just an arrangement of candles..  pretty.

i like to use vintage silverware whenever possible.  the shapes and colour are quite beautiful.  i also like to use vintage linen napkins,..again for the texture and colour.

vintage, mismatched china plates also adds a touch of muted colour and whimsy.

these vintage, silver goblets are so opulent!  i use them all the time!!

so there you go!  that is what my table will look like this christmas day.


if you like any of these items,..then drop me a message!  chances are, i will have it in stock available for purchase,...or i will try and source it for you.


jane xx