Why Not... Use Holiday Place Settings?

Why Not…

Use Holiday Place Settings?

Christmas time is here again, and as I’ve said in a previous blog: why not… use what you have? A tip I was given years ago... by a much wiser and older friend - break out your Christmas dishes after Thanksgiving use them for your everyday dishes through the New Year. This way you truly get to use them and enjoy them!

Holiday place settings are a great way to spruce up your home for the holiday season, and it gives you a reason to display dishes that you don’t get to use all year. So many people have dishes packed away, only to be used on Christmas day. If you choose to use your settings as Christmas décor, you can admire them all month!

Leaving your place settings set on your table brings warmth to your home, and you get to admire dishes that are typically stored away throughout the remainder of the year. A great way to make your dining room table feel more elegant, is by adding a cloth tablecloth and cloth napkins to your place settings. If you are decorating for the holidays on a budget, there are options in every price range. The best part of using cloth, is that it is easy to wash and reuse for years to come. If you already have a white table fabric tablecloth, that is a great color to make your decorations pop! Some great additions for your table besides the place settings are garland, small pine cones or mini trees, and candles down the center or on a table runner. There is nothing that makes a dinner feel elegant and warm than soft candle light on the table. Even if you don’t have Christmas or holiday specific dinnerware, you can still pull out your nice china and add some holiday cloth napkins, candles, and garland to make your table feel festive and warm for your family and friends. 

For many people, the kitchen and/or dining room become the most inhabited room during the Christmas season. Between hosting family and friends, there is plenty of cooking and baking and cocktail making to be done. Why not enjoy a beautiful view that is sure to remind you of the joy to come when your family gathers around your dinner table on Christmas day?  

At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter how you choose to decorate your home for the holidays. What matters is that it represents your personal style, and that it is welcoming for your family and friends to come in and gather around. I’m sure your home will feel cozy with all of the love and conversation around the dinner table and the décor you choose.

Merry Christmas!