On The Table

Christmas Table Decoration Ideas

by admin on 20/11/09 at 2:18 pm

Christmas is a special time when family and friends get together and celebrate the festive holiday. There are now less than five week to Christmas Day and one of the highlights of the festive season for many people is the Christmas Dinner. For this major family occasion the table needs to look perfect, and there are lots of Christmas Table Decoration Ideas to help create that special look.

Using the tablecloth as your base layer you can add a runner or use place mats in contrasting or toning colours to build a picture, before adding napkins to match or compliment.

Carole Nevin Table Runners

Runners will look equally stunning on a natural wood table or over the top of a white cloth to give a Christmas look to your table.

Table runners by Carole Nevin are individual works of art and hand painted in Cape Town South Africa on 100% South African cotton, so no two items are absolutely identical.

The runners are available in two sizes and there are matching napkins in packs of 4 or 6.

Christmas Tablemats and Napkins

Tablemats and napkins help to dress a table and create a magical setting. The tablemats & napkins from Swedish Design House Linum will look eye-catching on your tablecloth.

The Linum Tablemat range is available in a variety of classic colours, including Red, Green, Black, Pink and Lilac, to suite a variety of tastes and existing colour schemes.

Napkin Ring Sets add that extra special touch and are available in stainless steel and china.

The pretty Gold and Black Beaded Napkin Rings form Junction 18 form part of our black and gold Christmas collection, however they need not just be for Christmas. They are sold as a set of four. Prices from £16.25

Alternatively, try one of the

• Fairmont & Main Red Spot Napkins & Rings
• Fairmont & Main Blue Spot Napkins & Rings
• Guzzini Heart Napkin Rings
• Culinary Concepts Napkin Ring Set

Robert Welch Cutlery

Cutlery is also an important consideration for any Christmas Dinner Table and Robert Welch has created beautiful designs that are both contemporary and functional. The spoons and forks are made from 18/10 stainless steel and the knives are formed from a single ingot of specially hardened stainless steel to maintain a keen cutting edge.

Robert Welch recently added a team of younger designers to its staff and new cutlery designs are constantly being introduced such as :-

• Robert Welch Torben Cutlery Set
• Robert Welch Ashbury Cutlery Set
• Robert Welch Norton Cutlery Set

Christmas Cheer

A Christmas meal wouldn’t be complete without a festive drink or two. If you are making your dinner really special and cracking open the bubbly we have a great range of Champagne Glasses to choose from.

Don’t forget a thin uncut glass will help you enjoy and gauge the colour of fine wines, whilst a tall slender glass will preserve the bubbles in champagne for longer.

Our favourite is to go for tall slender champagne glasses like the Dartington Fabulous Flute Paradise Yellow which look particularly elegant for the festive occasion.

Christmas Table Finishing Touches

To add a finishing touch, why not accessorise your Seasonal table with elegant and entertaining decorations. Choose from Santa Clause place holders, miniature Angels and Christmas butterflies. For added luxury, accessorise your table with lovely Christmas candles and candle rings or add a vase of flowers to bring the whole colour scheme together.

The Junction 18 Gold Bell Candle Ring or the Leonard Gold Bead Candle Ring are the perfect way to add that extra special touch to your Christmas dining table. The golden coloured candle ring will brighten and add a touch of fun to your pillar candles for Christmas. The ring fits over a pillar candles up to 7cm in diameter. Prices start from £4.95.

Hopefully, we have given you some great Christmas Table Decoration Ideas. By combining textiles and accessories in many different ways, you will be able to create a different and unique Christmas dining experience for your guests. And be it casual or formal you can make your festive meal this year a really memorable occasion.