How To Make a Christmas Tablescape
Read time - 10 mins
When Monet said, “I must have flowers, always and always”, I’m convinced he meant peonies and honestly? Same. When I’m not lusting after their perfect petals or saving a bouquet from a too sunny windowsill, you’ll find me at home raising the next generation of flower lovers (think sticky hands and zero vase etiquette).
When Monet said, “I must have flowers, always and always”, I’m convinced he meant peonies and honestly? Same. When I’m not lusting after their perfect petals or saving a bouquet from a too sunny windowsill, you’ll find me at home raising the next generation of flower lovers (think sticky hands and zero vase etiquette).
It’s Christmas Day! What’s the next best thing after opening the perfectly wrapped presents around your twinkling Christmas Tree? - Gathering around the dining table to dig into your festive feast while wearing silly paper hats and laughing at the same Christmas cracker jokes that had you all howling last year of course!
This is not your every day meal, this is a once a year culinary masterpiece and deserves to have all the festive finery thrown at it, well not physically thrown, more artistically placed as we guide you through how to build your own Christmas tablescape, layer by layer.
Here's What you'll need
You can get the flowers and foliage from your local florist, or you can do a different design and forage for bits in your garden. It’s totally up to you the colour and style you choose, it’s all about what’s going to work best for your own Christmas table and the aesthetic you are going for.
Instructions
Add the foliage
Start by laying two larger bits of blue spruce across the centre of your dining table, ends pointing inwards and facing each other, these will act as your base and anchor for the other foliage. Then layer in the other foliage on top of each other, slotting the stems between the spruce branches - conifer, smaller pieces of spruce, seeded eucalyptus, skimmia, olive and rosehip berry for a festive pop of red. Finally add an accent colour with some painted eucalyptus. Choose a good variety of foliage to add depth of colour, texture and scent - a feast for the senses.
Add bud vases & flowers
This is where your tablescape can really start coming to life! Choose a selection of small bud vases, fill with water and tuck them in between the foliage spanning across the centre of your dining table. If you don’t have any at home these can be sourced from your local florist, or maybe your local charity shop. Add flowers of your choice to the vases, cutting the stems to different lengths so the flowers sit at different heights adding dimension to your tablescape. We have chosen deep red Grand Prix roses to elevate the occasion.
Add the candles
No dining experience is complete without some atmospheric lighting, and they are also a great way to add more levels of height and colour to your tablescape. Choose different tones of the same colour theme from light to dark, and display in differing heights of candle holder. Remember to never leave lit candles unattended.
Alternatively use some fairy lights, weaving them through the foliage and vases, and concealing the battery pack under some greenery.
Add the baubles
Now add a selection of baubles in various sizes, tonal colours and textures, from glittery to velvet; nestling them between the foliage, vases and candles to add richness and colourfulness. Place individually, in pairs and clusters. Remember to point the hanging loop down into the tablescape, hiding it in the greenery for a seamless look.
Finally, add place settings
And now for the finishing touch, that final festive flourish to bring the whole tablescape together, the place settings. Simply take a small sprig of spruce and bunch of berries and lay them in your dinnerware with a handwritten name card for that personal touch. But remember to remove them when the turkey comes, neither spruce nor berries are a recommended accompaniment!
Ta-da!
A feast for the eyes. Now, pass the pigs in blankets please!
