Despite the fact that many people start decorating for Christmas after Halloween, for me, the Christmas season doesn’t officially begin until the day after Thanksgiving. As such, I have spent the past number of days going up and down the steps carting up my holiday decorations. During this month I hope to have a number of different tables to share with you, beginning with this one.
What I hope to convey with this table is that you do not have to have Christmas
dishes, or any type of Christmas decorations in order to create a festive,
seasonal table. Upon close inspection, there is nothing Christmassy on this
table at all, with the exception of the Christmas colors of red and green,
colors that I chose because they are the color of apples as reflected in the
Franciscan “Apple” dinnerware pieces that I have used here.
A hunter green tablecloth provides the base. I manufactured a red runner out of some fabric that I had stored in the closet. I simply folded it to the size that I wanted and ran it down the center of the table.
A hunter green tablecloth provides the base. I manufactured a red runner out of some fabric that I had stored in the closet. I simply folded it to the size that I wanted and ran it down the center of the table.
The charger plates are Italian ceramic; I inherited
these from my mother. I topped them with a bright red dinner plate from Pier
One. A Bordallo
Pinheiro geranium salad plate was placed on top
of this, with the final piece being a bread
and butter plate in the Franciscan “Apple”
pattern. 
The cups
and saucers are also Franciscan apple. The red stemmed water glasses are by Villeroy and Boch;
the wine glasses are from Rogaska in the
“Gallia” pattern.
The Milano red flatware
by Ginkgo International in the Le Pris pattern seemed
the perfect choice. The Apple napkin rings that I used here I have had for
decades, and have no idea where I got them originally. I decided to go bold
with lime
green napkins, and I really like the look.
This is a lovely table that would be perfect for a holiday lunch, while
employing no specialty pieces whatsoever. Start shopping at your house for
items that you can use for the holidays.
The pitcher is Fiestaware,
the centerpiece is nothing more than a simple candle
ring, hurricane, and
pillar candle. I scattered apples of various sizes at the base of the hurricane
to pull everything together.
This post is linked to: Tablescape Thursday
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
