How to Create an Elegant Table Setting for a Christmas Dinner

One of the most festive and traditional events of the year is the Christmas dinner. Whether you are entertaining at home with a small group of friends and family, or you are hosting a large gathering, creating a table setting that is economical yet still elegant, is easy to do. Simple can be elegant, and with a few additional purchases from the store you can create a beautiful and festive ambiance. With a few easy steps, you can change the traditional table setting to an inviting dinner location for those special people in your life. Does this Spark an idea?

Instructions

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Set up the table with an elegant tablecloth. Here, simplicity is best, so choosing a cream cloth or lace allows for more colorful decor items to be placed upon it. If you choose a different color, such as burgundy or pine green, stay more simple on the decor so that it will not clash. For an elegant dinner table setting, avoid loud fabric prints, since they are more for a casual party. Cream is always elegant and classy, so it is often a common choice.

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Add essentials like napkins to each place setting. If it is possible, roll or fold the napkins in a professional manner around the silverware, or place upon the dinner plates. Even if you are throwing a small party for friends or family, they will appreciate the beautiful decor and effort that was put into creating an elegant dinner. When using a cream tablecloth, colors for napkins that work best are burgundy or forest green. If you are using a colored tablecloth, a cream napkin can be a wonderful accent color to the other decor.

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Use napkin rings or table setting assignments to add finishing touches to the guest seating areas. Silver napkin rings with elegant jewels or etched designs add a nice touch to the napkins. Silver table setting place markers also can help add to the look of the table, as well as provide guests with a practical location on where to sit according to the host. Setting the table ahead of time can prevent confusion when seating, as well as allow for the host to seat guests with others that he feels might get along better. A great idea for place markers is to decorate with Christmas tree ornaments, and use them to direct guests where to sit.

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Incorporate candles into centerpieces or place tea lights around the table to provide light and an elegant ambiance. Candles can be a variety of festive colors including cream, tan, green and burgundy. Around the holidays, there are many choices of wonderful smelling festive candles including apple-cinnamon or hollyberry, gingerbread, vanilla, baking cookies and pine scent. These candles can add not only light to the table, but also a delicious aroma.

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Add final touches of pine cones or holly around the table down the center. This is not only simple, but also adds an elegant decor to the table setting.