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Christmas Table Settings and Centerpieces

Add a few special touches to make your holiday table sparkle.

Once you've finalized the guest list and found the perfect holiday appetizers, ham recipes, and christmas desserts, add a few special touches to make your holiday table sparkle.

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Harvest Table

<p>Bottle-green trumpet glasses contrast with tall red candlesticks. Oranges, persimmons, pine cones, and walnuts add color and life to the table.</p>
Steven Randazzo

Bottle-green trumpet glasses contrast with tall red candlesticks. Oranges, persimmons, pine cones, and walnuts add color and life to the table.

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Bursts of Greenery

<p>A long table features an unexpected centerpiece of live miniature trees and dried rose hips in a galvanized tub. Bright gifts serve as place cards and lush garlands line exposed shelves.</p>
Steven Randazzo

A long table features an unexpected centerpiece of live miniature trees and dried rose hips in a galvanized tub. Bright gifts serve as place cards and lush garlands line exposed shelves.

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3

Pink Christmas

<p>A simple white-on-white interior provides a perfect backdrop for a glimmering tablescape. Tall flower arrangements in silver containers alternate with smaller bouquets to create visual interest.</p>
Steven Randazzo

A simple white-on-white interior provides a perfect backdrop for a glimmering tablescape. Tall flower arrangements in silver containers alternate with smaller bouquets to create visual interest.

4

Rich Colors

<p>This room is a jewel box of color. Beaded fruit, bouquets of flowers, deep red votives, and holiday-hued plates come together in a celebration of seasonal tones.</p>
Keith Scott Morton

This room is a jewel box of color. Beaded fruit, bouquets of flowers, deep red votives, and holiday-hued plates come together in a celebration of seasonal tones.

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Old & New

<p>Cranberry-red china and bouquets of deep-pink roses in pewter vases dress a late-1700s Pennsylvania hutch table. A collection of Santa figurines is displayed on the mantel among miniature pine trees and cedar sprigs. Christmas cards are strung across the fireplace beside handmade boiled-wool stockings. A garland of dried berries dyed red drapes around a corner tree and fills a basket on the wall.</p>
Gridley & Graves

Cranberry-red china and bouquets of deep-pink roses in pewter vases dress a late-1700s Pennsylvania hutch table. A collection of Santa figurines is displayed on the mantel among miniature pine trees and cedar sprigs. Christmas cards are strung across the fireplace beside handmade boiled-wool stockings. A garland of dried berries dyed red drapes around a corner tree and fills a basket on the wall.

6

Elegant Setting

<p>Fresh flowers and glowing votives create an elegant ambience.</p>
Jeff McNamara

Fresh flowers and glowing votives create an elegant ambience.

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Antique Holiday Decor

<p>Stockings decorate the chairs, and wrapped gifts act as both favors and place cards in this display.</p>
Keith Scott Morton

Stockings decorate the chairs, and wrapped gifts act as both favors and place cards in this display.

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Floral Display

<p>This bell-shaped wrought-iron chandelier is wrapped in tendrils of greenery, ribbon flourishes, and clusters of wooden cranberries. Fleur-de-lis candlesticks and a pair of berry-studded and frosted-fruit topiaries in antique garden urns give the table layers of height.</p>
Keith Scott Morton

This bell-shaped wrought-iron chandelier is wrapped in tendrils of greenery, ribbon flourishes, and clusters of wooden cranberries. Fleur-de-lis candlesticks and a pair of berry-studded and frosted-fruit topiaries in antique garden urns give the table layers of height.

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Inviting Dining Room

<p>Evocative and soothing, candlelight creates the right ambience for the holidays. Lit candles are more than decorative objects, highlighting seasonal festivities and fostering a celebratory mood. Garlands around the door frame beckon guests into the room and on the mantel sits a pineapple, an early-American symbol of hospitality.</p>
Gridley & Graves

Evocative and soothing, candlelight creates the right ambience for the holidays. Lit candles are more than decorative objects, highlighting seasonal festivities and fostering a celebratory mood. Garlands around the door frame beckon guests into the room and on the mantel sits a pineapple, an early-American symbol of hospitality.

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Pine Cone Centerpieces

<p>Apothecary jars filled with pine cones make a naturally striking centerpiece.</p>
Robin Stubbert

Apothecary jars filled with pine cones make a naturally striking centerpiece.

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Flowing Fabric

<p>Balsam boughs, poinsettias, miniature cypress topiaries, candles, and gauzy fabric and ribbons give the dining room a sophisticated holiday look.</p>
Keith Scott Morton

Balsam boughs, poinsettias, miniature cypress topiaries, candles, and gauzy fabric and ribbons give the dining room a sophisticated holiday look.

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Naturally Festive

<p>It doesn't take more than a few touches of red and green deftly applied throughout the house to establish a festive air. The key to this classic approach: Be consistent with both your palette and your materials. Here, red pears surround a trio of miniature firs and are framed by two cranberry red candles.</p>
Gridley & Graves

It doesn't take more than a few touches of red and green deftly applied throughout the house to establish a festive air. The key to this classic approach: Be consistent with both your palette and your materials. Here, red pears surround a trio of miniature firs and are framed by two cranberry red candles.

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Timeless Backdrop

<p>This golden mantel clock trimmed with a holiday garland is a striking backdrop for a crisp white dinnerware arrangement.</p>
Keith Scott Morton

This golden mantel clock trimmed with a holiday garland is a striking backdrop for a crisp white dinnerware arrangement.

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Kitchen Christmas Tree

<p>This small tree, along with mini trees in teacups on shelves, makes a cheerful setting for a casual holiday breakfast.</p>
Keith Scott Morton

This small tree, along with mini trees in teacups on shelves, makes a cheerful setting for a casual holiday breakfast.

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Elegant in White

<p>An abundant white floral arrangement surrounded by pine branches serves as the focal point of this simple setting.</p>
Justin Bernhaut

An abundant white floral arrangement surrounded by pine branches serves as the focal point of this simple setting.

16

Tea Service

<p>For post-dinner coffee and tea, organize cups and saucers along with fun additions like sugar sticks, fresh herbs, or candy canes for a peppermint kick.</p>
Jeff McNamara

For post-dinner coffee and tea, organize cups and saucers along with fun additions like sugar sticks, fresh herbs, or candy canes for a peppermint kick.

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Elegant Tureen

<p>Sitting pretty amid candle pillars, amaryllis blossoms, and magnolia leaves: a soup tureen found at a flea market.</p>
Keith Scott Morton

Sitting pretty amid candle pillars, amaryllis blossoms, and magnolia leaves: a soup tureen found at a flea market.

18

Woodland Theme

<p>Another tabletop centerpiece shelters faience rabbits in a spray of berries, bows, and greenery. Simple accents, like a Kurt Adler teapot and an assortment of plaid-wrapped packages, highlight the service of hand-painted French faience platters and dishes.</p>
Keith Scott Morton

Another tabletop centerpiece shelters faience rabbits in a spray of berries, bows, and greenery. Simple accents, like a Kurt Adler teapot and an assortment of plaid-wrapped packages, highlight the service of hand-painted French faience platters and dishes.

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Present Party Favor

<p>Beautifully wrapped presents make pretty party favors.</p>
Keith Scott Morton

Beautifully wrapped presents make pretty party favors.

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Floral Table Setting

<p>Gerber daisies set in a voluptuous mercury-glass achieve a wonderfully rich effect. A collection of vintage ornaments inspired the tabletop palette.</p>
Steven Randazzo

Gerber daisies set in a voluptuous mercury-glass achieve a wonderfully rich effect. A collection of vintage ornaments inspired the tabletop palette.

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