My Dining Room Christmas Tablescape 2022
I finally got my dining room Christmas tablescape together and took photos to show you.
In recent years, when I want something new for the table, I usually add salad plates. Or a couple of cloth napkins, which I can then match up with what I already have.
I have found that it’s the cheapest way to change up your table settings. As I use white dinnerware, pretty much anything will work with them.
I found these snowman salad plates and they were a good buy, so I ordered them. They’re so fun and colorful.
I looked in the drawer where I keep cloth napkins and somehow I only had 3 red napkins instead of the 4 I know I had. So I did the next best thing and grabbed 2 green napkins and used 2 of each color.
After all, when one thinks of Christmas, the colors that come to mind are typically the traditional red and green.
As you can see, I used my trio of wood trees as a centerpiece. They are simple and neutral.
It seems that wood is a textured favorite these days, a trend I’m seeing everywhere. Wood brings warmth to your setting.
The Lighting:
The lighting was working against me when I took these photos, so they didn’t come out quite as clear as I’d hoped.
But then, I don’t want perfection.
Alas, no home where people actually reside can be considered perfect. There are always going to be subtle blemishes of some variety.
That’s why it’s called home.
It’s not about how big the house is; it’s about how happy the home is.”
– Author Unknown
Don’t strive for excellence when it comes to your home.
Nothing has to match exactly.
Does it really matter if there are stains on the wood that you can’t erase? Or that the chair has been scratched repeatedly by the cat and the dog has chewed on the leg of the chair?
Life wouldn’t be half as fun without your pets there. Bouncing around. Barking. Meowing. Being a part of your life and thus, your home.
For, just like the saying goes: Happiness is coming home and knowing your dog is there to greet you. (Or cat or any pet you may happen to live with).
Home is a refuge. It’s where you go to shut out the noise and the unknown dangers outside.
It’s about closing the door and shutting out the world that seems so crazy and chaotic and troubled these days.
“Chase your dreams but always know the road that will lead you home again.”
Ziad K. Abdelnour
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Before I got to the part of your post that reflected on the meaning of “home,” I was thinking that your tablescape was warm and homey! And, I’m glad you pointed out Ivy in the background of one photo…..it just adds to the true meaning of home!
I love the way you’ve done your table. So simple but so pleasing. I chose not to use my big tree this year and bought a little 4 ft tree that I put on a sofa table. Sam Elliott, my cat that has to try out every space in the house for naps has chosen to sleep under the tree now. He keeps messing up my “snow”. My Dizzy is a very confident and poised cat, Sam’s very innocent and sweet, but you never know where you’ll find him next. I’m sure Ivy would hate my quirky boys. Looks like the bottom is about to fall out as far as our weather goes so buckle up and stay warm!
What cute snowman plates! I have some from Target that I bought in the early 90’s but I haven’t pulled them out in several years. Maybe I’ll do so after seeing your photos.
Your Christmas table decor is lovely, Brenda! I love everything about it.
My home is definitely my refuge! In my home I don’t fear judgement or seek acceptance.
Have a joyful Friday evening, Brenda!
Home is everything.
The snowman plates are so cheerful! And it looks like Ivy has decided to lay directly on the sofa rather than the nice, comfy towel you had laid out for her. Too funny. Only 29 degrees here today. Brrrr.
It’s a very soft throw, and yes I did lay it out for her. But she won’t sleep on it!
Your dining room table looks so nice. I love the Santa salad plates! I also love the quotes about home. As you said, our homes are our refuge!
Where else can we shut out all the noise of the world?
Very pretty. I like the snowman plates, and the red and green napkins look perfect with it.
I debated on those snowmen salad plates for some time. I’d found various others, but ultimately decided on the cheerful colors of the snowmen.
Love the table settings! The simplicity and snowmen with green and red Christmas colors speaks of an appealing calm beauty. So pretty. Ivy looks quite comfy.
You know that a cat will find the best seat in the house?
It is about time for me to set my dining table for Christmas. Your table looks welcoming.
I don’t like too much stuff on the table. After all, food has to go there too.
The table is lovely with the snowman plates. And I too like the simplicity of the wood trees. I actually picked up two
very short wood trees this year at Daiso. A welcome addition to Christmas.
I’m finding wood decor very comforting these days.
The snowman salad plates are so cute and colorful, they are perfect for the season and can be used all winter, before and after Christmas. I also like the red and green napkins. Ivy photo-bombing by accident with that little glimpse of her feet and tail, LOL. Home is Ivy and the wildlife you can see outside your patio doors and your windows and the special things you’ve surrounded yourself with. I believe that our homes should be our sanctuaries, whether it is a rented apartment or you own a home or condo. I decorate to suit myself. If I get a little bored with the decor, I’ll change a few things. I like a splash of modern here and there, but generally speaking I hold on to my furniture and furnishings for a long time. I oooh and aaaah on occasion over things I see in the magazines and online, but rarely try to duplicate the feel/look, as I like what I have.
Hey you’re right! I can use them all winter.
Reminds me of this saying I found in an old cookbook: “It matters less what is on the table than what is on the seats!” (Although, like you, I don’t feel complete without a little festivity in my view while eating. And on the seats? It’s perfectly fine to have it be any of my cats!)
Is Ivy a table visitor? Seems like one of mine is always up there “shopping” for snacks!
Yes, she’s a table visitor. But she’s pretty picky. Unless there are cornbread crumbs, she prefers me to feed her her treats. She won’t even eat tuna!
I agree with your sweet sentiments that homes are what we make them. I am so over these decorating blogs that have so much stuff in their homes I wonder how it stays in place with children and pets. Not my style of realism or fussy and maybe they enjoy staging them for photos but I like yours that is real. Plus in our country we have so much “stuff” and landfills are overflowing now and we can’t recycle fast enough all of it, that even thrift stores can’t dispose of certain items. So to see simple wood trees and plates that welcome you without a lot of fan fare are what I like to see. Good job!
I look at all the “stuff” I’ve accumulated and I’m always having to do away with it. Now that I don’t really go out, it’s a bit different. As I get older, less stuff is more appealing.
I love your tablescape Brenda!
What I don’t love is all this snow that I awoke to this morning! Lol Time to go and shovel out the walkway now!
No snow here so far.
Hi Brenda,
I just love your Christmas table with your plates. Very nice. I hope you and yours will have a very Merry Christmas. Have a Blessed day.
I hope the same for you.
Always have found wood grain pleasing, in wherever it comes. Something about it seems so homey…and warm.
I love the mineral streaks in the wood. Yes, you nailed it. It’s the warmth.