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Festive Christmas table: which items are a must?
A decorated Christmas table must also be practical. That’s why there are various elements that round off a Christmas table. First of all, the classic components: Plates, glasses, and flatware are of course necessary so that you and your guests can enjoy the holiday meal. Depending on which dishes you are serving, charger plates or placemats are placed at the seats and a dinner plate on top. If you are serving the Christmas meal directly, you can also just place the charger plate there. As far as glasses are concerned, follow the drinks selection: Water glasses are a must, plus wine or champagne goblets as required. The same basically applies to the flatware, as this depends on the food you are serving. If there is soup, for example, a spoon needs to be in place, otherwise not.
Then there are the napkins. For this festive occasion, the napkins should of course be cloth napkins that match the color of the decorations. You can either put the napkins in napkin rings or fold them artfully. A napkin ring that matches the color of the flatware looks elegant and particularly festive.
Our favorite Christmas items
Suitable table decoration
In addition to these central elements, festive table decorations are of course an essential part of creating the perfect setting for Christmas dinner. When planning the decorations, make sure you leave enough space for dinnerware and any serving trays or serving bowls. These must also be placed at the table if required. It can be useful to rehearse the set-up once and adjust the table decorations accordingly.
Christmas table and Christmas tree in perfect harmony
In many cases, the festively set dining table and the decorated Christmas tree are in the same room. This makes it all the more important to coordinate the decorations. Choose Christmas tree decoration ideas from the Villeroy & Boch portfolio and combine them to create elegant table decorations and designs.
A uniform decoration concept is particularly beautiful if you decide on a color scheme. Then you can easily match the colors of the table decorations to the colors of the Christmas tree decorations - and vice versa. Another option is to use Christmas tree baubles for both the Christmas tree and the table decorations. This gives you numerous design options and allows you to express yourself freely.
The Villeroy & Boch collections often contain coordinated accessories such as tree decorations and dinnerware. You can simply use one collection to decorate the Christmas tree and the Christmas table. This ensures that everything looks just right.
The special Christmas collections that appear every year offer a wide range of design options. Opt for a uniform decoration design and combine Christmas tree decorations with table service and table decorations. Complete your decorations with a matching tablecloth in the chosen colors. Your guests will be delighted by the harmonious overall design.
Creative ideas for decorating your Christmas table
A beautifully set Christmas table will put you and your loved ones in a festive mood. In addition to Christmas dinnerware, Christmas table decorations are of course a must. While you start decorating your home in time for the first Sunday of Advent and usually don't change it during the pre-Christmas period, you can always go all out with your table decorations. The final Christmas table decoration on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day is the grand finale.
We have gathered numerous Christmas table decoration ideas for you, which you can use to put together your perfect Christmas table. However, make sure that the decorations do not overwhelm the dinnerware and that there is enough space for serving plates and bowls. After all, the decorations on the Christmas table also emphasize the festive elegance of the chosen dinnerware. Experiment with candles, decorative elements, fir branches, etc. during the Advent season to find the best decorations to adorn your Christmas table.
You will find numerous elements for your Christmas table decorations in the Villeroy & Boch range. From decorative Christmas figurines, hurricane lamps, and candleholders, to Christmas vases for fir branches and poinsettias, there are numerous options available to you. Christmas table decorations can be both lavish and playful.
Candles and lights:
Atmospheric lighting for your table
Christmas time is always the time for lights. A Christmas table is given that certain something with an atmospheric selection of lights. Candleholders with pillar or taper candles in Christmas colors are a very classic option. Spread the candleholders around the table and create a flickering glow. If you are celebrating Christmas with children, you may prefer to use LED candles, which pose less of a fire hazard.
Strings of lights are also a beautiful way to integrate lighting into Christmas table decoration ideas. Skillfully combine a delicate string of lights with fir greenery - either from real branches or artificial - and place this arrangement in the middle of the table. This way, the string of lights replaces the centerpiece and becomes the central decorative element. Eucalyptus or olive branches are a modern variation, which you can also illuminate with the string of lights. Use other decorative elements in natural colors to make the lights stand out perfectly.
A lavishly set Christmas table doesn’t always have room for lights. So get creative and place the string of lights in a floating decoration above the table instead of directly on it. To do this, hang a large fir branch from the ceiling and decorate it with ornaments and lights. This way, the table is festively illuminated from above.
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Integrate an advent wreath into your Christmas decorations with style. A festively decorated Christmas table is the perfect setting for the four candles.
Atmospheric theme
For your festively decorated Christmas table
If you choose a design concept for your Christmas table, it will automatically look more elegant and stylish. Many hosts opt for a color concept.
Classic Christmas
Red, gold, and green are of course the classic Christmas colors and can be wonderfully combined with each other. For example, choose fir green, red candles, and gold plates and flatware. If you now add small, golden decorative elements to the table, you can bring the table decorations together in an elegant way.
Naturally decorated
Another theme could be “nature”. You have a lot of freedom here. Use natural materials such as wood, fir branches, orange slices and cinnamon sticks for the decorations. Cover plain plates and add dark green cloth napkins with berry or fir branches to pick up on the natural theme. You can also continue the theme with the colors by using earthy and green tones.
Regardless of which theme you choose, make sure that the dinnerware and decorations are coordinated. The basis for this should be the dinnerware: it determines the colors or the theme! Decorations can be adapted to this with little effort. If you approach setting your Christmas table in this way, the finished table will create a coordinated overall picture that catches the eye in a beautiful way.