F irst things first, make sure you have enough chairs and space for all your guests. Above the table, think about creating a feature around your lighting. Try hanging one of our beautiful fir and snowberry wreaths embellished with our mini star fairy lights and glitter spiral baubles. These will add another touch of sparkle without being too domineering in the arrangement, as well as reflecting candle light. Use an elegant ribbon to tie these in place. Decide on a theme for your table. Then lay a tablecloth and placemats – we love our new beaded place mats, but our heart shape slates would also work well. Create a centrepiece to the table with our star etched hurricane lanterns and mercury tea light holders, and fill with unscented candles, a cluster of battery-operated fairy lights, or a few sprigs of Christmassy plants. Flowers always look lovely and can add a seasonal touch to your table (and the rest of the room) but keep arrangements low so they are easy to talk over. Lay out matching bowls and plates, white china sets food off beautifully and the bigger the plates the better. Place carafes filled with water, and add a sophisticated touch with our vintage linen napkins tied simply with festive ribbon. Of course, no festive table would be complete without Christmas Crackers – and we think these hand-finished offerings are rather special. To really treat your guests, why not complete each setting with a favour or sweet treat for them to take home. Think of interesting ways to personalise the place settings: use luggage labels: chalk names on slate; spell out initials in mini ceramic letters or use pretty hand written cards and our heart name place holders. You’re almost there so to finish off simply add a sprinkling of our glitter scatter stars or a few tree decorations, but be careful not to make it too cluttered, as we always say, less is most certainly more. ARTICLE BY THE WHITE COMPANY thewhitecompany.com @TheWhiteCompany 18
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