Color Palette: Pick a single color or a palette of complementary colors to influence your design scheme and adhere to it faithfully. It would be best if your palette reflects a similar family of colors used in your room decor. There is no mistaking the white on white Christmas concept in these images from My Romatic Home.
Centerpieces: Glittering gold makes an unforgettable statement in this glamorous tablescape featuring merchandise sold on HSN. Keep centerpieces low enough that guests will not need a booster seat in order to converse with others across the table, and remember, you can never go wrong with candles -- oodles of candles.
Bring out your best: Bring in touches of silver to add pinache to your table. Polish what you have to a high shine and let it be the focus of your high style. Photos via Better Homes and Gardens (above left) and Country Living (right) magazines.
Take artistic license: You really want to use a burlap tablecloth with grandmother's best silver servers? I say, "Why not!" Follow your artistic spirit within to create a painterly, casually elegant masterpiece. I'll slide off my shoes under the table and no one will be the wiser. Image from Decor Dir.
Make the most of traditions: Enjoy the sentiment of long-held family traditions or create new ones to pass along to the next generation. Why not trim a few branches from the olive tree this year and add them to your centerpiece. Sharing a symbol of peace with your guests is a great way to conclude the year. And, if your roses are still in bloom as mine are (yes, we're in Texas where Christmas weather is like a Canadian summer) then, add them to an earth-friendly celebration like the one shown above. Image via She Knows.
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