Laying the Christmas Table

Laying the Christmas Table
2023

We're laying the table four ways from exuberant fun to subtle sophistication; from ramped up trad to 80s cocktail lounge.

A pink and red striped laid Christmas table snapshot.

A green, red and white laid christmas table with christmas tree greenery.

A vibrant christmas laid table, featuring a pink neon tree on a green and white striped tablecloth.

80s Cocktail Lounge Buffet

I have referenced it before (and, rest assured, I will again) this is Peppermint Park c. 1985 with a riot of minty green and pastel pink. Tie your napkins with ribbon, dot your table with the prettiest candles, unfurl your paper Christmas trees, pile up the provisions on towers of cake stands and dive in to a Blue Lagoon or a Tequila Sunrise.

A vibrant green white and pink laid table, witha brught blue background.

A stack of chocolate boxes on a cake stand.

Cutlery laid on a green and white striped napkin

Neon pink honeycomb 3D tree on top of a cake stand.

A pile of cookies in pink boxes on top of a green and white striped tablecloth.

Glass champagne flutes on a cake stand against a blue background.

A stack of green and wipe striped napkins tied up with a pink ribbon.

All That Glitters

We're all about quiet luxury and subtle adornment for this table. A foundation of natural linen with the finest embroidery, accented with reds and golds. It's a little bit Christmassy and a whole lot sophisticated.

Pimp the Trad

Red and Green are the traditional choice for the season so we're having a bit of fun with this festive palette and making an extravagant toadstool forest worthy of Antonio Carluccio. Natural greenery nestles on a bed of seersucker linen with red and green accessories and decs. Check out our How To to make your very own paper trims garland.

A wide image of a green and red laid christmas table, with lit candles and small mushroom ornaments.

A red and white checked napkin, topped with a santa claus print tied in a ribbon.

A twig of christmas tree with mushroom ornaments hanging from it, against a laid christmas table.

Three christmas crackers set on a stack of plates on a laid christmas table.

Small pictures of wreaths, christmas trees anc Santa Claus hung up with a red ribbon.;

A close up of a green and red laid christmas table.

Red & Pink Stripe, Candy Mountain Table

Red and pink is my favourite ever colour combination. Go all out with baubles and candles and linen and ribbons and shout the joy of an exuberant clash. Crackers disguised in cloth napkins. Candles disguised as sticks of rock. Use the Christmas houses or Tooka planters filled with tree decorations as centrepieces. We are having a high sugar Christmas at this table.