Rich and Simple Table Settings

Christmas entertaining calls for an extra effort in the decorating department. Don't let a busy lifestyle and budget restraints put a damper on your table settings. A little ingenuity and do it yourself is all you need to wow your guests.

Rich and Simple

The addition of gold charger plates, simple gold ornaments, and a puffy silver and gold garland can tie a table setting together. Of course, it helps to have beautiful china and crystal, but your could use plain white tableware and spray assorted napkin rings with gold metallic paint. Dollar stores offer a range of inexpensive containers for tea lights.

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A Little Crafting

Your table setting can echo metallic decorating schemes with a little crafting. White napkins can be decorated with metallic paint using a stencil. Check out Lumiere fabric paint. Ribbon and simple gold decorations complete the setting.

spray painted napkins Christmas table setting

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A winter theme

There's nothing like blue and silver to give you that cool, shimmery feel of winter. The white snowflakes, small clear glasses, and silver glitter balls can be found at most dollar stores. And who knows what other ideas you will get when you start to look around for inspiration.