Ideas for xmas table centerpiece
Inspired by mtnrd's lovely long and narrow arrangement, I'm starting to contemplate what my xmas table should look like. I always use a table pad with a cloth on it, given the children at the table. I'm debating about a table runner. But hard to do until I settle on a color scheme.
Part of me says make use of what you've got (including over 100 mason jars from days the in-laws gardened and canned everything)...part of me says, what about your old arrangements from the past that you loved then. One year I was inspired by the cover of Veranda that had a whole thing on ice blue with white and ended up with this. Still have it in the attic...
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Annie Deighnaugh
5 years ago
mtnrdredux_gw
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoHi Annie,
I always go rustic, which fits my home. I have birch bark covered pots that I love to use. I also like to just lay greens down the length and tuck things in, including votives.
Your dining room is much more formal, I would love to see touches of gold in your centerpiece. I'd start by looking around the house at what you have. I'd also use magnolia because to me it is so much dressier than pine. I'd love to see magnolia leaves and gold fruit (pears, poms) on your table.
If you wanted to bring in the purple, you could do something like this with purple ornaments, magnolia leaves, and gold berries. Maybe add in 2/3 tapers.
For inspiration, I might look at mantle garland. Lots of good example of long and low design.
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DLM2000-GW
5 years agoThese 2 popped up on Pinterest and both could be useful inspiration.
This first one could be re-worked to include your mason jars and of course you can tuck small ornaments of any color- gold would up the formality if you like.
This one really speaks to me but of course it needs a very shape specific container to achieve the same look. But how easy would that be to make and paint a long low box like that? Again you could sub in mason jars and add in some sparkle and shine with small ornaments. This gets your runner in there as well - as a contrast to the cloth you'll use - maybe even get your sparkle in that with material for a runner that has a bit of lurex or something in it?
Annie Deighnaugh
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoInteresting...I already have pears in gold and off white...
I did the gold thing last year with the wreath I made to go with the cranes...used fancy ornaments to top some of my brass candle sticks...
I'll have to talk to DH about maybe making me a long low container out of something...it'd keep him busy and we have enough wood lying around. He'll do what I want, but I do have to design it first....
Annie Deighnaugh
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Bonnie
5 years agoConsider something like this for your elegant dinin room:
Wood containers and dough bowls are trendy farmhouse decor, which look nice in that type of setting. Whereas your room has a traditional elegance to it that calls for some bling! The centerpiece you posted is lovely, you just need more of it for a longer table.
Search for silver long table garlands for inspiration.Annie Deighnaugh thanked Bonnie
LynnNM
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoSince we've hosted so many Christmas Day dinners over the years, I have a number of pics of past ones that I've done, plus a couple that you can use with your mason jars.
This one was using some of my Santa collection:
And this one was using 3 plain glass fish bowls, aritificial snow, tiny battery powered lights and candles, and small figurines from Hobby Lobby. In between, I used a couple of my Nutcrackers and tinsel trees. The kids that year especially loved this one:
Below is a 'centerpiece test run" before the big day. I think that year we had 11 on Christmas Day here, so more plates and a table extension then.
The next year the young children weren't going to be here for this one, so I used my ceramic birds inside the fish bowls, with other decs between them:
And, another year I got an idea off Pinterest to use tall clear glass vases. You could possibly use your mason jars for this one. I filled the vases with fresh cut pine, 2 or 3 small pinecones, and a few fresh cranberries. I then added water to each vase and a small floating candle. They turned out wonderfully, but I can't find my pics of them, darn it! Anyhoo, here is one of the Pinterest pics that inspired my centerpieces:
And, finally, I just found this photo on Pinterest of painted mason jars. I love this idea! There were several variations of this one, all very festive.
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoWould incorporating some blue & white chinoiserie or something similar to your centerpiece work with your decor?
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Looks like Houzz fixed the problem. Here is the Thanksgiving table with the garland as centerpiece. The centerpiece is centered on the table, but the angle of the photo is a bit weird.Annie Deighnaugh thanked Fun2BHereAnnie Deighnaugh
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