My Christmas Table!

Those of you who have followed my blog for a long time are already well acquainted with my deep and unconditional love for table dressing. I think a gorgeous table is a promise of a great moment to come!!

Last year, a faithful reader sent me an email asking me for a suggestion for decorating a Chrisrmas table. This surprised and touched me a lot and it was with great pleasure that I shared my 2015 Christmas dinner table (I hope you will enjoy this year’s one too, Tamara).

This year (this will be my dinner Christmas table decoration in 4 days’ time) I have favoured natural tones. With the exception of the sky blue wrappers of the chocolate balls, some pink hypericum sprigs and brown pine cones, everything is beige or white.

I keep my table pretty simple and it varies very little from year to year. I add some trinkets and DIY items, but the essential remains... There is the timeless white tablecloth and matching napkins, beautiful old handmade embroidery, a family gift. Candles are a must, too.

The rest depends on the mood of the moment, really. So this time I have prepared a central table decoration with a silver plate and embellished it with beige baubles and stars, pine cones and a few pink hypericum sprigs, white candles and miniature porcelain angels in pastel/gold colours.

Champagne and Crémant d’Alsace are “must haves”

For dessert, we will have the stars of Italian and Britain Christmas cakes: a “Pennetone with glazed chestnuts and raisins” and a “Christmas Pudding”. This cake “gang” is wickedly good.

Et voilà!! It took me less than an hour and only a few pennies prepare this table for the special day.