It's Still Christmas!

Here at the Dining Delight home, we (Mr. Delight too!) LOVE to leave our decorations up well into January. If you put on some Christmas music, light some candles and turn on the tree, you will still get that "Christmas feeling" and there is no pressure to do the work that goes with it - it's my favourite part of the season!  With that in mind, I'm going to post another Christmas tablescape for this week's Tablescape Thursday hosted by Susan at Between Naps on the Porch.

This was my tablescape for our Christmas dinner on Boxing Day.  We had had dinner with the extended family elsewhere on Christmas Day but I always like to cook up a turkey for us to have at home as well.   Our daughter and her boyfriend and our son and his girlfriend were home and it was special to be able to have a smaller dinner with them.

 

My daughter and her boyfriend gave me these black/red poinsettia plates last year for Christmas.  I love the drama of the dark rich colours and used them with a black tablecloth.

 

I used napkins as placemats as they matched the runner.  A black charger was layered with a shiny gold one followed by gold-rimmed dinner plates and of course, the special black salad plates.  Then came gold-look flatware, doubled red/green napkins and acrylic-crystal napkin rings.  

 

The centerpiece was created using a faux greenery swag that has some gold spray on the ends.  I added some picks, pinecones and balls to dress it up.  Six stemmed candle holders (older item by Partylite) were placed at various points throughout.

 

 The snowy white backdrop outside creates a nice contrast
to the  deep rich colours inside.

 

If you look close you will notice that the clear glass stemware(beside the black glasses) has the same "ribbed" type appearance as the candleholders.  I didn't buy them together but was pleased with the "match".

 

If this tablescape looks familiar to you, it might be because I first created it OUTSIDE for the Christmas in July meme that Felecia at Playing Dishes was hosting last summer. (click HERE)

Now, head over to Susan's where you will find all kinds of ideas for great tablescapes. Thanks, Susan for hosting this meme!  We all love it!