45 Very Merry Christmas Table Decorations and Settings to Recreate This Year

For a big family dinner that feels both approachable and special, blend formal materials like metals (take note of the candlesticks and place card holders) with more casual, farmhouse chic pieces, like striped linens, wooden dinner plates, and a makeshift vase.

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Styled by Sara Rodrigues and Robert Rufino for House Beautiful, this festive Christmas brunch table is easier to create than it looks. Pair grocery-store carnations with tartan patterns, cinnamon candy, classic holiday motifs, and a pattern-packed tablecloth.

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"As much as I love red and green, I wanted to do something a bit more glamorous and elegant this year," says designer Beth Webb of this sleek Christmas table setting. The mixed metals on this holiday table are perfect for any winter holiday meal.

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If you're going to use a garland as a centerpiece for your Christmas dinner, break up all the greenery with some vibrant red florals. Then mix modern metallic accents and drinkware with classic winter motif plates. Then, offset the lush, moody tone with a more regal, saturated hue for the runner and napkins.

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Hosting guests who celebrate differently? This is how you set a festive nondenominational table. Emily Henderson jazzed up the dining room bench with a sheepskin throw, enhancing both comfort and the winter vibes. The table itself is decorated with miniature white-painted houses, gray candles, and a simple linen runner.

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Decorate using objects of different heights. Start by hanging oversized snowflakes, and building up the table with tall candlesticks. For the mantel, hang a garland made with olive branches.

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Create a red and white striped backdrop for your flowers with gumballs or marbles. Light pink and coral candles lighten the mood and bring a little something unexpected.

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This dessert table setup is proof that simple DIY alternatives can look just as (if not more) elevated and tasteful as expensive store-bought Christmas decorations. And we love how the edible element dictated the whole table decor direction. The white painted branches arranged in a spool of beige thread can be recreated with objects throughout the home and yard. The simple wood beaded stars and light brown tea light candles, pale beige linen napkins, light brown and cream gingham runner perfectly accent the real treat of the table (those gingerbread snowflake cookies, of course).

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Fill a long shallow serving bowl with fruit and then stagger some mini faux fir trees around it. Then just add a few flowers. This will give your holiday table a seasonal touch without clashing with your dining room design scheme.

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Attach holly leaves to napkin rings, add a garland as a runner, and you've got a festive, nature-inspired table.

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The garland adorned with ornaments makes this dining table wonderfully festive while the blue and turquoise candlesticks and glass add a fresh contemporary edge. Place throw pillows on the seats to make them extra cozy.

Take a cue from Sugar & Cloth by adding some texture to your table with a faux fur table runner. Mimicking the look of soft snow, it sets the perfect winter scene. Add bells for good measure and then fold napkins in the shape of trees to drive home the theme.

If you're over red and green this year, try some jewel tones, like purple and teal. It'll feel wintry, but not overdone.

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Looking for some ideas beyond your formal Christmas dinner table? Whether it's the dessert table or a casual holiday party buffet setup, add a little greenery to your table with a DIY paper leaves chain. Then give it the full Christmas treatment with red berries sprinkled throughout.

Make it feel nice and soft with knitted cozies around the vases and wine bottles. With fresh white flowers to match the cream cashmere seat cushion covers, it's perfect for a white Christmas.

This dining room decorated by Emily Henderson is a winter wonderland, from the white wreaths to the 3D paper trees, greenery, and metallic candle holders.

Make your holiday table modern with burgundy flowers, black and white graphic vases, and matching graphic linens and tableware. It still feels seasonally apt and the moody color scheme ensures that the dining room table is dressed for a formal meal.

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Lay two tablecloths in differing vibrant colors. Put pine needles in the center of the table and punctuate the greenery with florals that the reflect the colors in the tablecloth.

Don't underestimate the power of flowers. Choose green and white for a simple, neutral table that still feels incredibly fresh.

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This understated Christmas centerpiece from Lark & Linen is simple and easy to replicate. The designer calls this easy and elegant style "woodland whimsical."