Christmas

Christmas table decorations: a setting that looks considered

Most Christmas table ideas need twenty props and a second dinner service. You need five or six pieces: a runner, candles at two heights, cloth napkins, something green down the middle. Everything here can come out again for a birthday in March.

  • 8 picks to come
  • Checked October 2026
  • Editor-selected, never sponsored
A Christmas table laid with a linen cloth, brass candlesticks, taper candles, eucalyptus and dried orange slices

A styled scene — for the feeling. The picks are below.Christmas · The Found Edit

Still to come

8 picks being chosen
  1. 01

    Linen or linen-look table runner

    Looking for: At least 180cm for a 6-seater, washable.

  2. 02

    Taper candles and holders

    Looking for: Set of holders plus unscented dinner candles.

  3. 03

    Cloth napkins and napkin rings

    Looking for: Set of 6; brass, wood or velvet ribbon.

  4. 04

    Charger plates or placemats

    Looking for: Set of 6; rattan, gold-rim or woven.

  5. 05

    Luxury Christmas crackers

    Looking for: Box of 6 or 8, recyclable; these sell out early.

  6. 06

    Faux eucalyptus or pine garland

    Looking for: 180cm or longer, for the centre of the table.

  7. 07

    Champagne coupes or wine glasses

    Looking for: Set of 4 or 6, dishwasher-safe.

  8. 08

    Place card holders

    Looking for: Set of 8 or more.

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