A Merry Blue & Red Christmas Tablescape

Bring the unexpected to your red Christmas tablescape by adding touches of blue. Blue and red, with a bit of green, are the perfect Christmas color scheme!

This year’s Christmas tablescape is a bit of a departure from previous years. In the past, I’ve used my Lenox Holiday china, which I love. I’ll still be using it this year at some point, but I wanted to try a new idea. It’s good for us to try something different every now and then!

I was inspired by some tablescapes that were featured in the holiday edition of Country Home magazine. They are charming, easy, and the feeling of Americana was achieved by adding the color blue.

Most of the items used in this blue and red Christmas tablescape are not specifically “Christmas-y.” The centerpiece features fresh greenery, pine cones, and red ornaments. This is the main Christmas element. To assemble the centerpiece begin with a large platter or tray. Add a bowl or tureen, filled with fresh greenery and white roses. The finishing touch is to fill the empty space on the platter with pine cones and small round ornaments.

The only other Christmas touch added is the bit of greenery tucked in each napkin roll. I picked up the fresh cedar at a local garden store, and it is my absolute favorite. To make it last until Christmas, all I have to do is change the water and snip the ends of the branches about once a week. Of course, the roses will have to be replaced.

Everything else on the table can be used throughout the year. I’ve had the little red plates for a long time. I use them not only at Christmas, but for the patriotic holidays in the summer. They are melamine, and are perfect for outdoor dining.

The napkins are actually IKEA dish towels. They come in a set of four mix and match patterns. It took just a few minutes to tie a piece of pretty velvet ribbon around the rolled towels. A tiny sprig of cedar adds a little more Christmas charm to the place settings.