FOCAL POINT STYLING: #ChristmasInJuly

Save them for next year, but here's a few details I quickly did for our Christmas table. Before, I had a separate dining area to set for family, a bar counter for get togethers, and I'd set up a round table for two for Jeff and I on Christmas Eve. Since I still wanted to do something quick, easy and festive for us, but to still to be kind of intimate. I off set our center piece at one end of the table and our place settings were at the other end of the table. Using a stack of books, cake plates, and a pedestal bowl added interest and height for the simple tablescape. I just used one of Jeff's scarves as the table runner and various glass & mirrored candles holders added a sparkle and a glow. A folded stripe dish towel added a another layer of pattern to various dishes I used for Christmas Eve, Christmas morning breakfast, and Christmas Day.

Simple everyday items like a B&W dishes mixed with holiday patterns, a scarf as a runner, and a folded stripe dishtowel can add layers of pattern to a tablescape. The napkin here was rolled than folded over and tied with twine.

A simple evergreen, twine and candy cane can personalize a place setting.

Books & cake plates can add height and visual interest to a tablescape.

For gifts, I just used simple brown craft paper tied with some left over twine from my holiday decor. I also used some twine on the small stainless tumblers I used to hold some petite fresh greens on the table. I had also used the smaller fresh greens on some of the wrapped gifts. The majority of the greens I used mixed with some lilies I picked up at the grocery store and some eucalyptus from Micheal's. The fresh arrangement smelled great in the crisp, cool winter air! I also some of the craft paper to wrap some of Sephora's cat grass...