We are in that special time of the year when the table setting is almost as important as the dishes served.
You have likely already decorated your home and prepared cards and notes to send greetings to your loved ones.

Now, all that’s left is to organize the holiday menu with tried-and-true recipes or new dishes to try with friends. But most importantly, set the table for the holidays that will host lunches and dinners with family and friends: planning how to decorate the holiday table is one of our favorite moments of the Christmas season. It’s such a delightful task to spend an afternoon planning which combination of colors you’ve chosen, what your centerpiece will be, how you will arrange your dishes and glasses, essentially choosing how to set the table for the holidays. But it takes a bit of skill to make everything coherent, and you must also consider the practical side, not just the aesthetics.
For you “marble addicts,” we have found some items to add to your table to decorate and warm up the atmosphere, ready to purchase or add to your Wishlist for the season.

What did we find?

– Here are the paper napkins with a marbled effect available on Etsy, perfect for Christmas but beautiful to use all year round.

To warm up the atmosphere, lights and especially candles should not be missing, even on the table. For this, just choose a marble candle holder; they come in various simple geometric shapes: round, pentagonal, or hexagonal and in different colors. On the Luisa via Roma website, you can find two truly interesting and impactful models from the brand Bloc Studios.

For true marble lovers, objects of sure impact, truly elegant and unique, are the champagne cups from Marcel Wanders studio that have transformed the Baccarat icon into a marble sculpture.

However, an excellent tip for setting the holiday table is to plan the balance and symmetry of the layout: how well the visual weight of each element is distributed and repeated; varying heights and volumes combined with contrasting materials, like a rustic wooden table and smooth marble placemats, add dimensional quality and material interest.

So, how do you set a holiday table?

The best way to set a holiday table is to start from the center and work outwards. Begin with a centerpiece – candles, foliage, ornaments, or all three – and then add some items like fruit or more candles between the center and the edges of the table: then choose a dominant color and let it flow through all the items on the table, perhaps a red candle that matches the linen napkins or marble candle holders that match the cutlery.