Hey everyone! I hope you had an amazing Thanksgiving. Ours was very small in comparison to last year but sometimes it’s nice to get to relax a little. I hope everyone enjoyed our Pecan Pie recipe https://bigredbarnblog.art.blog/2020/11/23/grandmas-pecan-pie/ for Thanksgiving dinner! Every year I can’t believe how time flies and this year seems to do so at warp speed. The moment you clear the table for Thanksgiving it’s time to start getting into the Christmas spirit. I don’t know about you, but this is the time I need inspiration!!
I always like to start with my dining table because it is directly in the center of my home. We have an open concept great room, and the focal point is our beautiful dining table. It was made from oak trees we had to cut down to build our home, but more on that in a later post! So I clear the table and look for inspiration. This is about the time I call my mom over to help!
My mom has always been fabulous at any sort of decorating. You can find her style in every inch of my house! Like I said before we start by clearing the table to have a blank canvas to work with. We chose to go with a vintage/rustic theme this year. My home is decorated farmhouse style so this will fit perfectly. You will want to choose a table runner that fits your theme. We picked this one up at Hobby Lobby because they have all of their Christmas items 50% off right now!
Next we picked up a galvanized container from Hobby Lobby to serve as the centerpiece. I picked up this small tree and the red and white crock at Tractor Supply last year. Tractor Supply is a little known place to pick up farmhouse style decor. I have collected the vintage ornaments over the years and brought them in for this project to tie things together.
We used industrial sewing machine spools, candle sticks and candle pillars to fill in the blank spots. Then for the finishing touches we used galvanized plate chargers, Dixie Dogwood dinner plates and two designs of smaller plates to set the table.
There you have it! A lot of the things we used were from around the house that you might not think of for your Christmas themed table. Once you have picked your items just keep moving things around until it looks balanced. What is your theme for you Christmas decor this year?
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