last minute table decorations

Nothing brings a family together like a holiday dinner. There are everyone’s favorites cooking, baking, grilling and smelling delicious throughout the house, guests come from everywhere, all dressed up and with gifts ranging from flowers to apple pie, you can feel the Christmas spirit in the house, coming of people’s thoughts as much as of the kitchen. You have everything under control except the table and the buffet, which look bland only with the plates and trays on them. With the excitement of having the whole family in one place and running between the kitchen and the pantry, you completely forgot about the little festive touches that would dress up the dining room. Don’t worry, you can fix that in no time and the effect will be as if you had planned your table and buffet decoration for days.

Even if you didn’t buy any decorations, you have enough items around the house to create some last-minute ones. Take scissors, paper, some trendy magazines, silk scarves in fall colors, glass plates and vases, and a few baskets, add the flowers your guests brought and some leaves from the garden, and you can start using your imagination to make your own. decorations.

Cover some baskets with your silk scarves and fill them with nuts, fruit and crackers and place them on the buffet. Don’t be afraid to put some gold and red leaves for a better effect, just make sure to clean them first. Use a couple of decorated baskets to store low-carb bread, whole-wheat muffins and freshly baked croissants that you’ll cover with linen napkins to keep warm. To secure the napkins to the basket, use safety pins on one side and add some leaves or flowers for a fall touch.

Transparent vases are great, for example, to store utensils. Just tie a small scarf around one, fill it with little marbles and stick in a carving knife, gravy ladle, serving spoons and forks, place it on the buffet or table and you have a functional decoration. As for clear glass plates, use them as coasters. Go through the magazines and cut out pages in fall colors, place them under the glass and cut out the shape. This way you will have beautiful autumnal details under your stews, salads and empanadas.

If you have some ribbons or a long, dainty scarf, you can stretch them out on the table for a colorful touch. To keep them in place, cut the flowers and place them on top without any particular geometric design. Also, dry some leaves and, with a permanent marker, write the names of the guests on them, to use as place cards. You can also write the names of different dishes and place the sheets on the buffet. Another way to use them is to put them on top of your cake before dusting it with powdered sugar, for a beautiful lace effect.

Preparing a holiday dinner takes a lot of time and energy, so you may forget something or just don’t have time to do it. Luckily you have your guests there, and if you just ask, they’ll be more than happy to help you with a last minute shop or decorate the table, so instead of worrying and stressing, tell them what to do so they can all spend a a good time when they turn off the stove and bring the food to the table.