Dining Room Set for the Holidays

I had planned to post a holiday open house, but since my son is home and has left piles of stuff all over the place; it's not quite in shape to show you.  Because the fact that he's safe and home this year (he was deployed last Christmas) is more important to me than a messy house it's not bothering me much.  When he gets out of the Marines I'll start nagging him again!

So instead I'm showing you our dining room all decorated and ready for Christmas dinner tomorrow.  It's just the four of us for Christmas. 

 For Thanksgiving we usually have friends who don't have family nearby over for dinner.  But for Christmas they all go home for the holidays so it's just us.  That doesn't mean I don't still like to decorate the table!  Although since it's just "the boys" and me, I'm not sure it's particularly appreciated.  That's why I blog!

For the display on the buffet table I spray painted a garage sale find frame silver.

Then I added some chipboard letters that I glittered and glued to silver ribbon.



The wine glasses I've had for years -- etched crystal and found at a thrift shop!

The silver chargers I had, and the white china is our regular china. The salad plates are new this year from Target.

Since there are only four of us, we don't need placecards, but the holders look pretty!  So I usually put something like a note or a gift card in them.



A cake stand, votive candles, white roses, boxwood from the yard and some free tree greens from Home Depot (we have no evergreens on our property--being from the Pacific Northwest that is so odd for me!) make up the centerpiece.

This is a reindeer I picked up at an end-of-the-season sale last year.  It was brown, so I spray painted it silver. I was in a hurry, and actually didn't do the greatest of jobs, so next year it will get a glitter treatment!

Merry Christmas to You All!

 

Sharing at: French Country Cottage: Feathered Nest Friday/I'll be Home for Christmas
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