A few weeks ago, we shared how easy it is for you to create a beautiful tablescape for Thanksgiving.

 
 

Then, we showed you how to carry the colors you picked for that project over to your Christmas tree trimmings and holiday decor.

 
 

Now, we’re ready to show you how easy it is to bring merriment to your Christmas tablescapes using MilkPaint™!

 
Milk Paint Christmas Tablescape
 

The Place Settings

To keep things easy, we set up our Christmas table settings like we did for Thanksgiving.

Dining room table place setting with Ikea woven place mat painted in Schoolhouse Red Milk Paint

Thanksgiving place setting

Christmas place setting

We kept the same dishes, silverware, placemats and napkin holders. All we changed is the color of our napkins and the floral sprigs tucked inside. The woven placemats and napkin rings from IKEA were painted in Schoolhouse Red. This gorgeous color is so versatile for this time of year!

4 Christmas Tablescape Centerpiece Ideas

Once our table was set, it was time to decide what we wanted in the middle. We gave you 3 centerpiece options in our Thanksgiving post, and we have more fun ideas for a Christmas table!

Food-Safe Dough Bowl

Our first idea reminds us of Charles Dickens’ Ghost of Christmas Present in his novel, “A Christmas Carol”. This spirit symbolized generosity and joy while seated amongst a bounty of food and drink.

We wanted our Christmas guests to feel the same way, so we placed a dough bowl in the middle of our table and stuffed it full of warm and crusty rolls.

 
Dough bowl sealed with food-safe wax by Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint
 

We made a ring around the dough bowl with dried fruits, cinnamon sticks, pinecones and lamb’s ear.

To keep our dough bowl food-safe, we sealed it with our MilkWax-Eco™ Clear. This is the same dough bowl that held our gourds in our Thanksgiving tablescape.

 
Thanksgiving tablescape with wooden dough bowl sealed with food safe wax
 

You can keep a dough bowl like this on your table all year long. By simply swapping out the decor in and around it, you can easily switch from one holiday to the next.

Candles, Candles And More Candles!

There’s nothing more cozy than the glow of candlelight during this time of year. These candle centerpiece options will certainly give you plenty of ambiance!

These wooden pillar candle holders were painted in 2 colors. First, we applied a layer of Trophy as the base. Then, we painted on a 4:1 ratio of Schoolhouse Red and water. All 3 are protected with MilkWax-Eco™.

A bundle of pine sprigs, pinecones and berries make a sophisticated statement, don’t you think?

Christmas tablescape with milk painted pillar candle holders

Our pillars at Christmas

Milk painted wooden candle pillars

Our pillars at Thanksgiving

If these are too chunky for your taste, we trimmed things down a bit with this next option:

 
Pine tree centerpiece with brass candlesticks and Milk Painted accents
 

These taper candles sit elegantly in brass candlesticks that vary in height. This mis-match keeps the eye moving all down the length of the centerpiece.

As far as the color of your tapers, you can add whatever speaks to you and works with your decor. We chose white to keep things clean and fresh.

To bring some uniformity to the vignette, we added 3 pine trees of similar height. The slender shape of our taper candles worked well with the narrow profile of the pine trees.

For this option, it was all about tall and skinny!

 
Brass candlesticks with pine tree centerpiece
 

The White Enamel Farmhouse Pitcher

If you’re a lover of the farmhouse style, like we are, then this option is going to feel just right!

This white enamel pitcher is a fabulous way to add height and brightness to your Christmas tablescape.

 
White enamel pitcher in a Christmas centerpiece
 

For Thanksgiving, we filled it with harvest florals and placed it on top of an autumnal leaf runner.

 
Thanksgiving tablescape with Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint
 

By changing out the florals and flanking the pitcher with white pillar candle holders, we were able to transition from fall to winter in no time flat!

 
Christmas tablescape using Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint
 

It’s All About The Buffalo Check

Remember our Christmas tree that we shared with you last week?

 
Milk painted pinecones and Christmas tree ornaments
 

Black buffalo check ribbon was woven all around the boughs of our Christmas tree. We thought it would be fun to add it to the presents below as well!

 
Christmas presents in Milk Painted wrapping paper
 

Since buffalo check was on the tree and the presents, why not add it to the Christmas tablescape too? We took that same ribbon and wound it through the brass candlesticks and added holly berries for a classic finish.

 
Christmas table centerpiece with brass candlesticks and buffalo check ribbon
 

A Unifying Design

After seeing how we’ve decorated for the holidays, we hope you’re inspired! Can you see how keeping your color palette and decor scheme consistent makes it SO easy to decorate seasonally?

 
Dough bowl sealed with food safe wax by MMS Milk Paint
 

All that you really need to change out are florals and perhaps an accent or two.

Not only is this incredibly time-saving, but it’s economical! Let’s face it, holiday decorations can be $$$! By having foundational accents in your dining room like risers, candlesticks, dough bowls, charcuterie boards and placemats, you can mix and match them all year long no matter what holiday is coming up!

 
Christmas tree with buffalo check ribbon
 

Now comes the hard part - picking a color from our collection. There are just too many pretty choices! What’s a decorator to do?

Hmmm…

 
Christmas tablescape with farmhouse pitcher centerpiece
 
Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint Team

Miss Mustard Seed’s® Milk Paint is a story about a love of milk paint that is growing with each bag sold, each workshop taught, each piece of furniture that is transformed. It is a story that starts with natural ingredients, when it's mixed with water and the color of the pigments come to life, it becomes our very favorite paint in the world. We hope it becomes your favorite too.

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- The Miss Mustard Seed's® Milk Paint Team

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