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How to Style A Holiday Chic Christmas Centerpiece

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A holiday chic Christmas centerpiece is easy to create with a few essential decor elements! See today’s design lesson, styling secrets and tips on how to create this chic winter wonderland look for your holiday table!

This week 30 creative decor bloggers are sharing a gorgeous collection of Christmas Table Setting and Entertaining Ideas as part of an festive Styled + Set Holiday Entertaining Blog Tour hosted by Lory at Designthusiasm.   You’ll find lots of inspiration to celebrate Christmas including: table top decorations, bar cart ideas and entertaining ideas for your holiday parties and family gatherings! The full list with links to everyone’s tour for each day are listed at the end of the post. If you are stopping by from Life on Virginia Street then welcome!

A holiday chic Christmas centerpiece is easy to create with a few essential decor elements! See the design lesson, styling secrets and tips on how to create this design blogger's chic winter wonderland look for your holiday table!


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Holiday home decor idea: make a rustic, elegant Christmas Centerpiece for a festive dining table.

How to Style A Holiday Chic Christmas Centerpiece:

I used the same approach I use for designing a beautiful container garden –  it’s the ‘Thriller, Filler, Spiller’ method!

  1. Centerpiece base 

Choose a round or rectangular tray, cake stand, a table runner or a marble tile to display your centerpiece. This will give your centerpiece a focal point and presence. If you just place your centerpiece items on a bare table, your centerpiece will look bare too. 

2. Spiller

Use faux or real (or a mix of both!) Christmas botanicals and greens as the spiller of your holiday chic centerpiece. The spiller adds texture and color and ‘that natural Christmas look’ to your table! 

You can use items like pine and cedar branches, holly branches, christmas berry picks, mistletoe, boxwood, magnolia leaves, bayleaf garlands, grapevine garland and eucalyptus branches. 

I used two faux glittered pine branch picks and some real western cedar branches.

Learn how to make a rustic, chic Christmas centerpiece for a festive dining table with step by step instructions in this fun design lesson!

 3. Thriller 

Pick up to 3 decor items as the standout ‘thriller’ element of your tablescape. You can use holiday decor like my frosty glittered deer, table top Christmas trees or a vase of Christmas greenery. You can also use a few statement candle holders or even lanterns! Place your thriller pieces evenly on the table centerpiece base.

Tuck the thriller pieces into the greenery:

Holiday home decor idea and Design lesson! How to make an elegant Christmas Table Centerpiece in just 4 steps!

4. Filler

This is the last step. Christmas ornaments, balls and garland are the perfect way to fill your holiday chic centerpiece with interesting shapes, pattern and color. Place the filler around the base of your centerpiece for a festive look. Tuck them into the greenery.

Holiday home decorating idea: Learn how to make this Christmas centerpiece with natural greenery in just 4 steps!

How to decorate a dining table for the holidays! See the design lesson on how to make this beautiful glam Christmas centerpiece.

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Gray dinner napkins

Pillar candle holders

Gray candles – similar

Faux pine branch picks – similar

Real western cedar branches

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I hope you enjoyed my design lesson on How to Style A Holiday Chic Christmas Centerpiece! Be sure to check out all the other table and entertaining ideas on the tour today – listed below. Next on the tour is Sunny Side Up.

See 30 creative decor bloggers are sharing a gorgeous collection of Christmas Table Setting and Entertaining Ideas as part of an festive Styled + Set Holiday Home Entertaining Blog Tour. You'll find lots of inspiration to celebrate Christmas including: table top decorations, bar cart ideas and entertaining ideas for your holiday parties and family gatherings!  

On Sutton Place

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Finding Home Farms

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Life On Virginia Street

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Setting for Four

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Sunny Side Up

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The Wood Grain Cottage

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heatherHeather is a Designer and the owner of the Interior Design and Lifestyle website SettingforFour.com Heather offers online EDesign services Instagram and family friendly, elegant interiors.

 

 

Comments

  1. Ann says

    December 2, 2016 at 8:33 am

    I love your thriller and spiller technique! Your table is the perfect mix of cozy and glam. Happy holidays to you and your family Heather!

    Reply
    • heather says

      December 2, 2016 at 8:55 am

      Thank you so much Ann – so thrilled you like my centerpiece idea and technique! Happy Holidays to you and yours too my friend! xo

      Reply
  2. Cherry Jackson says

    December 2, 2016 at 11:38 am

    I adore your setting and the calming and focal points and you’ve created. Your hints are very clear, well illustrated and written with fantastic photos. I particularly love the reflection in the green bauble. You have a terrific eye for design.

    As a home lover from Melbourne, Australia it’s great to have a memory of my one and only white Christmas I spent with friends in Detroit 20 years ago.

    Reply
    • heather says

      December 2, 2016 at 5:42 pm

      Thank you Cherry for your beautiful comments! I’m glad you like my post and decor tips! I’ve never been to Australia but it’s on my bucket list 🙂 Happy holidays!

      Reply
  3. heidi says

    December 2, 2016 at 12:41 pm

    I came from the sunny side up blog!
    So glad bloggers do this so we can find new lovely blogs. .. it’s beautiful ☺

    Reply
    • heather says

      December 2, 2016 at 5:41 pm

      So glad you found me Heidi and thank you for your compliments! Happy holidays 🙂

      Reply
  4. Linda says

    December 2, 2016 at 9:02 pm

    Everything is just so beautiful. Love the tips.

    Reply
  5. Lou Clifton says

    December 3, 2016 at 6:58 am

    Your design is not over done and you could take in the whole table decorating at one time. Sometimes tables are decorated to much just for show and not for a meal. I think you should be able to do both have a beautiful table and a lovely meal with great conversation.

    Reply
  6. Colleen Howell says

    December 3, 2016 at 7:42 am

    Love todays posts, I am visiting them all and going to try to catch up on the rest that I missed during the week. Thanks for showing us some awesome ways to decorate our homes.

    Reply
    • heather says

      December 3, 2016 at 6:48 pm

      You’re welcome Colleen – I’m so thrilled you like my holiday decor ideas! Happy holidays! xo Heather

      Reply
  7. Starr says

    December 3, 2016 at 8:31 am

    Great tips and your table is beautiful?

    Reply
  8. Lanita Anderson says

    December 3, 2016 at 9:18 am

    Love your holiday table centerpiece and the tips on how to style it! Thanks for sharing…

    Reply
  9. Linda says

    December 3, 2016 at 9:38 am

    Those precious deer are something I really need to have! Beautiful table!
    BTW, LOVE all your paint colors too!

    Reply
  10. Karen Baumgardner says

    December 3, 2016 at 10:01 am

    Beautiful room and love the deer on the table..always a classic. Looking forward to more of your decor.

    Reply
  11. Jackie Snyder says

    December 3, 2016 at 10:05 am

    Your technique is a perfect way to think of doing a tablescape! Not only does it help with the design it helps with choosing the pieces you want to use. Instead of gathering everything in sight now I know I just need a thriller, spiller & filler!! Thanks so much for posting all of your wonderful ideas, tips and hints.

    Reply
    • heather says

      December 3, 2016 at 6:47 pm

      You’re welcome Jackie – I’m so glad you like my tips and decor ideas! Happy Holidays! xo Heather

      Reply
  12. Joanne says

    December 3, 2016 at 12:04 pm

    Love the table decor and will definitely be incorporating those ideas this Christmas. Thank you 🙂

    Reply
  13. Kelly says

    December 3, 2016 at 9:24 pm

    Beautiful table setting. Thanks for the holiday inspiration!

    Reply
  14. Jamie says

    December 9, 2016 at 2:51 am

    Heather, it’s so beautiful. Love the white sparkly deer and your tips. Happy holidays!
    Hugs, Jamie

    Reply
  15. Sadie says

    December 10, 2016 at 8:10 pm

    Found you on the link party palooza! Absolutely stunning tablescape. Glad to have found your blog!

    Reply
    • heather says

      December 11, 2016 at 4:19 pm

      Thank you Sadie for your lovely compliments! I’m so thrilled you found my blog too and welcome to Setting for Four! I hope you’ll find lots of inspiration here! Happy Holidays 🙂 xo Heather

      Reply
  16. l bryant says

    December 11, 2016 at 11:22 am

    I love the white deer and the copper pinecones. I know that adding a little more “man style” will please my husband and boys!!

    Reply
  17. Ashley ~ 3 Little Greenwoods says

    December 18, 2016 at 9:31 am

    Oh my goodness! I adore your Christmas tablescape! I’ve got to clear off my dining room table and set it up for Christmas dinner this afternoon. Thanks so much for the inspiration!

    Reply

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