Since I didn’t host Thanksgiving, we are transitioning to Christmas at the Woodwards. I took this challenge with the hope of making our holiday table coordinate with the dining room colors – grey, yellow and turquoise. Particularly importance since the majority of my boxes and boxes of holiday decorations are red. So, this is what I would call an untraditional holiday table.
Although this is very conducive to DIY projects because it is truly impossible to find Christmas items in yellow. Trust me. I’ve looked.
So, my projects were relatively simple to pull together a table. My goals were:
- To pull in the colors from the dining room and not compete with them.
- To use my pretty blue Ball jars.
- To spend little (or no) money.
- To make the table look fun and not too formal.
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Chelsea @ two twenty one says
Very pretty, Woodward. I like the turquoise and yellow color combo for Christmas. Unexpected. You know how to cure the camera issue? Tell Ryan you need two cameras (home and travel).
Amy@BuffaloRoam says
How can you not love this? It’s so different and beautiful!
Erika @ Our Cozy Cubbyhole says
Very pretty!! I love mason jars… especially blue ones! Great job! 🙂
Allie @ Groovy Wine Lips says
I have great affinity for blue and yellow since they are my Alma mater colors! Love how you’ve taken them to the holiday spirit level. Your spray painted pine cones tug at my groovy core! I would love to sit at your table, K-Dub!
PJ @ Planned in Pencil says
I love that it’s holiday centered, but not red and green! Wonderful. Awesome DIY
Caitlin @ Desert Domicile says
Oooh, how fun! I love the tinsel and those painted pinecones! Those are a must for a future tablescape 🙂
Gabbi @ Retro Ranch Reno says
Those pine cones are by far my favorite thing! They look super cute with the mason jars and tinsel.
Emily says
So fun- I love the non traditional colors and how it all ties in with your dining room 🙂 I have pine cones from 3 years ago that still look the same as they did when I picked them off the ground, so I think your pine cones are safe for many years!!
Amber @ Wills Casa says
The table looks great! I’m loving the polka dots and the colors. I bet next year we will see yellow decorations all over the place. You can go ahead and take the credit on that one!
K @ Shift Ctrl ART says
LOVE that tray down the center with the blue glasses and what a great and unexpected idea to paint the pine cones yellow. Makes it look really great! Love all the blue tones!
Kelly @ Corner of Main says
The table looks fabulous! I love those yellow printed plates, and I think I have to steal the idea of using scrapbook paper for a placemat-genius!
DecorandtheDog says
Tinsel, painted pine cones, and mason jars. This is like a blogger’s table dream come true. Love the colors. You are awesome. But we both knew that.
*claire* says
i love this so very much!! it’s nontraditional, but still with tons of holiday sparkle. this look can easily last through new years without seeming stale. great job!!
(and ps – please never stop posting henry IG pics – i can’t get enough of them!)
Erin @ His and Hers says
The polka dots are adorable. And I love anything with mason jars!
The Atwoods says
Love the navy and yellow Kim! It’s beautiful!
Vel Criste says
Never thought of blue & yellow for the holidays dear but YOU made it work!!!! Great job Kim, I bet the meals shared here will even be better because of this cool set-up. 🙂 Hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving!
Erin @ DomesticAdventure.com says
I love that this set up works for Christmas and, with a little tweaking, could work at any time of the year. You’re so smart! I’m excited that your house is already decorated for Christmas…I love seeing all of your trees and decorations! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving with your little turkey.
Biz says
So fun!
You did a wonderful job.
I totally understand the joys of babies eating solids, enjoy!
daisy says
It looks great! I especially love the way you used your lovely Ball jars.
We don’t set a fancy table for the holidays, but I’ll be enjoying all of your readers’ ideas.
Paula@SweetPea says
I like your combination of blue, yellow, and silver for Christmas. Your table looks quite festive!
Pine cones will keep indefinitely if stored in a dry place.
Lyndsey says
So cute!! I love the yellow plates. Just finished up my little project, have to finish cleaning surrounding areas for pictures though.
Gretchen says
Looks great–good job making the non-Christmasy colors still look Christmasy :). I’ve been wondering how long pine cones keep, too. Mine are newly gathered for this year, so you’ll have to keep us updated so I’ll know when time is getting short for mine!
Rachel says
And the silver tree in the corner? Amazing. I wish I were a tree hoarder and had a plethora of Christmas trees to display. Sad face 🙁
Rachel says
Gorgeous table! I love the non-traditional colors (and that it still feels very Christmas-y despite not being your standard Christmas palette). The painted pine cones are really fun, I love the jar display in the center, and using papers as place settings is so clever. If only it weren’t for the iPhone pics . . . (kidding!). Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!