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Red Plaid Christmas Tablescape

Christmas, Decorating Ideas, Tips and Trends, Entertaining and Party Ideas, Tablescapes

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My red plaid Christmas tablescape pops with festive color!

A Christmas place setting with plaid plates, gold flatware, white linen deer napkins, and faux greenery napkin rings.

Happy Wednesday! In lieu of my Wednesday Watch List (which I’ll be sharing tomorrow with our Weekend Recap), today I’ve teamed up with the talented group of Styled + Set bloggers, hosted by Designthusiasm, to share our holiday entertaining tips and tablescapes. If you’re stopping in from Setting for Four, welcome!

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Last year, I kept our dining room completely neutral for the holidays. You can see more of the look here. But this year, I decided to change things up and inject some festive color into the space! Christmas is likely the only time you’ll ever see me using red in our decor, but I love the festive holiday vibe it adds! Mix in some plaids and I’m even more in love! You can get the flocked wreath on our hutch here.

A Christmas dining room with a red plaid Christmas tablescape, a blue and white rug and wooden hutch in the dining room.

We’re with Kurtis’ side of the family this year for Christmas and it’s been a tradition for a few years now for us to eat soup on Christmas. While not traditional, we love bringing a variety of delicious homemade soups and chili and having much less mess in the kitchen to worry about! It makes clean-up a breeze and we get to spend less time cleaning and more time playing games and enjoying each others’ company!

Aerial view of the wooden table with red velvet runner, gold cutlery and Christmas tree in the corner of the room.

So, while I don’t traditionally add bowls to my tablescapes, this year for Christmas it seemed like the perfect idea! I love these plaid bowls and think the pattern is timeless and can be used for years to come! Then I used the matching dinner plates along with the wood chargers I used for Thanksgiving. Also I found these cute antler napkins and greenery napkin rings that I knew would look perfect with the plaid!

A Christmas place setting with plaid plates, gold flatware, white linen deer napkins, and clear wine glasses on table.

One of my favorite additions to the room is the garland and ornaments I hung from the chandelier!

Garland and red ornaments hanging from a dining room chandlier.

I’ve never hung anything from the chandelier before, and I love how it changes up the space so much! It also allows conversation to flow better without tall centerpieces getting in the way! I moved my beloved ‘It Is Well’ canvas from the staircase to the dining room for the holidays, and I’m really loving it here! I also love the rich red velvet runner paired with the olive green velvet pillows.

A Christmas dining room with red and plaid accents, and decorated Christmas tree in the corner of the room.

It’s so fun to have a Christmas tree in our dining room! This flocked Christmas tree was my first flocked tree last year, and we’re still loving it! And although my tree collar has sold out, I recently shared 20+ Christmas tree collars that are still available this year!

A Christmas dining room with blue and white striped rug, linen chairs, reclaimed wood table and Simply White walls.

I used our new buffet table for storing extra napkins (always essential!) along with wine, dessert (using this cake stand), and my new favorite lit tree (mine is the medium size)!

A Christmas buffet table with faux lit pine tree, a wood and metal cake stand, and linen napkins.  Bottles of wine sit beside the napkins.

Also, I especially love this view looking into our kitchen! It’s clear it’s the holidays, but you can still see my love for all things blue and neutral!

A Christmas dining room with red, gold and plaid decorations.

I hope you enjoyed my red plaid Christmas tablescape! I’ve listed all sources in the scrolling widget below.

The next stop on the tour is Maison de Cinq and her gorgeous green & white tablescape! Once you’re done there, be sure to check out all of the other gorgeous holiday entertaining posts below:

Styled & Set Holiday Entertaining poster.

Hosted by Designthusiasm

6 Ways to Create Elegant Christmas Table Settings in the Kitchen

Today’s Posts:

Life on Virginia Street

Red plaid Christmas tablescape.

Maison de Cinq

White plates with eucalyptus leaves and white berries on it.

CitrineLiving

Large chandelier over the dining room table decorated for Christmas.

My Soulful Home

My Soulful Home decorated table for Christmas.

Setting for Four

Neutral white dining room chairs and light colored rug in decorated dining room.

MONDAY’s posts:

Monday Christmas tour poster.

The Happy Housie | Dimples and Tangles | So Much Better With Age
Town and Country Living | Taryn Whiteaker

TUESDAY’s posts:

Tuesday Christmas tour poster.

Designthusiasm | On Sutton Place | Shabbyfufu
Craftberry Bush | StoneGable

WEDNESDAY’s posts:

Wednesday Christmas tour poster.

Life on Virginia Street | Maison de Cinq | CitrineLiving
My Soulful Home | Setting for Four

THURSDAY’s posts:

Thursday Christmas tour poster.

Ella Claire | Sand & Sisal | French Country Cottage
Zevy Joy | Maison de Pax | Styled with Lace

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  1. Aimee says

    November 28, 2018 at 8:41 am

    So stunning and festive!

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  2. Sheila says

    November 28, 2018 at 8:52 am

    Love, love, love this Sarah! So funny because I had originally thought I would do red and plaids this year, and ended up with pinks! But this is making me think next year is the year of red for me! It’s SO festive and fun – you did a great job! (and I adore the plaid plates, too!)

    Happy Holidays to you sweet friend!

    Sheila
    xo

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  3. Sue says

    November 28, 2018 at 4:20 pm

    I’m usually a neutral kind of person; I love the red and white together along with your plaid table service, very nice.

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  4. Jamie says

    November 28, 2018 at 7:03 pm

    It’s gorgeous, Sarah! I love the garland in the light fixture and the plaid dinnerware. Every detail is perfect!
    Hugs, Jamie

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  5. Marilyn says

    November 28, 2018 at 7:05 pm

    I love those plaid dishes. Everything looks so elegant and lovely. Thank You for sharing.
    Marilyn

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  6. kim says

    November 30, 2018 at 12:18 pm

    Sarah this is such a fun and festive setting! Love the plaid bowls and the garland from your chandelier!

    xo
    Kim & Lacey

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  7. Heather Luckhurst says

    December 4, 2018 at 12:04 pm

    So beautiful Sarah! I love your placesettings and pops of red!! Merry Christmas!

    Reply

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