{"id":40437,"date":"2018-12-10T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=40437"},"modified":"2018-12-05T15:39:14","modified_gmt":"2018-12-05T20:39:14","slug":"the-table-is-set-for-a-holiday-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=40437","title":{"rendered":"The Table Is Set for a Holiday Dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We had friends for dinner over the weekend, and I want to show you the table that I set.\u00a0 Now, before I started reading blogs, I probably wouldn&#8217;t have done this combination of patterns and colors.\u00a0 However, reading blogs keeps confirming to me that anything goes, and that&#8217;s the approach I took with our dinner table.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Navy Plaid Tablecloth<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40451\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3207-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas table - The 2 Seasons\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3207-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3207-430x323.jpg 430w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3207-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3207-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The navy plaid fabric on the tablecloth matches the ribbon that I bought for our front door wreath and mantel wreath.\u00a0 You can buy a similar tablecloth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B005FWYQBC\/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=the2sea-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B005FWYQBC&amp;linkId=61ff2c726a78d9be10a2cc2fe64f5e53\">here<\/a>.\u00a0 However, as I mentioned last week, those wreaths are bowless because I can&#8217;t tie a bow with my hand in a cast.\u00a0 I&#8217;m hoping that by the time you read this, my friend has tied the bows for me and my hand is out of a cast and into a brace.\u00a0 That will spell freedom to me.<\/p>\n<h2>Red Gingham Plates<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40448\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3204-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas table - The 2 Seasons\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3204-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3204-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3204-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You have seen these plates before.\u00a0 I pull them out for Christmas, Valentine&#8217;s Day and July 4th.\u00a0 Ditto for the salad plates.\u00a0 The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07GQ386M9\/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=the2sea-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B07GQ386M9&amp;linkId=6ee6648cf8303b8a28a8e371c02d2d66\">rattan chargers<\/a> are good in the summer and winter.\u00a0 You can buy similar ones <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07GQ386M9\/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=the2sea-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B07GQ386M9&amp;linkId=6ee6648cf8303b8a28a8e371c02d2d66\">here\u00a0<\/a>,and they would make great gifts.If I had wanted to be a tad more formal, switching the rattan chargers for silver trays, like in <a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2017\/11\/13\/a-great-idea-for-your-holiday-table\/\">this post<\/a>, would have done the trick.<\/p>\n<h2>Simple Centerpiece<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40450\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3206-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas table - The 2 Seaobs\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3206-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3206-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3206-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The centerpiece is a simple arrangement I made from grocery store flowers.\u00a0 I put it in a mercury glass vase similar to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00WTIKHBS\/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=the2sea-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B00WTIKHBS&amp;linkId=2ebd6e434d3eb8b54f88f4bdc36e93d6\">this one<\/a> and added some red ornaments and pine cones.<\/p>\n<h2>Tarnished Napkin Rings<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40445\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3201-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas table - The 2Seasons\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3201-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3201-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3201-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The napkins are dish cloths that I bought at a French street market when I was over there bicycling.\u00a0 They make great napkins, and the napkin rings are made from flattened silver spoons.\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t even bother to polish them.<\/p>\n<h2>Dollar Tree Glasses and Fine Silver<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40449\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3205-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas table - The 2 Seasons\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3205-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3205-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3205-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our good silver flatware and water glasses from the Dollar Tree make this a very high low tablescape.\u00a0 That is the kind of Christmas table I like best.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40452\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3211-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas table - The 2 Seasons\" width=\"1850\" height=\"1388\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3211-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3211-430x323.jpg 430w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3211-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3211-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1850px) 100vw, 1850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Have you planned out your Christmas table yet?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Take care.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Affiliate links used.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had friends for dinner over the weekend, and I want to show you the table that I set.\u00a0 Now, before I started reading blogs, I probably wouldn&#8217;t have done this combination of patterns and colors.\u00a0 However, reading blogs keeps confirming to me that anything goes, and that&#8217;s the approach I took with our dinner [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":40444,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[13,26],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40437"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40437"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40437\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40458,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40437\/revisions\/40458"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/40444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}