24 ways to style your holiday table

Blue checked scarves lend a festive and cozy feel to the marble tulip-style table in this paired down dining room. Gold star sculptures add some needed holiday sparkle. 

Take a page out of Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Who Stole Christmas and decorate your table with candy-coloured hues and fresh greenery for a look that feels as festive as the residents of Whoville. 

A willow branch wrapped with magnolia and eucalyptus sprays is suspended over the dinner table for a seasonal look that forgoes traditional holiday colours. Small twinkling lights are then incorporated into the DIY chandelier for an extra cozy and romantic feel. 

"Less is more" is the mantra for this holiday tablescape. Minimal place settings are accompanied by fresh greenery and a healthy amount of candles, giving this home an subtly festive feel. 

Vintage-looking Christmas plates and Nutcracker crackers pay homage to traditional Christmas decor while a primarily white palette stays true this dining room's classically subtle design.  

Blue and gold make a perfect pairing for a festive Hanukkah-ready dinner table. Cloisonné dreidel ornaments are placed on each plate as the finishing touch. 

A navy linen-covered table is scattered with potted evergreens in paper bags, pinecones and candles for a casual and fuss-free tablescape. 

This Flow Blue dishware – coveted antique transferware with blurred blue and white motifs – makes an eclectic tablescape when mixed with more contemporary gold-detailed plates and green scalloped ones. Adorned with name tags secured to pretty mercury-glass ornaments, each place setting offers a memento guests can take home.

This holiday place setting boasts an earthy quality, thanks to a sprig of eucalyptus, but the the leaves were edged in gold glitter to give the arrangement a touch of festive sparkle.

Green garland is draped across the table for a classic holiday tablescape look, and red bulb ornaments and wrapped gifts are added for pops of colour.

Kids’ Christmas decor doesn’t have to be a riotous mix of primary colours. Here, a dreamy meringue-white scheme was used, lacing in complementary pale accents for a soothing look.

Personalized place settings make dinnertime feel extra special. Clippings of fir with name tags tied to them are seasonally appropriate.

Pale blue ornaments and linens, gold flatware and accents and a few natural elements give this tablescape a woodsy, whimsy edge.

This modern farmhouse dining table is adorned with greenery, roses and gold candlesticks.

Place settings are perked up with apples and fir sprigs. Every single element, including the burlap napkins and the potted tree centrepiece, speaks to a rustic and earthy style.

Vases of feathery ferns and dainty white blooms offer a lush, surprising and inexpensive centrepiece.

A mix of rich royal blue, evergreen and bright gold give this tablescape an enchanted feel.

Of course for your holiday table, you can use the dishware you already have. Lend a festive feel with an ornament at each setting and milk glass vases with snippets of greenery.

For an exotic apporach to holiday style, this setting features a festive grouping of a blue and white ikat napkin, chalkboard place card and evergreen sprig.

For a truly unexpected look, adorn your table with tropical prints and colours that remind us of the sunny escape we wish we were on. 

Simpler is often better as seen at this holiday table. A few sprigs of greenery and spray-painted pinecones is all it takes to achieve this subtle holiday look that will last long after December 26th. 

Take styling cues from the view right outside your window and lay the table with natural accents and dinnerware in shades of green, camel and sand. 

Layers of antique-looking plates are the look of choice for this holiday tablescape. Guests are guided to their seats with the help of some sweet personalized place settings. 

A mixture of colours and shapes at this dinner table lends character and charm. To complete the look, each plate is topped with a linen napkin inside of a silver napkin holder, along with a single paper magnolia.