Decor of the New Year's table: ideas for the festive decoration
Новогодние праздники уже близко, а значит, you can start planning the celebration of the New Year and Christmas. If you are going to celebrate the New Year at home, with family and friends, it is important not only to beautifully decorate the interior, but also to pay special attention to the festive table setting. And although it is customary for us to fill the entire surface of the table with salads and other festive dishes, we suggest that you get inspired by ideas on how to make an original New Year's table decor to create a pleasant festive atmosphere. Contents:
When setting the New Year's table, it is important to observebalance between the convenience of placing all the dishes and decorative design. In beautiful photographs, we often see only the festive table setting and decor, which take up almost all the free space on the table. “Where to put the food?” you ask? Here you should remember that, firstly, the photographs reflect only general decorating ideas that you can use in whole or in part. Secondly, most of the decorating ideas are borrowed from Western Europe and the USA, where both the symbols and traditions of celebrating Christmas are somewhat different from our New Year's Eve. Often there is not such a variety of festive dishes, they are not immediately placed on the table, or an additional table with food is located next to the main dining table. That is why it is possible to beautifully and brightly decorate the central compositions of the New Year's table and set the table according to all the rules of good taste. But remember, a sense of proportion and style is important in everything, you should not litter the table with toys and pine cones.
New Year's central composition of the festive table
The central element of the New Year's table decoris a festive themed composition. Very conditionally, such compositions can be divided into those that use mainly natural materials or mainly different toys and decorations.
Bouquets using flowers always look goodgifts of nature - pine branches, cones, fresh flowers, fruits, nuts, berries. There are a huge number of options for such decor, from several pine branches in glasses to large-scale compositions of fresh flowers and pine needles. Make a Christmas wreath from spruce branches, lay out large pine cones on the table, pour nuts or fruits into glass dishes, put fresh bouquets of flowers in vases. Such compositions can be decorated with small Christmas tree decorations, streamers and beads, put decorative candles and Christmas trees.
Use as New Year's decorationA table of only toys has its advantages. Firstly, there is no risk that pine branches will fall onto a plate of food, secondly, some of the guests may be bothered by the active smell of pine needles or fresh flowers on the table, and, finally, it is much easier to decorate the table with Christmas tree balls and figurines. Give free rein to your imagination!
Plates, napkins and cutlery
Even if there is no room for a centralcompositions, New Year's table decor can be done pointwise, focusing on the design of plates, cutlery and napkins. For example, you can buy themed New Year's napkin rings or make them yourself from twigs; put cutlery in a felt cover in the form of Santa's hat or a Christmas stocking for gifts; put a Christmas ball, pine cone or a small gift on each plate. Such little things "make" the mood and set the tone for the entire table setting.
Tablecloth and décor of chairs
Don't forget about these important elementsNew Year's table decor as a tablecloth and chairs. A tablecloth with thematic ornaments, embroidery or a checkered pattern can become both the main decorative technique and emphasize the overall style. Usually, rarely does anyone remember about the decor of chairs, but in vain! Small wreaths of branches or Christmas tree decorations on the back of a chair will look very cute. If you wish, you can buy or sew yourself covers for the back of a chair in the form of a Santa Claus hat, or you can simply hang beautiful napkins with embroidered snowflakes or Christmas trees.
