The holiday season usually means an influx of family and friends, which, for anyone accommodating or hosting, ultimately means taking measures to get your home guest-ready. One thing that often falls to the wayside, ranking low in priority next to meal prep and giftwrapping, is your tablescape. Lucky for you, creating a lovely tablescape doesn’t necessarily have to be a time-consuming affair, since all you need is some good old fashioned creativity. We’ve rounded up a few festive ideas to draw your inspiration from.
This simple idea combines cranberries and trimmed greens to create a classic red and green theme

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Find a step-by-step tutorial here.
There’s no rule saying you have to incorporate red and green. We love this unconventional color scheme of blue and gold.

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This super simple idea is also super pretty. It’s easy to execute without coming off lazy.

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If you’ve got kids at the table, they might appreciate the pops of color in this tablescape. The color scheme here is reminiscent of presents under a Christmas tree.

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For a more casual brunch, lunch or early supper, we like this idea from Babble using not much more than cranberry branches and pears.

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