Christmas dinnerware is a collection of plates, bowls, saucers, cups and glassware that are specially decorated for Christmas. The decorations can be pictures or traditional Christmas colors. Traditional Christmas colors are red, green, white, gold and silver.
Christmas dinnerware is passed down from generation to generation in many American families, making it an heirloom.
Christmas Table Settings on a Budget
No money to buy special dinnerware for the holidays? You can still have a festive Christmas table without shelling out a lot of money for special plates and bowls. Plain dishes can easily be dressed up with a few decorative touches.
- Use red or green napkins
- Use a Christmas-themed tablecloth or table runner
- Place a small wreath or miniature Christmas tree in the middle of the table as a centerpiece
- Light red or green Christmas candles to set the mood (if used during dinner, make sure the candles are unscented)
- Add touches like scattered tinsel and holiday-themed napkin rings and a festive Christmas centerpiece
- Play Christmas music
- Make sure the Christmas tree is visible from the holiday table
Traditional Christmas Dinnerware Decorations
Christmas dinnerware for families with children often is decorated with pictures of characters from Christmas stories or Christmas songs. Examples are Frosty the Snow Man and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
Many American families have Christmas dinnerware decorated with old fashioned Christmas or Yule symbols such as bells, holly, ivy or mistletoe.
Another common theme of Christmas is presents. Some Christmas dinnerware is decorated with wrapped gifts or fashioned to look like gifts wrapped up with bows on them.
How to Set Your Christmas Dinner Table
The presenter from Expert Village explains how to decide the color scheme of your Christmas table. Gather all of your linen and tableware and try to adapt what you have to a theme. You could choose to mix red and white, green and white, blue and silver, whatever can be developed from the tableware you already have.
Featured Image: Christmas Dinnerware
A picture of Christmas dinnerware that features Frosty the Snowman picture decorations. This set also is decorated with Scottish plaid in Christmas colors. This dinner table is also decorated with holiday themed napkins, placemats, candleholders, and salt and pepper shakers.
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Price
Varies by collection. Used sets can be found at thrift stores for $10 or less. Department stores have sets for more than $300.
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Designs range from traditional Christmas colors to elaborate Christmas pictures.
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Reusable year after year
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Can be passed down from generation to generation
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Gold or Silver decoration may require hand washing instead of dishwasher washing.
