Guest Picks: 20 Ways to Bring Vintage Charm to Christmas Dinner
One my favorite parts about the Christmas season is dressing up the house — especially the dining room! — for holiday gatherings. I love the idea of creating vintage charm with accessories that can be worked into your existing style through things like glass ornaments, candlesticks and old-fashioned typeface!
— Liza from (a)Musing Foodie
— Liza from (a)Musing Foodie
Christmas isn’t Christmas without stockings! These ones look like they could be heirlooms, and chances are your hearth will be a centerpiece of any holiday gathering.
Sometimes vintage means glitzy, but other times understated is better. Hang these copper star ornaments from the dining room chandelier to add some simple charm.
These little cranberry-esque string lights would be beautiful all around the dining room, or even strung through a garland on the table, mantel or bar.
How fun is this green glass punch service? I absolutely love it for a holiday gathering.
Surely you’ll have wine with Christmas dinner, and this ice bucket adds the perfect vintage charm while also keeping your white chilled.
These wineglasses are special enough to be showcased year round, but they’re perfect for adding a vintage touch to your Christmas table setting.
Vintage Christmas charm can include a little kitsch (especially if we’re talking early 20th century), and I love these coasters.
The rich colors and hint of shimmer on this runner will bring classic elegance to the table, while still leaving enough room for other accessories to complement.
I love the way this vintage French holiday runner looks — the green is beautiful!
This piece is designed as a fruit bowl, but I think it would be majestic as a table centerpiece. Fill it with things like glass ornaments, pinecones, holly and maybe even a candle.
These vintage-looking candlesticks would be beautiful interspersed with pine boughs and holly across the table.
Doilies might remind you of Aunt Edna, but when used sparingly and with purpose on your holiday table, they’re the right way to capture vintage charm!
These little trays would be perfect for cheese and cracker appetizers.
These napkin rings would give an antique vibe to any holiday table.
This serving tray is a little more ornate than what I’d typically pick for my table, but it fits the bill with its vintage charm.
Whether for mashed potatoes, stuffing or even cranberries, this red bowl is simple and perfect. Plus, red glass always makes me think “vintage!”
This great vintage pitcher would be perfect for pouring ice water, tea or even a holiday punch.
I love how these show off vintage holiday charm without being over-the-top.
The best part of this silver-plated tea set is that it will look beautiful resting on a cabinet in the dining room, even when you’re not using it to serve tea to holiday dinner guests.
After Christmas dinner, settle in with mugs of cocoa in these 20th-century-inspired mugs. They’re a little more recent, but still have that vintage charm.
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