Hi There,

Since we are in the holiday time of year, I’ve been sharing Decorating Tips with you this month.  Here is an example of using garland down the center of your dining room table as a centerpiece.  In this case I used an artificial garland.  When you buy your garland, don’t buy the cheap, sparse type…it really looks bad.  Invest in a nice thick garland with pine cones.  Some even come with lights in them, although that wouldn’t work for a dining room table unless they were battery operated lights (which, by the way, use up battery life incredibly fast…plan on buying a lot of batteries and having to change them out frequently.) 

Anyway, for this garland I used a 9 foot piece of garland and folded it in half and intertwined the branches so it looks like one big piece of garland.  Then I added bows, which I have been using for the past several years (I store them away and take them out every year…you’ll have to fluff the bows when you take them out of storage and be sure you use WIRED ribbon or don’t plan on reusing your bows.)  To continue with my fairly theme, I added fairies into the garland as well.

The bows have four different types of ribbon included in them…. a 2 1/2 inch green wired ribbon, a 1 1/2 inch purple wired ribbon, a 1 1/2 inch burgundy wired ribbon and a gold cording.  I chose these colors because they work with my fairies and I like to be just a little untraditional in my personal decor.

Notice that there is still plenty of room to set the table without having to remove the garland from the center of the table.  When I set the table, I use gold chargers and I tie each napkin with a matching gold ribbon.  My set table is so pretty you don’t want to sit down and eat at it, but you can and we do!

Holiday Garland for Your Dining Room Table

Have fun and get creative.  Use colors that match your theme!