Walking in a Winter Wonderland tablescape

I love using bright colors like lime green, red, pink and turquoise at Christmas!

I set this tablescape using my rattan chargers from Ikea…best deal around I think they are $3.99 ea..cheapest ones I have seen mixed with my Ikea white dinner plates.

I have had the lime green and red Christmas salad plates for years..I bought them when we lived in Texas and I just LOVE them! I folded red cloth napkin into a Christmas tree and placed a candy cane on top. Tutorial for Christmas tree fold on blog tomorrow. Green goblets were from Pier 1 a few years ago that I bought on clearance for $1.99 ea!! They work all year long for me.

I used fresh pieces of garland strung through my chandelier and hung a few ornaments from the chandy as well.

The centerpiece was quite simple and faux green wreath with a small Christmas tree

My talented daughter Madeline chalked this adorable Walking in a winter wonderland snowman for me! I wish I could write well but alas not my talent.

Karins Kottage

Welcome to Karins Kottage! There is always something fun going on! You would think after becoming an empty nester couple that our nest would be very quiet and empty but our Kottage nest is usually more full than what we started out with! You might find me hosting a birthday party or graduation party and a baby shower on the same weekend or a big outdoor get together with 25 of our friends and family in the backyard or maybe I might be in the kitchen trying out a new recipe for my hubby and I to grill on the BBQ for a quiet night for the two of us. I am passionate about entertaining and setting a beautiful table! I may or may not have an addiction to cloth napkins and fun salad plates oh and goblets too! I think I will always have a home decorating DIY project in the works as long as my hubby is on board with me haha. We have painted A LOT in the 6 homes we have owned in the 35 years that we have been married as well as re-done multiple pieces of furniture, added wall and ceiling treatments, replaced lights, bathroom fixtures and even tiled floors! I have sewn what seems like a million window treatments for our home as well as for family, made slipcovers, and duvets and even a formal dress or two!