Ready to create a holiday tablescape to celebrate the 2025 season that is on trend, easy-to-do, and takes less than 8 decor items? We’ve got you covered.Â
Featuring our Junior Giant (the viral console to dining table you’ve seen on social media), here are holiday table inspirations using 8 or fewer that can be mixed and matched from online retailers, local craft and hobby shops, or you can DIY making them readily available almost anywhere.
The way we picked the decor items is based on design trends, pop culture from the year, colors and patterns that have been trending like earthy and cool tones, as well as items being easily accessible so you can create the table setting. Â
Scroll below to find our ideas for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Solstice.
Christmas
This year people focused on nature and bringing biophilic design elements into each part of their lives. Houseplants were popular, so were spas and earthy tones with candles and rich, deep hues. That’s how we inspired this easy-to-do Christmas tablescape with a 2025 theme.
You will need:- 1 pine garland
- 5 pillar candles in glass enclosures
- Dinner plates that feature pine trees or pinecones or come in a forest green color
- White accent or dessert plates with gold trim or a nature inspired gold decor elements
- Linen or cotton napkins in an off-white color, the goal is to have a natural look in the texture
- Wine and drink glasses with a gold rim
- Pine cones painted with gold or use sprigs of pine from the garland on top of the place settings
Hanukkah
2025 is a year of being grateful, and having a flame burn bright. That’s why we’re themeing the Hanukkah tablescape with a modern and minimalist flame theme and hues of blue and silver. The blue represents calmness and relaxation while silver is for wisdom.Â
It is meant to guide us into 2026 with a bright path forward while we don't forget to stop and relax. This dinner is an opportunity to shine light onto one another as you celebrate and enjoy each other each of the 8 nights.
You will need:- Silver dinner plates with white dessert plates
- Silver napkin rings that feature flames or are shaped like a flame
- Blue napkins
- A modern and asymmetrical blue menorah with silver candles
- A blue and or blue and silver mesh sequins or sparkly table runner
- Fairylights for underneath or on top of the table runner (just make sure to keep an area clear for the menorah)
- A large clear decorative glass bowl at each end filled with water and blue floating candles
Kwanzaa
Our Kwanzaa tablescape features the earth, the harvest, and bold textures and patterns. It represents the resilience shown this year and provides a strong path forward for 2026. The woven runner has space between the patterns to show there may be obstacles that separate us, but we all come together and we’re one in the same even with distance between us.
The stoneware plates remind us of the earth, and the patterned and natural napkins which you can find hand crafted in online marketplaces remind us to support and celebrate craftsmanship and our artisans. Â
You will need:
- One Mkeka with repeating patterns in between open solid color spaces
- A wooden bowl with Mazao and Muhindi
- A wooden and artisan carved Kinara
- The Kikombe cha Umoja
- Stoneware dinner plates
- Textured cloth napkins
- A small Zawadi placed at each setting with an appetizer or amuse bouche you prepared for the guests, or a traditional item like a book.
Solstice
Our Solstice inspired holiday tablescape is all about a bright light towards the future, so we choose snowflakes as the main theme. Their ability to transform, be unique, reflect light, and sparkle are the perfect way to celebrate as days get longer and we can look forward to a bright new year.
You will need:
- Icy blue or silver table runner ideally with snowflake embroidery or you can add confetti if you have some
- Tall glass floating candle holders with candles
- Silver-rimmed glassware with snowflake etchings
- Silver charger plates
- Silver napkin rings with snowflake motif
- Silver mercury glass votive holders
- Frosted eucalyptus garland
- Silver snowflake place card holders
We hope these holiday table decor ideas help you no matter what you're celebrating this season. It’s easy to mix and match or find replacements for each of the items and celebrations, and if you need extending tables or folding chairs, we have the perfect options in stock for you. Have a fantastic holiday season and a healthy new year!
