Winter Tablesetting | Snowy Trees with Navy

Beautiful new navy coffee mugs with snowy trees set the scene for a Winter table setting filled with white, snowflakes, and trees. An easy transition from Christmas to Winter decor. 

Tiny white ceramic trees coordinate perfectly with the snowy white trees on the navy mugs. 

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SNOWY  TREES  WITH  NAVY

Transitioning from Christmas gently, the Winter table setting uses some holiday decorations in an understated way without the glimmer and sparkle of Christmas. No lights, ornaments, or glitter. Instead shine comes from glass, ceramic, and the faintest touch of gold electroplating. 

White with navy accents suggest stark snow-covered landscapes under dark skies with falling snow, images of deep Winter weather possible for weeks, even months in some areas. 

What is on the Winter table setting?

Besides the bright rays of late afternoon sunshine. 

Mugs for coffee, cider, hot chocolate, or soup are the stars of the Winter tablescape. Their eye-catching designs are unmistakenly Winter scenes with snow-covered trees and falling snowflakes. 

The design covers the mug on all sides with snowy trees of varying heights. 

A navy colored glass Ice Bucket, repurposed as a flower vase, holds an undecorated live Norfolk Pine tree with two main trunks and is the centerpiece for the table. The navy matches the navy background on the coffee mugs.  

TIP: A principal of good design is to reiterate patterns to form a cohesive look in a decorated space. Tiny ceramic trees, snowy trees on the mugs, and the centerpiece live Norfolk Pine tree echo a tree theme for the table. 

White place settings include matelassé placemats, scrolled rim plates, snowflake dessert plates, French scroll flatware, and ceramic trees.  

The tiny white ceramic trees come in three styles and each has intricate details in its design. 

The French-style scroll flatware has embossed aluminum handles and stainless steel eating utensil parts. 

What is on the snowflake dessert plates?

Delicious, moist coconut cake is on the snowflake dessert plates. The white shredded coconut is perfect for a snowy table setting! 

One of my aunts is renowned for her scrumptious homemade coconut cakes which is where our love for coconut cake began.  Alas, she lives over 600 miles away. Now, we buy our coconut cake from a local French bakery/restaurant, La Madeline. 

The recipe has a thin jelly icing between two layers and must have some kind of wonderful syrup drizzled onto the cake that soaks throughout the cake before the coconut icing is added on top. La Madeline sells the cakes either as a whole one-layer thick cake (one layer sliced into two short horizontal layers with jelly between the layers) or by the slice. A whole cake makes a fantastic birthday cake. 

What is around the Winter table? 

A large rustic wood snowflake hangs from a wall lamp above the table. Simple, but once again another reiterated pattern, snow/snowflake.   

 

  

More snowflakes decorate large ceramic lanterns on the white bookcase in the breakfast sunspace. 

Beneath each lantern is another large wood snowflake used as a coaster for the lantern to protect the wood bookcase from water damage. 

TIP: Don't overlook other ways to use Christmas ornaments. Besides serving as coasters, large wood ornaments are great as hot pads under casserole dishes to protect tables and countertops from heat damage. Plus, they add a seasonal touch to areas. Instead of using plain fabric hot pads or non-seasonal coasters, try using a pretty Christmas wood ornament for an unexpected layer of holiday decor. 

Of course, the French cane back dining chairs are around the Winter decorated table setting. 

And, one of the chairs holds a white ruffled edge pillow atop a blue throw. The throw adds another layer of Winter to the setting. 

Snowy trees on mugs, small ceramic white trees, snowflake dessert plates, and a navy ice bucket filled with a live Norfolk Pine can provide a table setting for all Winter. 

Switch around the uses of the items for versatility. 

❄︎ Serve soup in the mugs, paired with a green salad served on the snowflake plates. 

❄︎ Another day serve hot apple cider in the mugs with grilled cheese sandwiches on the small decorative plates. 

❄︎ Make breakfast festive with snowflake shaped pancakes on the plates and hot chocolate in the mugs. 

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Now the holidays are over, and the bathroom remodel is finished. The renovation took longer than expected, and we experienced a few snags which is not unusual when remodeling. Currently, I am organizing all the photos of the French Finesse Bathroom Renovation with plans to post several articles in the upcoming months. If you are considering a bathroom remodel, you may find our experiences helpful to you. 

Stay warm! There are still several weeks of Winter yet to come. February is often when we have our worst weather. 

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French Scroll White Flatware - Botanic Bleu 

White Ceramic Christmas Trees (set/6) - Botanic Bleu 

Navy Glass Ice Bucket - Gift, no source 

White Scroll Edge Dinner Plates - Madeline pattern discontinued by Pier I 

White Matelassé Placemats - Homemade using matelassé fabric several years ago 

White Ceramic Snowflake Lanterns - Several years old 

Rustic White Wooden Snowflake Ornaments - Several years old from previous French Country Christmas Event 

Blue Cashmere Throw - Gift, several years ago 

White Ruffled Edge Pillow - The Findery, Waco, Texas, several years ago 

French Country Cane Dining Chairs - no longer available