The British Homemaker - One day at a time

Share this post : Is your Christmas table one of the first things you think of when preparing for the season? Whilst making my list {I love my lists and have them for all sorts of things!} of what the whole season will entail for me my mind rested on colours. After much debating {cos there’s so many lovely ideas out there} we decided on white and gold with small amounts of red. Somewhere. While I have a good idea how I want our table to look, I am still looking around open to inspiration. I have an extra 8 guests this year (totalling 11) and that means a lot of pre-planning. Today I thought I’d share some of my favourites just for your perusal. Click on the photos to go to the blogs/sites.     The hardest decisions for me to make is whether to go fun or formal, minimal or busy so I really need to assess how my guests are to know what w...

Share this post : What do you think of it? Personally I hate it. I think it’s cheap and tacky. But… It does have its place. Sometimes. I have gotten into some tablescaping this last year and it’s all for fun, just the kids and myself, a way to get the kids involved in meal times and jazzing up the table area. It’s not like I am totally boring or snobbish, I’m really not. Here I’ll show ya: Like quick parties for the kids, themed stuff for the kids and last minute put together meal times for almost any occasion. However, if I was having a dinner party I would definitely not have disposable anything at my table, thank you! I am 42 after all! So why then, can I not find anything nearly as fun and funky in fabric as I can in paper? Don’t grown ups have parties? Now it’s on a hunt down for some fabric to make my own, after all, I cannot have a dinner date and give him pap...