Forest Fantasy Holiday Tablescape

Hello, and Happy Holidays! Today I am sharing my Forest Fantasy Holiday Tablescape, as part of my 2021 [new] home holiday decor. Welcome, readers, both longtime and new!

With the holiday season upon us, this tablescape comes to you just in time for planning and organizing your own table to welcome your guests. It is but one of the many ideas being shared today as part of a Christmas Tablescape Blog Hop I'm hosting. You'll find the complete list of stylists participating at the end of this post.

With styling tables for several years now, my love of tablescaping has me continually keeping my eyes open to gathering items I can use, re-use, and in the case of vintage finds, rotate as inventory available for my customers at the antique booth spaces I rent and share with two of my sisters. This year, my inspiration has come from several little things that I've assembled for what I'm calling my Forest Fantasy Holiday tablescape.

All of the items pictured above - except for the owl salt and peppers - were additions to my tablescaping inventory in late 2020. I knew I could mix and match with other items I already had, so I challenged myself to come up with ideas using these.

Of course, being a dealer of antiques and vintage items, I always try to include a few of those things into my tablescaping. The Boopie coupes I'm using were manufactured by Anchor Hocking, starting in the 1950s.

The Art Deco foxy lady 😉 was an auction find many years ago, and she comes out each Christmas season.

Like most tablescapes, this one evolved. I was unboxing decor items we had moved while working on this, along with Christmas decor, too. I first placed candles in the fox and owl candlesticks, but later added a centerpiece with pillar candle, so I placed bottlebrush trees to the top hats of the candlesticks for a bit of fantasy. 

My woodland elf and wreath surrounding the pillar candle were unboxed, and it was at this point that the idea of Forest Fantasy Holiday stuck. 

The owl salt and pepper shakers and beaded tree were added.

Lastly, the dipping tray dish set was something I remembered buying last year that fit the theme, along with the little butter pats.

Placemats, chargers, dinner and salad plates were pulled from my cupboards, topped with the Woodland and Berry appetizer plate, to create the plate stacks. Although I have complete sets of both the ivory and red flatware, I liked mixing it for this tablescape.

Christmas tree napkin rings were a MacKenzie-Childs barn sale purchase this past summer, gathering tartan plaid napkins I've had and love bringing out at Christmastime.

Not only was my table morphing over the course of a few days, but so was my space decor, as I was still unboxing things from our loft-to-house move in late October. You're also catching a first glimpse of our new home with this tablescape! 

This dining room is the first room upon entering our home, just beyond the small foyer entry. Below is a daytime photo, with a bit of the entry Christmas rug showing on the far right. This room was used by the former owners as a living room, but we didn't need the duplicity since we use our great room as our living room (with casual dining). Notice the difference between this photo, taken a few days after the leading photo? A painting over the fireplace was replaced with the mirror that was finally hung. 🙌

There is a gas fireplace in this space. It creates a nice ambience for evening. Both the mirror and the curio cabinet reflected in the mirror below was previously in my office in the loft (but not the curio contents), as was the Asian credenza (beneath the windows) and one of two grey flannel chairs, all now in this dining room.

The small bookcase to the right of the fireplace is being used for seasonal displays, and storage below it for tabletop items.

I was happy to bring out things like my miniature books (on the third shelf from top). They'd been boxed since we moved from house-to-loft, two and a half years ago! Yes, we have had three homes in three years.

Here's a shot of my tablescape looking toward the great room. You can see the second grey flannel chair (in our master bedroom at the loft) to the right of the threshold between the dining and great room. At this point, I wasn't sure if I wanted to decorate my tree, but later decided on it. It looked sad in the daytime without decorations. 🎄 

There are lots of cubbies in this cottage home, and I'll share more later. Until then, I hope you've enjoyed what I've shared today, and that you will take the time to explore all these other bloggers' imaginations at work with their Christmas table creations. 

Everyday Living - A Nutcracker Parade

Debbee's Buzz - Bringing Home the Christmas Tree Holiday Table

Pandora's Box - "I can't decide..."

Hyacinths for the Soul - Traditions ~ A Tablescape Blog Hop

Living with Thanksgiving - Merry and Bright

Tablescapes at Twenty-One - Winter Sports

Home is Where the Boat Is - Merry Little Christmas Village

Panoply (you are here) - Forest Fantasy Holiday Tablescape

Corner of Plaid and Paisley - Evergreen and Gold Christmas Table

My Thrift Store Addiction - Nature-Inspired Christmas Table and Jadeite Cocoa Bar

The Painted Apron - Christmas Trucks and Trees

Me and My Captain - Silver and Gold Christmas Table 2021

Red Cottage Chronicles - A White Christmas Tablescape

Life and Linda - Gnome for the Holidays

Belle Bleu Interiors - Christmas Blessings

My Hubbard Home - Tartan Christmas Tidings Tablescape | Holiday Entertaining

The Sweet Sensations - Christmas Elegance in Red, White & Silver

Dinner at Eight - Christmas Dining - The New Traditional

Bluesky at Home - Ideas for Red Plaid Christmas Table

Zucchini Sisters - Christmas Sleigh Centerpiece and Tablescape

The Bookish Dilettante - Dreaming of a Pink Christmas

A complete source list of elements I used is listed below, primarily as my own cataloging. No commissions are received by sharing these sources; perhaps just a bit of goodwill for those who may be interested in one or more items.

Forest Fantasy Holiday Source List

Table Runner - Amazon

Red Placemats - Big Lots

Twig Chargers, Green stemware - Pier 1

Dinner Plates  - Pfaltzgraff (Filigree)

Salad Plates - eBay (Arita Tartan)

Appetizer Plates - Williams Sonoma (Woodland and Berry)

Butter/Nut Dishes - Nell Hill's

Bird on Apple - Hobby Lobby

Owl Salt and Pepper - Decor Steals

Deer/Hummingbird Dipping Dish Set - Paperproducts Design

Fox and Owl Candlesticks - Victorian Trading Co

Flatware - Horchow (ivory); Bed, Bath & Beyond (red)

Napkins - Mark and Graham

Napkin Rings - MacKenzie-Childs

Woodland Elf - Mole Hole Local Gift Shop

Green Stemware - Wayfair

Green Coupe Glassware, Art Deco Lady Tray, Beaded Tree - Vintage, auction finds

Hurricane, Bottlebrush Trees, Little lights - Michael's 

Thank you for coming into my holiday home and visiting today. If you enjoyed this, I hope you will consider returning, and possibly subscribing for any new posts. I hope you have a safe and healthy December. Merry Christmas season!

Rita C. at Panoply

A special thank you to Linda of Life and Linda's Love Your Creativity Link Party #128 for featuring this post! 

Parties I Share With: Pieced Pastimes, Love Your Creativity, BNOTP, All About Home Common Ground, All About Home Follow the Yellow Brick Home, A Stroll Thru Life, My Wee Abode, Thistle Key Lane, Bluesky at Home, Zucchini Sisters, French Ethereal SYS, Happiness is Homemade, Traffic Jam Weekend, Katherine's Corner TFT, Grace at Home, My Thrift Store Addiction, Our Hopeful Home, Karin's Kottage, My Hubbard Home FWF, County Road 407 Farmhouse Friday