Christmas Table Decorating With White And Silver

Christmas: Silver and White Decorating Ideas

Welcome the festive season into your home with this timelessly stylish colour scheme

Luisa Rollenhagen

1 December, 2014

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White and silver is a classic Christmas combination, and with good reason. The colours can be cooled down or warmed up to your heart's content, and provide a glamorous touch to any Christmas décor. Silver is brilliant at reflecting the light from candles and fairy lights, while white adds a hint of snow that always brings magic to the celebrations. Browse these schemes for inspiring ways to use classy white and silver in your scheme.

Decorate your door with a frosty display
Put a spin on the traditional Christmas wreath with a pot of frosty greens like this. Frosted fir branches, white baubles, silver pine cones and white-painted twigs make a pretty and cost-effective display. Tie with a thick white ribbon, or add a shot of colour with one in festive red or green.

Paint it silver
Pine cones spray-painted silver are a great and cost-effective idea for name place holders or baubles. If you don't have time to make them, cheat with ready-made ornaments, such as this one from Occa-Home.

Match gifts to ornaments
Silver and pearly grey wrapping paper looks luxurious all on its own, but when it's matched with shiny silver and white baubles, the entire tree becomes a work of art.

Adding further silver accents, such as a silver lantern and candlestick, connects the look to the rest of the room.

Get creative with bunting
A silver banner looks smart against a white background. Simply cut letters out of sparkly silver card and thread a length of string or ribbon through holes made in the top for a twinkling Christmas message.

Set the table with silver accents
Silver cutlery, candlesticks, candle holders and ornaments add depth and elegance to an otherwise completely white dining table. This would be a great look for a smart and sophisticated Christmas dinner.

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Add grey-blue touches
If white and silver are just a touch too pale, why not throw grey-blue into the mix? Its cool tones will work beautifully with the silver and white while adding a little depth. Bring in subtle blue touches through ornaments, candle holders or even a festive poster like this one.

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Place baubles everywhere
Don't limit your silver and white ornaments to the tree – spread the sparkle by filling glass bowls and vases with a mix of baubles and dotting them around the house. For added glitz, weave in a short string of fairy lights, too.

Create a luxurious atmosphere
Go heavy on the silvery metals to create a luxurious and moody atmosphere, mixing in just a few whites to lighten the scheme. Plenty of shiny glass and mirror will add depth and sparkle to give the look that magical festive twist.

Go dark and moody
A typical silver and white scheme will usually feature silver accents on a white background, but a flipped scheme can create an elegant and fresh take on the sophisticated classic. Metallic grey furniture, silver candlesticks and muted walls create an atmospheric scheme, while white ornaments and candles add twinkle and light to bring the look alive.

Fashion a twinkling vignette
If you don't want to fully commit to a white and silver scheme, you can highlight a single area, such as a mantelpiece, with these colours by creating a display. Here, white and silver embroidered stockings, silver snowflakes and silver ornaments stand out against the pale mantelpiece for a display that instantly says Christmas is here.

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