I've never hosted a Christmas Day dinner before, until this year when things have played out a little different. I wasn't sure which theme to go for; bright and red, subtle and silver, shimmery gold or rose gold and glitter. Or even a multi-coloured theme to go with everything else. However, I saw some pretty rose gold baubles from
B&M and it sparked the whole idea of a copper Christmas. They've provided me with some items to help me decorate for Christmas and treat my guests to some wine and treats too.
The first thing I thought about was about what we'd eat with. Did I need to buy more plates? Do they need to be Christmas themed only to sit in a cupboard for 364 days a year? I decided to stick with the white plates we already had but could do with some placemats and coasters. These aren't from the Christmas section of
B&M but I walked past them and couldn't
not get them. They're double-sided with the side I used being glittery and champagne but the underside is like a metallic copper. I asked
Andy which side to use and to my surprise, he liked the glittery one. There are matching coasters too with the same reversible sides so we picked up them to match. You will notice I completely forgot about cutlery as I was so focused on making the scene pretty, and the £4.50 napkins I bought
especially for this campaign from another store but oh well. When I move house I will be buying rose gold cutlery and
B&M do a pretty set for just under ten pounds.
We picked up a red, rosé and white wines so that our guests have something lovely to drink and they're all under £5 each. I will be providing something non-alcoholic of course but I haven't planned that far ahead yet. There are some very similar wine glasses you can pick up for £4.99 for a pack of four. I already owned this pretty copper sequin table runner but if you're doing a silver or gold themed table, then
B&M do some sequinned table runners too. For across the runner, we used a 6 pack of rose gold baubles that we found whilst browsing our local store for £2.49 each and they really tie in the Christmas element to this glitzy table. I would have added some crackers but I've been to a ton of stores in the past few weeks and I've not found one that sold copper ones and
obviously, I didn't want to break my theme.
Behind our table we have a set of drawers that is pretty handy for keeping tablewear in. The dining room is pretty dark so I knew I had to lighten it up a little. I started with a centrepiece; a rose gold glittery tray from
B&M that is now under £5 which is an absolute bargain. I filled it with bits I found whilst in the store which included a glittery candle, a mini white candle, some copper bows to stick onto presents and a huge pack of rose gold baubles. In front of it I added some faux holly and ivy, and glittery leaf things I had lying around.
Me being me, I went to about six
B&M stores to pick up these things because I wanted it to be a perfect set up and I walked around the whole place each time, so I found bits I wouldn't have normally done if I had just gone to the Christmas section. I found a large jar that you'd probably fill with pasta but I had an idea in mind. Use some of the little baubles and a selection of battery-operated fairy lights and you can DIY yourself this little decoration. In fact, you could do this with almost anything to make it Christmas-themed, and switch it out with something else for the rest of the year. There are plenty of items in your local B&M Home Store for Christmas including some amazing light up decorations, Elf-themed Christmas bites, present ideas and of course, Quality Street chocs. I'm really proud of how this turned out, and hopefully next year when we have our own place and it's all light and bright these items will look even better.
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