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No stress holiday dinner – go potluck!

Here is our best recipe for an easy to put together dinner, potluck style. Hosting a holiday party can be a test for your nerves, but with some smart planning and a little help from your friends it can be almost stress-free.

Minimise stress by starting to plan your party early and sharing the to-do list. Send out invitations with ‘tasks’. Simply ask your guests to bring a couple of their favourite dishes and drinks. This leaves you plenty of time to prepare the theme. It doesn’t matter if everyone brings the same thing, the point is to spend time together rather than striving for perfection.

Pots, glasses and plates from IKEA beautifully festively arranged on a table.

Create a modern setting on your dinner table this holiday. IKEA has lots of modern dining room furniture, glasses and dinnerware such as the squared plate GLADELIG with its special character.

A modern ambience on the dining table. Plates and wine glasses are colorfully mixed and yet color-coordinated.

As guests drop in, prepare the buffet table together then let people mingle. Just put out some tableware and empty bowls for those who brought their dishes in containers or disposables (because hand on heart, how fun is it to have plastic tubs all over your beautiful table?). Then relax, breathe in all the good smells and enjoy eating and drinking your friends’ favourites.

On the EKENABBEN shelf element the tableware of the series GLADELIG is stacked to a potluck buffet.

As the food will be a surprise go for a modern setting that will work with everything. Put some greenery for a stylish yet festive place setting and decorate it with candles for an inviting, cosy atmosphere. Make a feature window by stacking different star lamp shades one on top of the other. Easy-peasy!

An apple pie fresh from the oven arranged on a large IKEA wooden board.

Create a ‘serving station’ for all the drinks your guests brought. Use a table or a cabinet you have at home. Or go for a big ‘bar cabinet’ with glass doors (this one is called BILLY). Then everyone can easily serve themselves during the evening and the host doesn’t have to run around filling glasses.

In the foreground is a brown wooden table with decorative vases and bowls. In the background it has displayed a red glass case with dishes, glasses and decoration.

We love to see our customers get creative with our products. Go for it! But please note that altering or modifying IKEA products so they can no longer be re-sold or used for their original purpose, means the IKEA commercial guarantees and your right to return the products will be lost.

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