Skip to main content

A table set for festivals and special occasions

If you are dreaming of giving a fancy touch to your dinner parties, how about setting the table on a white base with details in red and blue. A few spruce twigs to add some greenery (and a fresh scent) and twinkling lights for a warm yellow ambience should complete the look. And your table is set!

Light, big, sparsely furnished room with a long table set for feast. Christmas tree at one end, paper stars above.
Light, big, sparsely furnished room with a long table set for feast. Christmas tree at one end, paper stars above.
One-person section of festively set table. Multiple plates, lighting chains on table, winter-green decorations, wine glass.

Light it up!

There’s nothing better than lights to set the mood! This festive season, why not decorate your table with sparkling fairy lights, candles, star lanterns and more. Don’t forget to make sure there’s enough space for your guests as well.

There’s so much going on during the holiday season, and so many things we want to have time for. So, go for simple and easy if you can – like a table setting that’s both quick and pretty. Use a white base, hang lots of paper stars from the ceiling, add lighting chains, candles, and, to top it all off, your favourite Christmas decorations – and you’re good to go.

Nina Parkeborn, IKEA interior designer

Two glass bottles, clear with small red decorations, standing on a table next to a decorative LED light and lighting chain.
Tea lights in decorative holders placed on table; out-of-focus background of a big table set for Christmas dinner.
Festively patterned paper napkins standing upright in a lit stand, thus adding to the holiday-set table it’s placed on.
Section of holiday-set table, including filled plates and glasses. An older person serves food into a bowl held by a child.
If you’re tired of your plain everyday tableware, the solution may be as simple as dressing it up differently. Go for a colourful, patterned tablecloth and you’re old plates and bowls will feel like new.

Nina Parkeborn, IKEA interior designer

Section of decorated, festively set table with food, drinks and people. A woman is proffered a tray with crispbread.
Serving stand filled with elaborate hors d’oeuvres, standing on a table set for a feast. Christmas tree in the background.
Section of dinner table set for a festive occasion. Patterned tablecloth, LED candle, spruce twig and paper 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.