Building a whimsical winter wonderland inside is easy and fun! Just envision it on your table. There is whimsy about a snowman!
After the Christmas holidays, I kept the snowmen mugs out along with the handcrafted snowman on a pole. The bottle trees also stayed out. When the snow season passes, they’ll all be packed in bins and put in the attic.
snowmen and bottle trees for the winter season
I love having the snowmen out! The addition of the bottle trees really complete the centerpiece.
Typically, during our winters, we do have snow.
Even if you don’t get much or any snow, this whimsical table brings the spirit of winter inside. It’s an informal table setting that will look so cute in your kitchen or dining room.
In the winter, we often eat in the dining room because it’s cozy with the fire burning. Our kitchen despite great windows and doors is still the coldest room in our old farmhouse. The dining room is a favorite space that opens into the living room. Quirk of the old farmhouse.
Creating the tablescape
I was inspired by my handmade snowman and the cute cheery snowmen mugs. I love the bottle trees with the white and green colors and different heights to really tie the whole look together.
White and ivory candles and shiny mercury glass votives complete the winter tablescape. I keep candle going constantly during the darker days of winter to chase away any gloom.
The sage green (or light olive color placemats were a gift over 5 years ago. The Nordic embroidery design is perfect for this snowman tablescape.
Just about anything with the Nordic style or design will add to winter Tablescapes or vignettes.
How did I never realize the greens of the placemats and snowmen coffee mugs complemented each other?
A fresh look at what is in your collection of winter and holiday decor and table wear may inspire you too.
Traditionally, winter tablescapes may be white, icy blues. I would add any of your pastels that include greens and pinks too. Keeping the main theme in mind helps.
White and ivory candles and shiny mercury glass votives complete the winter tablescape. It is my usual practice to keep candles burning constantly during the darker days of winter to chase away any gloom. I use mostly battery ones. A word of caution, never leave during candles unattended! Don’t leave them burning when you leave your home either.
The versatile bottle trees complete the table decor.
basic to build your whimsy winter wonderland
White dishes are basic to tablescapes like LBD’s are to your wardrobe. My layered white dishes are a mix of two designs.
These white dinner plates are from Walmart and Home Goods. So many of my white dishes have been broken over the years! I kept a look out for simple cheap white plates to add to my stack. Why do I need a stack? Our family with adult kids and grandchildren numbers 18. Everyone needs a plate!
The nice thing about plain white even with a raised design but no color at all is you can use them all at the same time! The salad plates are from a well used set from Walmart. You can depend on Walmart to always have a set of plain white dishes. There are only random pieces left after years of usage at home and in college apartments.
The silverware is Oneida Cabrina, our everyday silver.
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snowmen mugs AREN’T JUST FOR CHRISTMAS
The snowman mugs are no name cute ones that show up around the holidays. Check out your local Dollar stores, Home Goods, Walmart, Micheal’s and others in your area that will have cute dishes and mugs for upcoming holidays.
Mugs are perfect for hot drinks like hot chocolate. The grandkids like to drink cold juice from them too. What can I say? They like special dishes and mugs too.
My mugs have a green base as a scarf with 2 thin red lines. Adding them to the plate stack brings all the elements of the tablescape together. It is a cute way to highlight the green of the placemats. Once drinks are poured, and food is served, they’ll be set aside.
The possibilities are limited only by our own imaginations.
Proper etiquette? No, but it does look cute!
Most of the time these mugs are used hot chocolate when the grandkids come visit. Occasionally, I even fill one with coffee.
The napkins are regular sized paper ones.
Yep. Using paper for informal table settings is fine. The glasses are basic bistro ones from IKEA.
build the centerpiece
First, I rounded up everything I thought would look good down the middle of the table with the handcrafted snowman holding the main position.
I included white and green bottle trees.
When I looked around for votives, I thought there were only the usual sliver ones. To my surprise I found white and green ones. A great add to the green color theme.
To finish off each place setting, I put a votive and white bottle tree centered above the placemat.
The large center oval votive painted with raised white diamonds is reminiscent of snow crystals. With that at the middle point of the table, I added the white and green bottle trees with votives down the center trying to achieve balance. There was some readjustment of course.
dinner time!
Like nearly all of my tablescapes I share with you, we do sit down together to share a meal.
Meg asked for Chicken Marsala. You can find the recipe HERE.
being Prepared for eating together
Having the table set and prepared before we sit down to a meal is always nice. I find it often sets the tone of calmness and provided a few moments to the a breath and settle down to enjoy the meal and each other.
Adding lit votives and a roaring fire on a very cold evening made us just a little more thankful for each other and our blessings.
Whimsy Winter wonderland on your talbe
Hope you enjoyed this fun winter table and are inspired to create your very own whimsy winter wonderland.
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This is darling! So cozy and fun! I love it. I’ll be featuring this post today at Thursday Favorite Things. 🙂
Thanks so much Pam!
Linda,
Thanks so much for stopping by!!
What a pretty and serene Winter tablescape!! Love it!! I forgot that you live in Lancaster…I am up in the Wilkes Barre Area…
I hope you had a lovely Holiday Season!!
Hugs,
Deb
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Small world! We are enjoying the snow scenery today. We did have good holiday with all our kids here this year.
Such a great tablescape for winter! Your snowman mugs are adorable, and the candles give a cozy vibe! I also like to decorate with bottle brush trees this time of year!
Bottle brushes are a little secret decor accessory We have snow now but clear roads. Thanksfor coming by.
I love it! I once did a lot of snowman decor, but have moved so much I often didn’t have shelves or space to display it all. This is a really sweet tablescape for a meal on a cold night!
We do enjoy our snowman mugs these days. I have used a tray in the past to display the mugs on or table so we both see them and get to use them. Not always possible depending on which kids were still at home! Thanks for coming by
These are so cute. I love all the candles and the sage grean decor. It gives a warm and cozy feel next to the snowman vibes. Love it!
Congrats on the feature at the Spark link party!
Thanks! Glad you loved it. It’s a great transition tablesetting for sure.
I love snowmen too. Even though we live in Florida we still love snowmen decorations. Right now our temps remind us of temps usually in the north. Temps in the 30’s predicted this week. I’m also leaving my tree up so I can enjoy it more.
Snowmen are cute no matter where we live! Hope you are staying warm! Thanks for dropping by.
This a magical and very pretty tablescape. I love the glittering candles – it gives the trees exactly what they need to glisten!!!
Thanks Pam! We enjoy them too.
Oh, I think I could pull this off with just the addition of a few more bottle trees and some more mugs. I’m going to have to remember this for next Christmas and beyond. My table is currently set in a too spring-y for me look. My husband liked it and said it looked lighter. He’s used to the over the top decorating from September on!
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How cozy this is! I like the cute snowman mugs and your ideas!
How cozy this is! I love the pretty snowman mugs and your ideas!
I love this idea. Thank you so much for linking up with Fabulous Friday Link Party! We sure appreciate you, Hugs and blessings to you.
Thanks Renae. Glad thte first party went so well.
Glad you’re feeling better, Linda! I love this table. We had a blizzard this weekend and those snowmen and trees would look right at home in my home ! Just lovely.
I appreciate that! I’m basically better and back to normal now.
Linda,
How cozy this is! Love the pretty snowman mugs, the add the perfect amount of whimsy.
Happy February!
Happy Valentine’s Day Libbie
Love all of these details, especially the placemats, snowman mugs and candles. Perfect for a chilly winter meal!
It was a fun table for our supper,
Linda, these are so great! I love tablescapes and this one is one of my favorites. Glad you are feeling better.
All the best, Brooke
Thank you so much Brooke! What a nice compliment.
So cute – those plates look kind of like what I just got. I like the ridged rims.
Thy might be the same! I liks the simple lines.
Your snowmen mugs are really cute!
They do bring a smile to my face!
I love decorating with snowmen and your mugs are so cute. Great job creating a tablescape around them. Pinned!
Ahh, thanks Janet!
Linda, I love how you pull items together from what you already have and with pretties that don’t cost a fortune. Not a cook here but love your wintry center piece. I find if my table look lovely, the food I manage to serve always tastes better -:D
Thanks Cat. Not everything has to be pricey to be pretty. You are right about how our tables affects how we may enjoy the meal and company.
So happy you’re feeling better!
This is a perfect winter table. I adore the snowman mugs.
Home Goods is the best!
Thank you Cindy. HG is a favorite place for sure! Hot cohoclate is extra tasty in the snowman mugs.
Beautiful tables cape! I’m not surprised Meg picked your chicken marsala recipe; it’s become a favourite of ours too. So glad you’re feeling better Linda!
Thank you Sara. Chicken Marasla is good!
I am so glad you are feeling better. Your tablescape is so pretty with the happy little snowmen. I LOVE white dishes and the ambience of candle light.