How to set a holiday table, using our six bundles
A holiday table follows the same order as any formal setting: plates stacked in the middle, forks to the left, knife and spoon to the right, glasses above the knife. What changes in December is the palette.
The order of a setting
Put the dinner plate down first and the salad plate on top of it, so the first course is closest to hand. Forks go to the left, the knife to the right with its blade facing the plate, and the tea spoon beside the knife. The water goblet sits above the knife, with the wine glass to its right.
The napkin can go under the forks, on the plate, or tucked beneath the plates with its end falling over the table edge, the way our bundle photographs show it.
| Bundle | Plates | Glassware | Flatware | Napkin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Christmas in the Countryside | Kravets | Melodia Smoke goblet | Ivory Estate | Burgundy velvet |
| The Winter Social | Moss | Revolution goblet and wine glass | Regal, with salad fork | Burgundy velvet |
| The Signature Holiday Collection | Signature Collection | Timeless Tulip wine and champagne | Josephine | Dusty blue velvet |
| The Christmas Ribbon | Ribbon | Melodia goblet | Capri Gold | Green velvet |
| Evergreen Christmas | Evergreen | Melodia Moss goblet and wine glass | Champagne Gold | White fringe |
| A Rosy Holiday | Blush | Revolution goblet | Regal | Green velvet |
Green and burgundy, two ways
A Christmas in the Countryside pairs the Kravets Dinnerware Collection with the Melodia Smoke Water Goblet, Ivory Estate Flatware (dinner fork, dinner knife and tea spoon) and a Burgundy Velvet Napkin. The patterned Kravets plates carry the color, so the glass stays smoky and quiet.
The Winter Social turns it around: the Moss Dinnerware Collection in green glass, the Revolution Water Goblet and Wine Glass, Regal Flatware (dinner knife, dinner fork, salad fork and tea spoon) and the same velvet burgundy napkin. Here the Crystal Moss plates are the color.
Pale and quiet
The Signature Holiday Collection is the calmest of the six: Signature Collection Dinnerware, the Timeless Tulip Wine Glass and Champagne Glass, Josephine Flatware (dinner knife, dinner fork and teaspoon) and a Dusty Blue Velvet Napkin. It suits a winter table more than a red-and-green one.
Evergreen Christmas uses the Evergreen Dinnerware Collection, the Melodia Moss Water Goblet and Wine Glass, Champagne Gold Flatware (dinner knife, dinner fork and teaspoon) and a White Fringe Napkin. The green is in the pattern and the glass; the napkin keeps it light.
Ribbon and rose
The Christmas Ribbon sets the Ribbon Dinnerware Collection with the Melodia Water Goblet, Capri Gold Flatware (dinner knife, dinner fork and tea spoon) and a Velvet Green Napkin. See the Ribbon Dinner Plate.
A Rosy Holiday pairs the Blush Dinnerware Collection with the Revolution Water Goblet, Regal Flatware (dinner knife, dinner fork and tea spoon) and a Velvet Green Napkin, a softer pink-and-green take on the season.
Linens, and changing a bundle
Tablecloths are rented separately from every bundle, so you choose the base cloth for your tables. And each bundle can be changed: swap the napkin for another color, or the flatware for another collection, and we quote what you actually chose.
All six are below, with photographs and an Add this setting button, and on the holiday parties page. For how many pieces each one uses, see our six bundles, piece by piece. Holiday orders of 20 or more guests booked as a bundle get 15% off.
