Festive

Festive placemats for the Christmas season

In an ever changing world one of the few certainties that we can rely on is that Christmas and the festive season comes round every year, without fail. It’s not for everybody but the festive dates are marked in the calendar and will arrive whether we like it or not. Instead, we should embrace the idea and enjoy the period with family and friends. Rather than treat it as just an occasion to enjoy a few days off work.

With the idea of enjoying the festive season and bringing a degree of joy and happiness to our loved ones we should think about how to decorate our dinner table in a style that is just a bit different to all the other family reunions and special dinners throughout the year. One of the easiest and stylish ways to celebrate the event is with a set of festive placemats.

Buy the ideal festive placemats with Spode

When you are looking for the best place to buy placemats with a festive theme then a good area to start with would be the Spode Christmas Tree tablemats. These are a stand out festive placemats set, with the simple design of a decorated tree against a cream background.

It’s a pattern that has been working for Spode since the 1930’s and apart from a few tweaks over the years the pattern has stayed the same. Nowadays the Christmas placemats are just one part of the Spode dinnerware range which is always a popular tableware choice.

All year long festive placemats

Another option to consider is to buy a set of festive placemats that can also be used throughout the year, but are still identifiable as being festive in nature. An example of this would the animal themed Christmas design by Wrendale which features some of Britain’s favourite wild life frolicking around in a winter setting.

These festive placemats include foxes, hares and ducks as well as robins and a curious donkey. All of these fun animals are set against a snowy background with one of the tablemats showing a snowman. As the Christmas theme is more subtle than the Spode Christmas Tree design then they can be displayed on your dining table at any time of the year. Or purchased alongside other Wrendale placemats with similar animal patterns such as the original Wrendale Designs place mats.

The Plymouth Pottery Penguin Parade tablemats are another example of the strength of fun animal designs in a wintry setting. In this case the festive placemats feature a group of penguins making their way across a snowy Antarctic scene. This design looks great on a kitchen or dining room at any time of the year, from bring a fresh feel to the table in the height of summer or a cosy feeling in the middle of winter.

Alternative options for festive place mats

Another idea for festive placemats would be designs featuring a traditional warm colour palettes such as the William Morris Strawberry Thief Red or Blue tablemats which can bring a timeless sense of warmth to any dinner setting.

This effect can also be achieved with some of the Plymouth Pottery place mat designs such as Golden Repeat or the bold orange Lily Sunburst design.

Whichever choice of festive placemats you make the most important factor is to enjoy to the maximum the festive period with your family and friends.