January Vintage Table Setting

Flashback Summer: January Vintage Table Setting - pinecones, navy plaid

Happy New Year, everyone!  I find January a bit of a tricky time as far as decor goes. Pretty much all home decor is a major, un-festive letdown after a holiday like Christmas. Also, where I live, December and January are really similar weather-wise, and January often even gets more snow than December... so wintery decor is still appropriate, but it can't cross the line into "Christmasy." (You lucky Southern hemisphere people probably don't struggle with any of this.)

Flashback Summer: January Vintage Table Setting - pinecones, navy plaid

My solution to a wintery-but-not-Christmasy table is cozy patterns and pinecones!  I used a classic navy plaid fabric to make these napkins and a table runner. I love navy blue because 1.) It goes with my house colors, and 2.) it's wintery but not a typical Christmas color.  

I took inspiration from a 1936 article I've shared below.  These fringed napkins and table runner are super easy to make, and the "homespun" fabric I chose fringed nicely. If you try this, just be sure to sew exactly parallel to the grain of the fabric on the edges so it fringes properly. A plaid fabric like this makes that really easy because you just have to cut and sew along a stripe.

Flashback Summer: January Vintage Table Setting - 1936 Home Arts Table Linens

I cut my napkins to be 14" squares, and I used the rest for a small table runner. My table isn't big, so this smaller center fabric works for my table. You may want to adjust the sizes of these to fit your own table. That's the beauty of making it yourself! You can adjust it as you like!
Flashback Summer: January Vintage Table Setting - fabric cutting layout

I paired it all with wooden napkin rings I thrifted, an evergreen arrangement, and some pinecone accessories.  I bought navy wire and wrapped it around the pine cones, then I coiled it into a place card holder. Super easy and super affordable!

Flashback Summer: January Vintage Table Setting - pinecones, navy plaid

When I registered for household things before my wedding, I went with clear dishes because they're so versatile. Clear matches everything!  And as for the silverware, my grandmother found it at an estate sale, and it's a full set from 1937!  It's in great condition and adds some class to everyday eating.

Flashback Summer: January Vintage Table Setting - pinecones, navy plaid

Project Details
fabric: 45" Homespun (navy plaid, and it's on sale online right now!)
pinecones: medium-sized
wire: navy blue craft wire

Do you guys do any wintery decor, or do you just wait until a later date?  If you do decorate, what are some of your go-to winter pieces?  (If you're in the Southern hemisphere, what does your January decor consist of?)

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15 comments

  1. These are absolutely darling! And I agree with your comment about clear dishes go with everything. I'm still trying to find a nice set that goes with everything, myself. Do you find that the dishwasher leaves them cloudy the way sometimes glasses get?

    And the pinecones are BRILLIANT. I love how you're using them as name holders.

    -- Tegan

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    1. Ha, well, my dishwasher is my husband and I, but when I grew up with one we had clear glasses. It really depended on the dish detergent as to if they got cloudy or not!

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  2. If I had my way, I would not start Christmas quite so early (for us because of Hallmark we can start around Halloween or too close to Thanksgiving), and extend it just a bit into January (we are doing that a bit this year). My grandmother used to (maybe still will) change her Christmas theme to a snowman theme (we would try to count all her snowmen around her house).

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    1. My mother is also a snowman addict, and she also commented that they were fine after Christmas because snow happens later, too, haha!

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  3. I love this table setting so much! It is definitely versatile for any occasion or holiday.
    -Madison
    www.1minniemuse.blogspot.com

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  4. This is so classic, sophisticated and beautiful. Awesome table styling!

    ♥ Jessica

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  5. Very pretty! I love the seasonally appropriate but not Christmas-y blue plaid, and the warm wood and pine cone accents set it off beautifully.

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  6. This is super adorable, Emileigh! Its incredibly versatile and can work with all seasons..maybe change the pine cones out, haha!

    Carla, Tiny Angry Crafts

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    1. Haha, exactly! Another reason I love navy blue; it works for so many things! Minus the pinecones it can go a lot of directions!

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  7. I totally understand January being kind of a weird month to work with, decor wise. I love how you set up a wintery feel with out being too holiday. In fact the whole table setting makes me think of a cozy bed and breakfast.

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    1. Well good, that was kind of what I was thinking of, too. "Cozy" is pretty much my most desired feeling in winter.

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  8. Love the pinecone idea, I didn't know what to do with mine after Christmas.

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    1. Yeah, they're still good! Evergreen trees are still around after Christmas, but when they're with a non-Christmas color they look more "winter lodge-ish" rather than Christmasy.

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  9. What a great idea! We FINALLY have some snow here in VT, not much but at least the ground is white. We're leaving our tree up another week because I felt a little cheated having bare ground on Christmas day. And I agree, January into February can be hard for decorating. I'm trying to decide what to do for my living room once we do take down all our Christmas stuff. I really like the idea of using pine cones so I may have to do something with them!
    -Emily

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