CHRISTMAS 7 Simple and Easy Christmas Centerpiece Ideas

Looking for easy Christmas centerpiece ideas? Here are 7 simple ways that I’ve decorated my Christmas table.

Elegant dining room with a festive atmosphere, featuring a table set for Christmas. The room is framed by glass double doors and decorated with red accents and a lit Christmas tree in the corner. A chandelier hangs above the white dining table.

// my favorite bow tree toppers//

We have a big family.

BIG.

Aunts and uncles and cousins and sisters and brothers and a nana or two.

And every year during a few random birthdays and the holidays throughout the year (especially during Christmas) and they all gather around this table.

It’s one of my favorite things on this planet.

Laughter and conversation and stories and catching up on all the minutes that we missed this year.

So in case you are hosting family and friends this year, I thought it might be fun to give you a few ideas for the Christmas table (and the recipe for my mother’s famous Cranberry bread).

To inspire you.

To give you ideas.

To make your table even cuter.

Here are 7 simple and easy Christmas centerpiece ideas (and the cranberry bread recipe) for your holiday table.

(total aside: Is anyone else as excited about the college play-offs as I am—the play-offs start TONIGHT!!!.)

Festive table decoration with two decorative felt Christmas trees, a felt house, a red ornament, and a white sleigh filled with gifts. The scene has a cozy and whimsical holiday feel.

// red felt tree // felt house // white felt tree // red and white felt tree //

A festive felt Christmas tree decoration with red pom-poms and stitched details stands on a striped ribbon-wrapped base. It is surrounded by other felt decorations, including a building, on a white pedestal.

// felt tree with pom poms //

A festive holiday display featuring red and white Christmas trees, a decorative sleigh, and reindeer figurines. Gingerbread houses and red ornaments add to the Christmas theme, with a warm, glowing background.

// red felt tree // felt house // white felt tree // red and white felt tree //

Festive holiday scene featuring a decorative white sleigh with a small Santa figure, gifts, and greenery. Behind, red and white Christmas trees and a white reindeer figurine add to the cheerful display.

// red felt tree // felt house // white felt tree // red and white felt tree //

1. Santa’s Workshop Centerpiece

This is the centerpiece that’s on our table right now.

It’s just a collection of my favorite trees.

I added rows of these trees that I staggered the height of with mini pedestals. Then I added in vintage pieces like this Santa and scattered red ornaments. It’s kind of a “don’t overthink it” way to decorate the table.

You could recreate this centerpiece with anything you have with your Christmas decor. You just need a little height, some texture and coordinating colors.

Decorative miniature houses and trees with illuminated windows on a table beside a window, with a warm, cozy ambiance and a view of outside foliage.

// similar white houses //

Cozy dining room decorated for christmas with a lit tree, ornate chandelier, and paper houses on a wooden table, adding a festive glow to the space.

A cozy indoor holiday scene featuring a glowing miniature house and church with illuminated windows, surrounded by dark green trees, set against a softly lit curtain backdrop.

// similar white houses //

Elegant dining room decorated for winter with a wooden table, chairs, chandelier, and festive decor like small house models, under soft, warm lighting.

//battery-operated tea lights// similar white houses //

2. Silent night centerpiece

I found these little houses and used them to create this glowing centerpiece.

Start with a white or neutral runner. Then add the houses along with runner with bottle brush trees. Vary the heights of the houses with wood stands or books.

Next add tea lights. This year I’m all about faux candles on timers and I found this set of battery-operated tea lights that you could set to stay on for a certain time every night.

A festive holiday table setting featuring a white ceramic snowflake centerpiece surrounded by red ornaments and evergreen sprigs on a striped tablecloth, with a patterned curtain in the background.

// wood snowflakes // red and white striped towels // similar red and white placemats //

A festive table setting featuring a decorative plate with a red and white pattern, adorned with a red ornament and green sprigs. a white snowflake and more red ornaments are blurred in the background.

A festive dining room with striped upholstered chairs, a red and white table setting, and an elegantly decorated christmas tree next to a window with patterned curtains.

// wood snowflakes // red and white striped towels // similar red and white placemats //

3. Snowflakes and sleigh centerpiece

You’ve seen this sleigh in a zillion places. I bought it years ago at a yard sale and spray-painted it white and I’ve been using it ever since.

I’ve used it on coffee tables and hutches and side tables and the back porch. I’ve used it year after year on my dining table.

It’s one of the easiest centerpieces to create. The key is the ornaments. I simply fill the sleigh with ornaments and then layer milk glass along the table runner and scatter even more ornaments around as a centerpiece. Here, I even used the ornaments as place card holders, too.

A festive holiday table setting featuring a centerpiece with red and white flowers in a red box, surrounded by greenery and pine cones. the table is adorned with red ornaments and white bowls.

Elegant dining room decorated for christmas, featuring a table set with striped chairs and red floral centerpieces, blue patterned carpet, chic pendant light, and a festive tree in the corner.

A festive holiday table setting featuring a centerpiece with red and white flowers, surrounded by red ornaments, pine branches, and decorated containers on a red patterned table runner.

A festive dining room with a sparkling christmas tree adorned with red ornaments, a white table set with striped chairs, a plush blue rug, and a hanging crystal chandelier.

4. Bright and merry centerpiece

I put this centerpiece second because it’s a version of the first centerpiece.

More ornaments, but the difference here?

Instead of a sleigh, I added a flower arrangement in a present. Use cake stands or books to give your centerpiece height.

One quick tip to add color and pattern to your table? Wrap tiny presents (or even just empty boxes), add ribbon and scatter them amongst evergreens on your table.

Elegant dining room with a rustic touch featuring a unique chandelier, cozy wingback chair, and festive tabletop christmas trees set against neutral-toned window treatments.

5. Christmas tree centerpiece

Hello, easy.

I’m looking at you.

All you need to create this centerpiece?

Different types of trees.

Here metal trees and grapevine cone trees are lined up on this table. Larger bottle brush trees would also mix well with this centerpiece.

A wooden bowl filled with pine cones, focusing on the textured details, with a blurred background of a light modern interior.

Elegant dining room decorated for christmas featuring a white dining table, ornate chairs, and a sparkling tree adorned with lights and ornaments. a crystal chandelier adds a touch of luxury.

A rustic wooden tray containing pine cones and decorated with a white and brown patterned ribbon, displayed on a sunny windowsill.

6. Dough bowl centerpiece

This is a large vintage dough bowl that I’ve had for years.

To create this centerpiece I filled the dough bowl with pinecones and burlap ornaments and then layered a ribbon over the entire dough bowl.

Here are some other ideas for a dough bowl centerpiece:

  • fill the dough bowl with greens and pine cones
  • fill the dough bowl with white ornaments
  • add a row of mini trees
  • fill the dough bowl with wrapped presents

A vibrant christmas tree decorated with colorful ornaments and balloons, surrounded by wrapped gifts, in a dining room with a navy blue wall and a crystal chandelier.

Elegant dining room decorated for christmas featuring a large table with striped chairs, a colorful rug, and two vibrant christmas trees flanking a white buffet under a crystal chandelier.

A vibrant dining room with striped chairs around a wooden table, colorful balloons hanging from a chandelier, and elegant white christmas trees decorated with lights.

7. Joyful and happy centerpiece

I made this centerpiece last minute for a party.

All I did was layer wrapped presents from under the tree in the center of the table and then filled vases with packages of mini ornaments.

To tie the centerpiece into the rest of the table, I hung colorful ornaments from filament wire from the chandelier.

A festive holiday display featuring red and white Christmas trees, a decorative sleigh, and reindeer figurines. Gingerbread houses and red ornaments add to the Christmas theme, with a warm, glowing background.

This holiday season this table will be set for all those aunts and uncles and cousins and sisters and brothers and a nana or two.

Because a table full of family?

It’s the best decoration of all.

PS So many of you requested the cranberry bread recipe, that I wanted to share it again.

Here’s my mother’s world-famous cranberry bread.

A measuring cup filled with chopped walnuts sits in the foreground, surrounded by fresh cranberries. In the background, slices of cranberry bread are stacked. The scene is set on a light-colored countertop.

KariAnne’s Mother’s World-Famous Cranberry Bread Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups of flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 cup orange juice
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon orange peel grated (the secret ingredient)
  • 1 egg well-beaten
  • 1 1/2 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
  • 1/2 cup chopped nuts
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar (for crust)

A bowl of fresh cherries sits on a red and white checkered cloth. In the background, there are slices of cherry bread on a wooden board and two bowls, one with a green rim, against a soft, blurred background.

 Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9″x 5″ loaf pan and coat with sugar (you’ll use sugar here instead of the traditional “flouring” it).
  2. Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a medium mixing bowl.
  3. Stir in orange juice, butter, orange peel and egg. Mix until well blended.
  4. Stir in cranberries and nuts.
  5. Spread evenly in loaf pan.
  6. Bake for 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  7. Cool on rack for 15 minutes.
  8. Remove from pan and cool completely.

It is delicious.

The sugar in the loaf pan makes the edges crispy with a little crunch. The inside of the bread has this amazing flavor with the orange and the cranberry.

Freezing tip:

My mother’s best tip for freezing bread? She wrapped it in plastic wrap and then wrapped it in foil before putting it in the freezer. When it thawed out you could still taste the crunch.

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Posted On: December 20, 2024

Written By: KariAnne Wood

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