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“It isn’t the size of the gift that matters, but the size of the heart that gives it.”

– Eileen Elias Freeman Modern Style for Traditional Gatherings

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This table is all about height and reflects the glamour of mosaic design. Cool shades of blue are warmed lightly with accents of purple.

Tall and leafy orchids complete the look and project a perfect combination to welcome winter with glimmer.

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The song exclaims to gather around the Christmas tree, but most people head straight for the dining table. A glorious part of the holidays indeed, your table becomes the main attraction during gatherings with family and friends. Although there is much to be said for the traditional turkey and Christmas candy, could we get a little creative with it? Isn’t it time to really express your entertaining personality in a fresh way? Design your celebrations to be extravagant, subdued, colorful, or playful while still honoring the tradition of getting together. To get you prancing with ideas, Élan Woman asked a team of creative experts to provide us with their take on the holidays with a twist of modern style.

Christmas Dessert Table To keep the Christmas spirit and memories going through the end of the night, add a beautiful dessert table. This colorful yet wintery table wraps up Christmas with sweet desserts and lovely flowers, making it a delicious ending to probably the most anticipated day of the year. After all of the Christmas day preparations and festivities it often feels like the night comes to a crashing end. Wind the evening down in a glorious way with a romantically delicious dessert table.

The monochromatic shades of blue accented in purples create an entirely different Christmas atmosphere. Floating candles in reflective blue glass votives and purple tinted wine glasses add to the look with a cool romance that only winter can give. The tall orchids with waxy green leaves are what make this such a cool toned yet welcoming table. Height plays a major role in capturing the eyes of your guests and a few simple but different desserts and a colorful cake will have your guests dying to sit down and enjoy your unique dessert Christmas table.

--- The delicious desserts are simple and elegant, complimenting the Christmas table’s glamorous atmosphere. The cake is of course the centerpiece with a fantastic mosaic glass look surrounded by draping orchids. The height and the draping of the orchids draw the eye to the complete table, complimenting the cake centerpiece but enveloping the table’s complete look.

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Thanksgiving Breakfast Thanksgiving is a holiday all about dinner but married, adult children from mixed families often get pulled in all directions on the big food day. Dinner at dad’s, mom’s, his mom’s, grandma’s…you get the picture. Instead of stacking on the visits in the afternoon, make it one meal per house – and make it easier by starting with a Thanksgiving breakfast.

Even the most simple of tables and meals can be made memorable in the details and the experience. The Thanksgiving breakfast table is simple but brought to life in the details of personalized name tags on the silverware; stained wooden blocks used as risers holding the food and adding a darker definition to the table; and even the cool, yet simple idea of orchid book planters, provide an organic and fresh look.

--- This table is all about pops of color, organic elements and texture all of which are “Green” inspired. Texture is provided by the rough burlap, smooth plates, grainy stained wood blocks, the old pages of the book centerpieces and even the curled edges of the crepes.

The organic and color elements come in the fresh fruit, the drinks, the squash bowls and the amazing orchid arrangements - which also gives the table definition and height. The muffin/cupcakes are a quick to-go snack if the drive to the next house is a long one. The heavenly scent of rosemary is just enough to start any day off right.

The experience of a calm, healthy and colorful breakfast with family is what really brings this table and your Thanksgiving morning to life. Imagine sitting around the table, filling up delicious crepes with fresh fruit toppings, eating porridge from squash bowls and enjoying each other’s company.

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New Year’s Eve Table of Dreams The New Year’s table is inspired by growth and dreams. Imagine your family gathered just before midnight sitting around a colorful table discussing goals for the coming year. The kids and you enjoy munching on cookies and donuts as you write down or draw your ideas in categories such as work, personal and home.

The unique quality of this table is that it is easily personalized. Each setting instantly becomes individual to the person it is placed in front of. The cork board “placemats” can be reused throughout the year or hung as décor to assist in keeping everyone focused on what they desire to attain and the memories you built together that one special New Year’s Eve. Fun push pins, colorful journals and family bonding over yummy treats makes this a table that’s about time…quality time. Every child has a holiday that stands out to them when they look back at their life and this is a table that your children will remember for the years to come.

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--- Unlike the other tables, the plane of this table is all relatively flat, perfect for children to work on. To brighten the appearance and make the table bright and cheery, colorful and unique push pins, paper clips and tags were used. Although this table looks busy, it is built upon the most simplistic of ideas and a perfect place to store your lofty goals and dreams.

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