The Inglenook Decor

This magnificent Festival of Lights serving plate can help you make a creative theme for Hanukkah. Festive and elegant, it's perfect when paired with other tailored flatware and shimmering crystals in blue, cobalt, and violet. Accessorize by using a woven placemat and rich napkins enclosed in beaded rings. The woven fabric not only adds elegance, but also protect your table from scratches. Place clear votive candleholders around the decorative centerpieces and hang pairs of chocolate gelt and golden dreidels as ornaments from a stick-style tree. Sprigs of cedars or other evergreens can also serve as a dramatic table scape. Just fit in some floral foam that has been previously soaked in water on a candle tray or shallow bowl. Put all the greenery on the base of the foam and take your pick on the seasonal materials available to add color and texture to the presentation. Roses, flat leaf eucalyptus, orchids and pine cones are some of these. If you have the time, indulge in a meaningful project by creating a homemade menorah for your holiday table. Pour some sand on eight miniature tin pails then place them on a tray. This will hold the mini taper candles. Use a slightly larger tin pail on the center of the tray. Afraid of flames or candles? Use a contemporary pewter menorah or an electrified steel menorah to bring sleek design to your tabletop.