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Summary: Learn how to choose your tablecloth and placemats for a Christmas dinner party in this free holiday etiquette video from a catering expert.
Stephanie Barnett's careers have spanned from art director to personal chef to design and ad work, freelance catering and painting murals.read more
"Hi! I'm Stephanie Barnett. On behalf of Expert Village, I'm here to show you how to make this gorgeous Christmas table for your Christmas dinner. I've raided my linen closet to see what can I do for my Christmas table. I have some white napkins and several in different patterns. I have a checked pattern, a white pattern. I have some red snow flake napkins. I have some red and white placemats. I have some really cute skater placemats. But look. Oh my gosh. The children put a stain on this placemat. I cannot put that on the Christmas table, so these are out. This is what I want you to do. Go through and check your linens. I have sort of an ivory tablecloth that can go down on one. I have a white one and I have a green one. I want you to think about what table linens you have in your cupboard and start from there. I think we're going to do a red and white theme. I think the green is too dark. I have to decide do I want the beige white or the white white linen on my tablecloth, and I'm going to use some red placemats. I want you to look through your cupboards and see what's available to you."
eHow Article: Choosing Tablecloth for Christmas Dinner