Tablescapes – Tina's Chic Corner

Christmas 2023

December 19th, 2023Tina6 Comments

Welcome to our home for the 2023 holidays! This year I’m embracing nature, earthy touches, and neutral colors with a touch of traditional reds and greens. Our kitchen tree is an ode to our vacation to Quebec City, Canada because we enjoyed macarons and hot cocoa almost every night in old Quebec. So there are several macaron ornaments on the tree. This summer I found out that I love ferns (mostly because I haven’t killed them yet). It started with one and now I have three. I decided to leave them out on the kitchen table and dress them up …

Holiday Dining Room 2022

December 9th, 2022Tina2 Comments

It’s the holiday season and my husband and I are in full swing with hosting holiday dinners with family and friends. As in the previous few years, I adorned the chairs with faux wreaths. I used to spend so much time hanging them just right but last year my husband used removable clear clips (similar ones here). They are a game changer and we used them again this year. I always move things around until I get them just right. However, I had a vision for this area and I got it right the first time. I wanted my collection …

Christmas Dining Room 2021

December 7th, 2021Tina0 Comments

I couldn’t be more excited to get back to holiday hosting this year so I decorated the dining room with a cozy elegant natural look. I kept the color scheme neutral with whites and greenery, but I added a pop of color using my mom’s ornaments. They were hers when she was a kid so they have a special spot to shine. I seem to drop an ornament or two every year when I’m decorating the tree so adding delicate ornaments to a bowl is a great way to showcase them and to hopefully avoid breaking any. Cozy means lots …

Christmas Dining Room 2019 and Tips for Easy Entertaining

December 10th, 2019Tina0 Comments

This year’s dining room is probably my favorite. I lined up a collection of trees on the buffet and most of them light up, which adds a warm ambiance at night. When I use a lot of decorations for the buffet, I like to have a simple center piece on the dinner table. I used my favorite table runner and lined the center with a variety of sizes of candles. It’s so simple but I absolutely love the way it came out. I love to entertain during the holidays. There’s something wonderful about being surrounded by friends, family, and good …

Simple Winter Decor

January 9th, 2019Tina0 Comments

Taking down the Christmas decorations is bitter sweet. I’m glad that the task is done but I miss the Christmas tree lights and all of the fun decorations. I struggle to decide when to take everything down for that same reason. Leave them up longer and get sick of them or end up with pine needles literally everywhere, or take them down too early and miss them more than I probably should. It’s a careful balance. Every January I also struggle with how to fill the space after I take everything down. I want to leave the same joy in …