This post shows you the best festive decor for hosting a Christmas or holiday themed brunch.
Whether you’re hosting a Christmas or holiday themed brunch for the first time at your new place or if you’re a seasoned pro who is used to hosting every year, getting the right balance of great food and decor ideas within a reasonable budget can be tough.
There are some great ways to add some nice touches to your home that you can use for future holiday brunch gatherings to come.
Christmas Brunch Decor Ideas
- Individual Name Cards
There are plenty of ways to make name cards for your table based on any budget; whether its ordering Christmas colored place cards from Etsy, or creating your own template on Canva and printing at your local CVS, you can put your own touch on these name cards to make your event feel special for your guests.
Try mixing up the vibe of your brunch by putting new and old faces next to each other at the table.
2. Holiday Napkins and Silverware
Every event that includes food or drinks needs napkins! It’s a given unless you want a ridiculous amount of mess leftover and food all over your hands and face. Add a creative touch to your holiday brunch napkins by customizing them with a funny holiday saying or a few cute designs.
This napkin idea is perfect for cleaning up messes and adding a bit of flair to your kitchen or dining table
3. Decorative Champagne Flutes for a Mimosa Bar
A brunch for any celebration isn’t a brunch without mimosas! Whether you’re going the champagne or non-alcoholic bubbly route, a nice touch is having some decorative glasses to hold the drinks. Even if you already have champagne flutes or other drinking glasses, you can order customized stickers in sync with your holiday theme for added decor.
Try the usual festive colors like green or red, or switch it up with glittery gold and white. These champagne flutes can also work as party favors for your guests, leaving a lasting impression.
If you you’re not interested in messing up your glasses or buying new ones, but still want some decor around your mimosas, try adding Christmas or other holiday themed stirrers to stand out in your glasses.
4. Candles
Every party needs some light and ambiance. Although your holiday brunch may be in the day time (keyword = Brunch) you can still add some candles to freshen up the smell of the space and add some decor to the table or the surrounding room.
Try adding Christmas colored candles or holiday smells like sugar cookie, vanilla, forest, pumpkin, etc., or keep it simple with white staggered candles to set up a centerpiece.
Upgrade your kitchen or dining room table with a Christmas candle centerpiece. A centerpiece for brunch can be DIY, bought from your local store or using a combination using crafts and store bought items. Try decorating wooden tray to keep it simple or stretch out across the entire table with multiple candles, scones, wreathes, and green, red and white tinsel.
5. Wooden Tray Centerpiece
If you need some holiday brunch decor to take up space that can be DIY or store bought, a wooden tray is the key. Combine your wooden tray with your candles, Christmas tinsel, candy canes or whatever you like. This is where you can take your creativity to whichever level you’d like.
6. Mimosa Beverage Sign
Impress your guests with some signage around your drink area by adding a mimosas bar sign. Remember no brunch is complete without some type of mimosa.
There are a lot of options for creating this sign, from buying it directly online, making or downloading a printable, or buying a customizable chalkboard or whiteboard sign from a Target, Amazon or HomeGoods.
7. Festive Menu Display Sign
Just like when you look up the menu of a new restaurant before heading out with friends, your guests might just want to know what the food options will be for your holiday or Christmas brunch. Similar to decorating around your mimosa bar, you can add some Christmas decor to display your brunch menu in a festive way.
Use a free template from Canva or purchase from Etsy and print out at your local store to display these menus at the center of your table or on each plate for your guests.
8. Christmas Pattern Lights
No holiday decor, especially Christmas, is complete without a few (or a ton) of lights. You can display this in any way you’d like from around the kitchen or dining table, to your stairs or entry way to your home. Add in some colored lights with bulbs that can change based on your mood or the theme of your brunch.
9. Jingle Bell Garland and Wreaths
Greet your guests with some decor by adding a wreath to your front door. They are easy to hang with a command strip and your wreath can be bought in full or a complete DIY craft and no one will know the difference – unless you’re like me and horrible at arts and crafts.
Try being playful with the colors and additions using jingle bells, ribbons, lights and different leaf types.
Between these 9 festive decor ideas, you have plenty of options to mix and match for hosting a memorable brunch for you, your family and friends.
Decide on if you’re going to be a DIY girlie, a buy it from a store gal, or a combination of both and get to shopping. Christmas and all the winter holidays are right around the corner!
