Hugmyndir fyrir jólaborðið

Ef þú spyrð Clöru verður mikilvægi þess að dekka upp jólaborðið af alúð og að öllu sé snyrtilega upp raðað seint ofmetið. Diskunum skal stilla upp miðlægt fyrir framan hvern stól. Gafflarnir eiga að vera vinstra megin við diskinn, hnífar og skeiðar hægra megin. "Gætið þess að egg hnífanna snúi að disknum," segir Clara

Ef bera á fram marga diska ættir þú að gæta þess að hnífapörunum sé raðað í þeirri röð sem þau eru notuð, byrja fjærst og vinna sig í áttina að disknum. "Glösunum ætti að koma fyrir ofan við diskinn, örlítið til hægri," segir Clara. Þegar eftirréttur er borinn fram skaltu staðsetja skeið eða gaffal fyrir ofan diskinn. "Leggðu servíettuna vinstra megin við gaffalinn eða á sjálfan diskinn," leggur Clara til.

Fyrir Önnu skipa fallegar jólaskreytingar og heimagerðir skrautmunir mikilvægan sess á jólaborðinu. "Borðskreytingar getur gert gæfumuninn," segir hún. þær ljá borðinu yfirbragð 'hygge' og fullkomna heildarmyndina, og jafnvel hinar smæstu skreytingar geta verið yfirmáta töfrandi. Í ár hefur Anna fallið fyrir hinu náttúrulega og bjó til einfaldar skreytingar með mosa, könglum og smá gróðri. "Notaðu þau glös sem þú átt í skápunum og safnaðu náttúrulegum efniviði utandyra," leggur hún til.

“Let the table be full of light,” says Anna as she lights the many candles on the Christmas table. Anna has put tapered candles in adorable candleholders and placed them down the middle of the dining table. “Christmas is a celebration of light,” says Clara as she beholds the wonderful Christmas table.

When laying their Christmas table, the sisters like to use different-sized candles. This year Anna has developed a particular fondness for coloured candles and has chosen green candles to create a wonderful harmony with the brass-coloured candleholders. “Feel free to choose exactly the colours and candleholders that will suit your Christmas table,” Anna urges you.

“The tablecloth is the first thing to think about,” says Clara. When choosing the tablecloth for your Christmas table, it is a good idea to think about which napkins may go with it. “If your tablecloth is patterned, it is a good idea to go for simple and smooth napkins,” advises Anna. “Conversely, patterned and colourful napkins look lovely on a simple tablecloth.”

Anna and Clara often use napkin rings. “Napkin rings look wonderful as they embrace the napkins on the table,” says Anna with Christmas lights in her eyes. She reminds you you can buy all sorts of wonderful napkin rings. Or you can create your own.

“Using your own homemade biscuits as part of your table setting adds a very personal touch of ‘hygge,” says Clara as she places her delightful gingerbread biscuits on the plates. The sisters have used cookie cutters to create the cute shapes, but you can also just use a knife. After baking, the gingerbread biscuits can be decorated with icing. Anna suggests making the icing by mixing the icing sugar with pasteurised egg white rather than water. “It makes the icing whiter and easier to work with,” she explains. 

For Anna and Clara, Christmas is a special time of year for sharing precious moments with your nearest and dearest. Over the Christmas season, they often invite guests for tea or coffee, and they enjoy laying a festive Christmas table with candles, pretty coffee cups and bowls filled with homemade Christmas treats.

Anna often lays the Christmas table using ceramics in different shapes and colours to create a casual and friendly look. Clara fills the bowls with homemade peppernuts, caramelised almonds and Christmas biscuits. “The delicious smell of freshly baked biscuits is truly a sign that Christmas is almost upon us,” she says.  

“Once you have laid your Christmas table with lovely tableware, Christmassy decorations and candles, you are almost there,” says Anna. You may like to add some place cards that you can create yourself. You can also let your guests know what the menu is by writing it on a piece of paper, which you can decorate in the same style as the table. “And then you are ready to enjoy a delicious Christmas dinner with your loved ones,” says Clara.