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If you ask Clara, it is especially important to lay your Christmas table carefully and make sure that everything is neatly arranged. The plates must be placed centrally in front of each chair. The forks should be placed to the left of the plate, and the knives and spoons to the right. “Make sure the knives are placed with the sharp edge pointing towards the plate,” says Clara.

If you will be serving a number of dishes, you should place the cutlery in the order in which it is to be used, starting from the outside and working your way towards the plate. “The glasses should be placed above and to the right of the plate,” says Clara. When serving a dessert, place the dessert fork or spoon above the plate. “Place the napkin to the left of the fork or on the plate,” Clara suggests.

For Anna, pretty Christmas decorations and homemade ornaments are important elements on the Christmas table. “A table decoration can make all the difference,” she says. It adds a touch of ‘hygge’ and perfects the look, and even small decorations can look quite enchanting. This year Anna has fallen in love with the natural look and created simple decorations using moss, pine cones and a bit of greenery. “Use whatever glasses you have in your cupboards and gather natural materials outside,” she suggest.

“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.