The holidays are all about spending quality time with those we love. This year, surprise family and friends by switching things up and hosting a fabulous holiday brunch instead of the traditional turkey dinner. Brunch is one of favourite times of day to host, especially when our kids were little. The boys were rested and happy, loved breakfast food, and when it was over we had the whole rest of the day to clean up. New Year Day is a perfect time to finally catch up with friends over a nice brunch and exchange stories about the holidays.
For the perfect entertaining space that will leave guests in awe, follow my few simple tips below to elevate your brunch from the expected to the unexpected:
Establish a colour scheme
The secret to fabulous décor is to keep the colour palatte simple and focus on two complementary colours. On trend for this holiday season is pairing opposite colours together. Once the basic palette is set, add in a third accent colour, such as silver or gold. This will help complete the look and bring it to life.
Try opting for slight variations on the uber traditional red and green. Some colour pairings that you can try this year include:
• Mint and blush for a feminine and vintage look
• Plum and teal for a sophisticated and elegant feel
• Navy (or turquoise) and red, which gives your typical nautical decor a festive holiday flair
• Green and fuchsia to create something preppy and fun
• Red and grey for a chalet-chic look
Keep these colour schemes in mind when purchasing accent pillow covers, table linens, napkins and runners.
PRO TIP: If you’re hosting multiple parties, you can keep the festive colours looking new and radiant throughout the holiday season by using OxiClean™ Colour Shield Laundry Stain Remover. It helps to fight tough stains (think red wine and gravy) while safeguarding colours.
Set the mood… and table
The dinner table is the focal point of any holiday gathering! To make it more memorable, every tablescape needs the following:
• Flow: Don’t overpack your table with too many decorations. Keep it simple so there’s plenty of elbow room between guests and enough space for dessert on the table!
• Greenery and flowers: No décor is complete without succulents or fresh cut flowers, especially during the holidays. This year, try creating your own unique centrepieces by layering pine branches, Christmas ornaments and fresh flowers overtop a festive table runner.
• Table linens: Take a more casual approach to your brunch table linens this year. Mixing and matching colours and patterns keeps the meal light-hearted and bright. Notice a spill or stain once your guests have gone? Use OxiClean™ Max Force™ Foam Laundry Pre-Treater to help tackle even the greasiest spills and stains left behind.
• Rethink your serving plates: For a casual and natural feeling buffet style brunch, set aside the traditional serving platters and opt for more rustic materials such as slate, wood or marble. You can also try mixing vintage dishes with new items for classic yet modern feel.
• PRO TIP: To make cleaning up even easier, start with a clean dishwasher when your guests arrive and load it throughout the meal. Using OxiClean™ Extreme Power Crystals™ Dishwasher Detergent and Triple Action Dishwasher Booster is also a must during the holidays as it removes tough, stuck on stains and keeps your precious dishes looking sparkling.
Think beyond the tree
During the holiday season, people often focus on the tree and forget about the rest of their house. Try placing small wreaths or pretty bowls filled with ornaments in different rooms. Using strings of lights indoors is also a fun way to decorate. You can also bundle up small white lights and place them in glass jars to add a little sparkle to any room.
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ours is grabbing hot chocolate and driving around looking at the light displays
Favourite holiday tradition is Christmas Eve dinner beneath the glowing candles on our candelabra!
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My favorite holiday tradition is our Christmas Eve Light Drive.
Going out and driving around at night to see all the lights and the different decorations out at the homes!!
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We like to open one gift each on Christmas Eve.
My favourite holiday tradition is our family parties for Christmas and New Years Eve. We have a huge immediate family – 65 members and growing every year. We enjoy awesome food, drinks, laughs, music, & watching the little ones opening presents.
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sitting down for great food
My favourite is when we all get together to decorate our Christmas tree.
My Grandchildren come over Christmas eve we play games eat treats and have lots of laughs
My fave holiday tradition is having a big, turkey dinner (with all the fixins’) with the whole family on Christmas Day!
My favorite holiday tradition is opening one gift on Christmas Eve. It fun watching the kids try to decide which one to open.
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My favourite tradition is when my sister comes with her family and the kids unwrap the presents and just sitting around with each other
My favourite tradition is taking my kids to Bright Nights at Stanley park every year!
My favourite holiday tradition is baking and decorating cookies for Santa with the kids.
That’s probably the Advent Calendars for the children. I made cross-stitch ones for my own 7 and have now made 5, another nearly finished and one more to do for my grandchildren.
Visiting friends and family during the holidays.
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My favourite holiday tradition is baking holiday goodies with my kids.
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My favourite tradition is going skating together as a family, then having hot chocolate.
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I like to drive around to see the Christmas lights with family and then come home and have hot chocolate and cookies.
Going to the children’s mass Christmas Eve
Baking cookies with my mom!
I like the Secret Santa gift exchange.
Watching Christmas movies with the family!
My favourite tradition is decorating the tree.
hanging up Christmas lights
My favourite holiday tradition is finding the perfect Christmas tree at the farm with my family and then coming home for hot chocolate and to decorate.
My fave tradition is getting together with our whole family on Christmas Eve.
Driving around looking at the lights on Christmas eve.
My favorite tradition is the family getting together and we order in on Christmas eve.
My favourite tradition is driving around a local subdivision to see the lights on Christmas Eve, it is so pretty as they line the sidewalk with candles
My favorite tradition is getting together with my family on Christmas eve.
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Putting up all the Christmas decorations is my favourite holiday tradition.
I love having gumbo on Christmas Eve. Reminds me of both my childhood and my world travels.
Christmas morning brunch is our favorite tradition!
My favorite is going to Church Christmas Eve! It feels so magical.
I love eating whipped shortbread cookies Christmas morning, and having a hot chocolate or coffee to go with it. Then it’s time to open stockings first!
Family dinner on Christmas Eve and then everyone open their Christmas gifts
My favourite tradition is baking Christmas cookies with my daughter, and now my little granddaughter.
My favourite holiday tradition is decorating the tree with the kids and watching them open presents on Christmas morning.
My favourite tradition is our family Christmas dinner.
GETTING TOGETHER WITH MY FAMILY ON CHRISTMAS EVE ENJOYING THE COMPANY AND GREAT FOOD
I like the pizza dinner we always have on Christmas Eve.
I love baking cookies with my family
Exchanging presents with my sisters on Christmas eve.
My favourite holiday tradition is going ice skating along the trails, and hot chocolate afterwards.
My favourite holiday tradition is going to look at the lights on Christmas eve.
Our favourite holiday tradition is decorating the Christmas Tree.
Watching holiday movies with the family.
I have taken over the tradition of baking Grandmas’ shortbread cookies!
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In response to your question of
What is your favourite holiday tradition?
My favourite holiday traditions are listening to my favourite Christmas Music
while i decorate the Christmas Tree and opening one present on Christmas Eve.
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I love doing Kris Kringle!
It is reading Christmas stories with my family.
My favourite holiday tradition is making and decorating the gingerbread house
Opening one gift on Christmas Eve.
building gingerbread houses together
I love trimming the tree with the kids!
having my gingerbread house decorating contest with my youngest daughter.
Making my dad’s holiday dressing to share with family is the thing I love to do at Christmas.
Love being all the family together to open the gifts!
My favorite is the family gathering for Christmas dinner.
We love it when the family gets together. Everyone travels just to meet up at least this one time of year.
My favourite holiday tradition is our Christmas eve dinner – my grandmother started it when i was a child.
opening up our stockings first in the morning.
Opening up our stockings Christmas morning and then having a nice family dinner in the evening.
I love christmas dinner at my parents’ place
My favourite holiday tradition is singing Christmas carols on Christmas Eve with my family.
seeing the kids get so excited for santa & christmas
My kids dress up as Santa’s elves and we take food and presents to our local foodbank. It really is better to give than receive.
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my favourite tradition is getting together with the family for Christmas!
Watching White Christmas
spending time with loved ones and reflecting on the year – I miss Christmas already – I feel the New Year dawning!
I love doing gingerbread houses with the kids. And it requires a lot of cleanup after.
My favourite holiday tradition is to a Christmas tree u cut to get our tree.
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My favorite holiday tradition is decorating the tree
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My favourite holiday tradition is decorating our tree with ornaments we have collected from our travels around the world. It always brings back wonderful family memories as we put up our tree each year.
watching holiday movies with my loved ones
Making meat pies and cookies with my children.
My favourite holiday tradition is making an extra donation to charities we support. We do this as a family every year.
Favourite holiday tradition is decorating the house and baking with the kids 🙂
The Christmas eve gathering.
My favourite holiday tradition is driving around and looking at Christmas lights
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My favourite holiday tradition is going Christmas Caroling with my Neighbors and Family 🙂
Favourite holiday tradition is Christmas Eve dinner
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Playing cards at my aunts house.
My favourite holiday tradition is decorating our Christmas tree.
Driving around to look at all the Christmas Lights on Christmas Eve
My favourite holiday traditon is giving all the children chocolate letters for Christmas
My fav holiday tradition is family movie night.
My favourite tradition is cutting down the tree with my kids.
christmas dinner with the whole family!