Do you have special Holiday linens, dishes, etc?

[ChunkyNicksChunkyMom]

And also what do you use as placemats/ tablecloth for everyday. I have had the same dark quilted placemats for a long time and they are so NOT festive that I am thinking of ordering red quilted ones for Christmas ( great ebay vendor who supposedly also supplies WS $3 per v $12 in store so not so much expense).

[MamaMolly]

Dishes? No. We don't have the room for something big like that we only use once a year. I just use my 'good' dishes. But do have a Lenox Christmas cake plate and server only because I had a holiday themed bridal shower. I also have a lovely, lovely deep wine red embroidered table cloth and napkins that I use just at Christmas. And a pretty bright red and green silky/satiny table runner for decorating the table during non-meal times.

I tried to use holiday placemats but they got so horribly crumpled in storage it wasn't worth it. FWIW we didn't use placemats when I grew up but DH did. So when anyone comes to visit I use placemats, but for just us I don't. Weird, I know .

If you are used to using them and have a place to store them I think holiday placemats are a great idea.

[hillview]

I don't but my mom does and I like them (and use them).
/hillary

[GaPeach_in_Ca]

We have 12 Christmas dinner plates that I got from Pfaltzgraff a few years back for $1 each. They go nicely with the rest of our white dinnerware and adds a nice festive touch.

I'm glad we just have the plates because storage is less of an issue that way. We just have the stacked on the top shelf in our pantry, pushed to the back.

[alexsmommy]

I change out our regular cloth champagne colored placemats with red ones. Also have napkin rings that are tiny jingle bells. That's about it. No dishes.
The kids do have snowman plates and cups that I pull out for about three months of winter.

[gobadgers]

I have holiday dish towels, and just use red tablecloth. I think I have a couple serving dishes too, but I haven't pulled them out in a few years.

DD LOVES her santa straw cup from last year. I will probably end up getting more holiday dishes, cups, etc... and tell myself they're for the kids

[lilycat88]

Yes. I've got a 12 piece place setting of the Lenox Holiday pattern. I also have a ton of extra smaller plates in Holiday or Holiday Noveau that we use for our Christmas party and beverage and wine glasses we use for the party as well. We also sometimes use them for THanksgiving dinner. I've got a lot of the matching napkins, tablecloths, hand towels, etc.

Jamelin

[kransden]

I used to be a fiesta fanatic, so yes. I have the actual holiday pattern, and I supplement with red and green plates. I also use the red (scarlet or cinnabarr) for Valentine's Day and 4th of July. To me it is fun and I enjoy it. I also change my plates seasonally, but that is me, and it is one of my little excesses.

[jayali]

I have holiday dishes and glasses. They come out of the attic at Thanksgiving and I use them through January.

I have runners and linens that are also only used at the holidays as well. We don't traditionally use placemats, but I do have placemats with holly on them that we use occassionally throughout the holidays.

[WatchingThemGrow]

Hmmm....MIL has insisted that each family have a certain set of Christmas dishes, and DH has always said, "NO. We have no room for them." But, reading here makes me think we could use them for 6 weeks/year then store them. Hmm.. maybe I'll look into them. Some have already given the names of the ones you have, so thanks. I'll go look them up!