Inspiration for a Magical Festive Season
The Art of Tablescaping with Watts 1874
There is a particular enchantment that takes hold as the festive season approaches, a desire to gather, to celebrate, to create a setting where elegance becomes part of the ritual. This year, the dining room becomes the heart of the home, transformed into a warm and luminous stage where tablescaping reveals itself as an art of styling an atmosphere around storytelling and conviviality.
As hostesses around the world open their private homes on Instagram and beyond, the table becomes a new form of self-expression and creativity, a canvas where craftsmanship, memories, and personal taste converge.
“Setting a table is an art,” whispers Watts 1874.
“A way of mixing worlds, textures, emotion, inviting guests to discover your own story.”
A Symphony of Gold and Autumn Light
At the centre of this festive dining room lies a bold, generous Watts 1874 tablecloth in Alto Stripe Ochre Bronze. Its wide strokes of gold and bronze, paired with a border of intricate passementerie, giving a final touch of couture, evoke the quiet grandeur of European salons while remaining firmly rooted into modern living.
This festive dining table echoes timeless elegance and splendour. The Alto Stripe, woven in pure silk, is inspired by lavish Baroque and Rococo eras of design. Stripes have long conveyed a sense of opulence, deepened by the bronze tones of the Ochre Bronze colourway. They also lend interiors a tailored, structured look that is always impeccably chic. The Alto Stripe’s earthy Ochre Bronze effortlessly elevates this timeless motif for the 21st-century. More than a just a new collection, this large silk weave is the masterpiece of the scene, a soft reminder of Watts’ philosophy of blending tradition with modernity.
Upon this golden ground, the table unfolds like a painter’s still life. Autumn blooms rise in poetic clusters, flowers echo the season’s richness, their petals illuminated by the glow of slender candles.
Round, delicate glass vases punctuate the length of the table, their softness contrasting gently with the architectural stripes of the cloth. It is here, in this dialogue between geometry and grace, symmetry and randomness, that the table finds its rhythm, precise, layered, and quietly luxurious.
Around the window, the curtains are made of one of the most beautiful designs from Watts iconic collection, the Isabella Peridot Green, filled with delicate blooms, foliage, thistles and vibrant leaves. A riot of colours in a glorious garden of Eden, with gold and red reflections, celebrating the Autumn season.
Bronze Birds & Other Whimsies
Nestled amongst the floral arrangements, tiny bronze birds, from 19th century Watts family heritage, seem to drift into the tableau, their patina catching the candlelight in subtle, metallic flashes. They bring a note of whimsy, a reminder that true luxury often lies in the smallest details, in objects that carry memory and meaning.
These sculptural creatures, almost animate in their stillness, embody the Watts 1874 ethos: a reverence for heritage translated into decorative poetry. They watch over the table as if safeguarding the stories soon to be shared.
Illumination
Overhead, chandeliers cradle slender candles, their flames mirrored in glassware and polished cutlery. The light softens the angles of a modern dining room, glides across silk napkins, and mingles with the golden reflections of the tablecloth, creating a warm atmosphere, deeply inviting.
Celebration
Tablescaping has become a new form of Art, an invitation to revisit your world around a festive table, sharing personal inspiration and emotion, creating new happy memories, celebrating milestones of a family or with loved ones. It is the way colour, light, and texture play together; the way family tableware from previous generations blends with iconic pieces collected on distant travels; the way fresh flowers breathe life into tradition; the way a selected tablecloth set the tone of the season.
This is the art of hosting: layering details that evoke joy, gratitude, and the pleasure of gathering. It is here that Watts 1874’s signature shines, a British heritage open to inspiration, a family spirit carried through generations, a philosophy that blends history with a modern art of living.
From Autumn Nights to the Festive Season
As a result, a creative table that feels both timeless and elegant. Warm, inviting, ready to welcome friends and family into a season of celebration. Before the first guest arrives, the table already tells a story, one of craftsmanship, tradition, and contemporary charm.
Now all that remains is turning on the music et letting the magic happens. Through the night, the table comes alive. We wish you and your family and your loved ones a Happy Thanksgiving and a very happy holiday season, lots of joyful moments around tables, flowers and candlelights, today and every day.
From the Watts team.
Written by Laure de Dampierre