Christmas decorative pieces can be added to the kitchen, a room often neglected when decorating.
Select beautiful coasters that can be used as trivets as well with Christmas images on them. These can be of glass, stone, wood, or many other materials. They are to protect furniture, but they can also serve as decorations.
Another kitchen object that can be used as a decoration is the cutting board. The cutting board is functional. The function is to protect surfaces from damage when something is cut. It should have an impervious surface so it can be cleaned of small food particles and liquids. This allows cleaning to be done adequately. In addition to the functionality of a cutting board is the possibility of choosing a decorative piece.
It may also possible to match the images on the coasters and the cutting board.
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I do not believe one can decorate too much for Christmas.
I loved the designs on Christmas bells paper coaster and the blue Snowflake cutting board. Good idea to replace not only the cutlery but cutting boards in kitchen too. The atmosphere is more Christmasy and the ambiance just right.
I had seen glass cutting boards in the past on Zazzle, and they had sold out, so I did not design any at the time. Since they are available I designed a few, and found the glass line extends to coasters/trivets. The sell them for both uses. The idea of using cutting boards as trays is my adaption of a product to a new use.
blackspanielgallery, Thank you for the practicalities and products.
The paddle boards with their poinsettia and snowflake designs are particularly winsome for Christmas through Epiphany get-togethers.
Thank you for the presentations on glass coasters, cutting boards and trays. Are they common or new styles in Louisiana? I don't recall ever having or seeing them anywhere I've been. But they've inched into my shopping list because they'd add such light and photogenic-ness to table settings.
Zazzle has so many items, much more than when I started, it is easy to find something to add.
I really like your idea of personalized coasters and boards. I will make some myself too :)