The Kitchen Item You’re Not Hanging on Your Tree (but Absolutely Should Be!)
It’s always nice to reunite with ornaments that are family heirlooms — but if you don’t have any passed-down pieces, then you might end up shopping for new ornaments this holiday season. However, you don’t necessarily have to buy a new set to add new magic to a holiday tree; instead, consider your kitchen first.
One content creator found a stunning way to repurpose vintage china plates into gorgeous tree adornments. Warning: Once you’ve seen it, you’ll likely want to copy the look (even if you don’t own any china!).
“Every Christmas, this decorating tip goes viral and for a very good reason,” Courtney Mims from @southerntoatea said in a recent Instagram video. “These are all mismatched pieces of fine china that I found at different thrift stores. So timeless and elegant, and now I can’t seem to decorate without them.”
Hanging Plates on Your Christmas Tree Feels Super Grandmillennial
Luckily, all you need are a few tools to create ornaments from your existing saucers and plates. This set of plate hangers comes in a variety of sizes, so that you can incorporate each into your collection. And after Christmas, you can use the included wall hooks to hang the plates.
Simply slide a piece of ribbon underneath the hanger and tie it into a bow to complete the look! And if you don’t have any plates yet, hit your local thrift or antique store to grab a couple for just a few dollars. Or, check out this set of six tea cups and saucers from Wayfair, which comes in a gorgeous cream-and-blue floral motif that feels antique.
It’s no surprise that people were praising Mims’ plate-dotted tree. “Love this idea and I have so many antique little plates … going to incorporate it on my tree this year!!” one person commented on the post.
Mims even worked in tea cups by stringing them with matching blue ribbon and hanging them from their handles. “[The tree] makes all my elegant grandmillennial maximalist dreams come true, and each year I tweak her a little bit! This year is my favorite!” she wrote in another caption.
This plate ornament hack is so chic and different, and once you start hanging plates on your Christmas tree, it’s going to become an annual tradition. The final look is just adorable!