Blue and white place setting with napkin and amaryllis centrepiece on table set for Christmas dinner

Linnea's most important tip when it comes to setting the holiday table is to think about the big picture and have a plan from the beginning. A little ingenuity and daring helps. Sometimes it's the little extras that make it -- a simple flower in a napkin ring, for example. She mixes china patterns using flea market finds and is freewheeling with patterns, as long as the colour is blue.