Frosty white

For a modern take, choose crisp white-and-silver mercury accessories, but add some flair with pretty pastel pinks and natural foliage – eucalyptus, fir and mistletoe. Bring some glitz to the look with a sparkling sequin table runner and make each setting extra special with rose gold cutlery and fancy champagne glasses. mercury tea light holders, £4.99 each, Wyevale Garden Centres Nordic Christmas napkins, £4, Talking Tables metal standing tree with glitter, £24.99, Very Two LSA Bar Grand hollow stem flutes, £20, Black by design Pink metallic cushion, £5, George Home Check out our blog cushienumber.co.uk for even more affordable, must-have accessories

Get this sweet scheme with The Contemporary Home

Set of ceramic polar bears, £15, The Contemporary Home Snowflake plate, £12.99, Homesense

Luxury silver crackers (6pk), £10, Sainsbury’s

Casa Couture 24-piece copper cutlery set, £180, House of Fraser