A simple palette of white and gold is an elegant and classy choice – and a great one for a mid-winter Christmas where you want some stylish touches without going full-on Santa’s workshop! These painted pinecones are great for holding name cards or little cards, making them a personal touch for each guest. Our pinecones are painted in Resene FX Metallic Gold and table in Resene Black White. If you’re wanting a classy look like this, you could try other shimmering shades from the Resene FX Metallic range like Resene Bullion, Resene Rose Gold or Resene Spark.

These cookie cutter napkins are simple and stunning and can suit any table set up. All you need are some white cotton napkins, a Christmas tree cookie cutter and a testpot of Resene Holly. If you’ve already decided on your colour palette and décor, you can match these napkins to any theme you have going by choosing any shape cookie cutter you want and any Resene paint colour to match your colour theme. These are sure to be a hit, and you can reuse them again and again.

Get creative and make your own coasters to match your table setting. Take some inexpensive MDF coasters, paint half of them in your chosen Resene paint colour and the other half in another shade – we used Resene Half Thorndon Cream and Resene Pohutukawa (which also matches our table).

A blue colour palette could be reminiscent of the beach, the chilly snow-covered North Pole, or just the fact that it is winter outside! Whatever your theme, these crisp blues are absolutely gorgeous and make for a stunning table setting. The added touch of a painted shell with guest’s names will make the setting even more special. Our place mat and personalised shell are painted in Resene Teal Blue with lettering on the shell in Resene White. If you’re after darker blues, try Resene Blue Night and Resene Surfs Up, or lighter pastel blues like Resene Time Out or Resene Sail.

Wall and floor painted in Resene Secrets and chair in Resene Laurel

Wall painted in Resene Rice Cake.

This is a quick 10 minute fix if you’ve realised your guests are on the way and you don’t have a tree. Simply get a branch from your backyard, pop it in a vase and hang some of your Christmas decorations to spruce it up. The key is adding touches of festive shades, like our wall painted in Resene Merlot. For other Christmassy colours, try deep red like Resene Salsa, a lively green like Resene Green House, or a glittering gold like Resene Gold Dust from the Resene FX Metallic paint range.

Make your own treat pot for friends and family. For ours we used a jolly red, Resene Red Berry, and Resene White for the rim. If you don’t want to make a Santa themed pot, you could try a snowman using Resene Alabaster and Resene Pizazz for the nose, or a reindeer using Resene Saddle Brown and Resene Bright red for the nose. All you need are some Resene testpots in paint colours of your choice, a terracotta pot, glue, buttons, and some delicious treats to go inside.

No need for red, green, and gold here, this Scandi style living room shows off some neutral tones and subtle Christmas décor. This chic design could stay on your wall all year round, or you can create your own patterns by simply painting other leftover wood you have lying around in the garage, or repainting these ones.

A budget friendly way to wrap gifts – make your own! This DIY cookie cutter wrapping paper is easy and fun to make. All you need is some plain paper or craft paper, a cookie cutter in a Christmas shape, and some Resene testpots in paint colours of your choice – we used Resene Holly. You could use your family’s favourite colours and make each one personal, or try some bright and unique shades like Resene Bowie, and electric blue, Resene Tree Frog, a bright tropical green, or Resene Boogie Wonderland, a whimsical violet.