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When It Comes to Holiday Tablescapes, Purple Reigns

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To add something unexpected and dramatic to your holiday table, there’s nothing like purple, whether you favor an earthy aubergine hue or something a little more royal. It’s the ultimate jewel tone for a sparkling season, especially when paired with live-edge pecan wood, glistening gold details and Goode Co. pecan pie.

To set the scene (from top to bottom, generally):

Live-edge reclaimed pecan wood table, $4,500 at New Living

L’Objet ‘Alchimie’ gold dinner plate (under pecan pie), $300 at Kuhl-Linscomb

Be Home gold and wood-handled serving set, $40 at Kuhl-Linscomb

Whim rustic napkins in silver-taupe (used as placemats), $31 for set of four at Bering’s

Pickard China Hillcrest by Kelly Wearstler anemone dinner plate (top right), $126 each at Bering’s

Waterford Lismore Diamond Lapis salad plate (top right), $31 each at Bering’s; Bernardaud Historical Litron saucer (with olives), $420 (with matching cup) at Kuhl-Linscomb

Sferra festival dinner napkins in aubergine, $50 for set of four at Kuhl-Linscomb

L’Objet gold intertwined ring napkin holders, $130 for set of four at Kuhl-Linscomb

William Yeoward gold leaf dishes (holding pistachios), $126–$206 at Kuhl-Linscomb

Rosanna Jet Setter honeycomb pattern highball glasses, $114 for set of four at Bering’s

Waterford ‘Rebel’ gold-rimmed purple coupe cocktail glass, $50 each at Bering’s

Gentner Design brass pin candlesticks, $150 each at Kuhl-Linscomb

Gold-hinged serpentine bud vase, $95 at Bering’s

Herdmar Rocco five-piece matte gold flatware set, $125 at Kuhl-Linscomb

L’Objet 24k gold-edge dinner plate (top left and bottom right), $130 each at Kuhl-Linscomb

Bernardaud ‘Botanique’ salad plate in peach tree flower (top left) and scabiosa (bottom right), $192 each at Kuhl-Linscomb

Aerin ‘Maurice’ gold-rimmed eggplant oval bowl (with figs), $126 at Longoria Collection

Aerin 24k gold-base crystal carafe, $295 at Longoria Collection

Bartky Minerals agate coaster, $30 at Kuhl-Linscomb

L’Objet ‘Han’ salt and pepper shakers, $175 for the pair at Kuhl-Linscomb

Hermès ‘Voyage en Ikat’ oval platter (with challah loaf), $1,240 at Kuhl-Linscomb

Kelly Wearstler torso wine stopper, $295 at Longoria Collection

Aerin gold sea urchin match striker, $250 at Longoria Collection

Challah loaf baked with love by Houstonia’s Scott Vogel

Published in the Hidden Houston issue of Houstonia Mag.











Sarah Rufca Nielsen
Sarah Rufca Nielsen
Sarah may be a native of Dallas/Fort Worth, but today she’s loyal to Houston. (She still loves the Cowboys.) She joined the Houstonia team in October 2014, heading up fashion, style and design coverage and covering other beats including the local drag queen scene and all things Matthew McConaughey. A Rice alum, she previously worked for CultureMap and the Houston Chronicle.