Host With The Most This Holiday Season: Explore Our 2025 Hosting Guide
The season of holiday gathering is upon us at last; that means festive time with friends, traditional family meals, thoughtful gifting, and hosting guests for cozy evenings at home. At Urban Natural, we love to help you make this busy time of year as smooth, stress-free, and stylish as possible; that’s why we’ve curated this annual guide for all things holiday hosting. With handmade, ethically responsible, sustainable, organic, and USA-made ideas for everything from holiday gifts and home decor, to serveware and guest room bedding, you can focus on the things that matter most. Get ready to celebrate the ones you love, and ensure your home is wintertime-ready for winding down another year in comfort and style.
Deck the halls with handcrafted holiday decor
First things first: let’s start by helping your home make a festive first impression for the season. Why not dress up the mantle, table tops, or shelves with a collection of woodland fir trees handcrafted from walnut or beech wood? A family of Nordic felted gnomes may also bring a little good luck for the end of your year, and protect your Christmas treasures too! Hang your super soft Shearling stockings with care, and try a more sustainable holiday trim when you opt for a string of Fair Trade, felted holly garland from Farmhouse Pottery. Next, you’ll be ready to set the fragrance of your wintertime mood, and our favorite scented candles and Japanese incense matches have several seasonal options to choose from. Whether you love a traditional spruce scent from PF Candle Co, the smoky balsam fir of a High Timber candle from East Fork, or a phthalate and paraben-free Noel candle with notes of eucalyptus, pine, cedar, camphor and clove, your home will be filled with the crisp smell of winter in no time. If you’re looking for something elegant and hand-poured, Farmhouse Pottery also blends holiday scents of evergreen, log fire, and clove in their limited edition Wassail candle, made with American-farmed soy wax. Finally, once you’ve finished decking your decor, the only thing left is trimming the tree! This year, our team hand-picked some of the most delightfully whimsical holiday ornaments made from 100% wool and sustainably harvested wood to bring a little extra seasonal cheer to your style.
Set the table for unforgettable memories with artisanal serveware
Whenever we think of the last few months of the year, one of the first things that comes to mind is food! From savory dishes, decadent desserts, and tantalizing cheese and charcuterie boards– not to mention those hand-shaken cocktails– so much about holiday hosting takes place in the kitchen and dining space. Discover artisanal stoneware pie dishes made from organic materials, live edge wooden serving boards and bowls, and durable porcelain serving trays to show off all your culinary delights. You can also treat guests to multiple mouth-watering courses in handcrafted ceramic dishware from East Fork Pottery and Felt + Fat. Toast each celebration with stunning glassware and wheel-thrown ceramic serving pitchers from Farmhouse Pottery, or delicately hand-etched glassware and a hand-blown, recycled glass serving pitcher from East Fork. After the food and drinks menus are set, and it’s time to dress your feasting table, we always recommend candlelight for a perfect wintertime glow. The Floral Society offers dipped taper candles designed to last longer and burn cleaner, as well as beeswax-dipped Hanukkah candles to light up 8 nights of gratitude and remembrance. Pair your candles with petite modern taper holders in a pebble or cone-shaped design, and your holiday table aesthetic will feel warm and welcoming all season long.
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Make guests feel at home with cozy bedding and festive entertainment
Now that your space is decorated for comfort and joy, and the table is set with love, you’re ready to greet your guests and make them feel right at home for the holidays. Warm up your guest room with Belgian linen accent pillows, throw blankets, and coverlets from Libeco in warm color palettes that are especially ideal for winter. You might also treat visiting friends and family to hot cocoa, eggnog, or mulled wine in one of East Fork or Farmhouse Pottery’s holiday-themed mugs; cozying up by the fire after dinner never tasted so sweet. Finally, as days grow shorter and temperatures get cooler, don’t forget how much fun a classic family game night can be. Printworks offers chess and backgammon sets that are not only the perfect at-home entertainment for everyone, but beautiful to leave on display too.
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Still working to check off that holiday gift list? We’ve got you covered there too.
Just visit the Urban Natural holiday gift shop, where you’ll find even more hosting essentials, as well as handcrafted, ethically responsible, organic, sustainable, and USA-made gifts for everyone in your life. Happy holidays to you, and happy holiday hosting too!
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