Pottery Barn’s Fair Isle Dinnerware is Bringing Christmas Sweater Coziness to the Table, and it's so Nostalgic

Retro chic meets festive charm with Pottery Barn's Fair Isle dinnerware – it won me over instantly, and it's on sale right now

Red and white fair isle dinnerware with red napkins and silver napkin rings
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You can't beat a cozy Christmas sweaters. There's nothing that gives me that Hallmark-style festive feeling as fast as donning a classic festive knit – which is why I was thrilled to discover Pottery Barn's Tahoe Fair Isle dinnerware collection. It looks exactly like my favorite holiday sweater, and it's on sale right now.

If you're perplexed by the idea of combining Christmas sweaters with tableware, trust me: this Christmas table decor idea is a stroke of genius. The Tahoe Fair Isle dinner plates and Tahoe Fair Isle salad plates boast the kind of holiday pattern that's intricate but not excessive – and finished in a red and white color palette, I think they're instant classics.

Tahoe Fair Isle Stoneware Dinner Plates, Set of 4
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Tahoe Fair Isle Stoneware Dinner Plates, Set of 4: was $69.50 now $55.50 at Pottery Barn US

Instantly festive but undeniably stylish, these Fair Isle dinner plates might just transform your holiday table. Layer up with the Tahoe Fair Isle salad plates to add more complexity to the look.

There's plenty of opportunity to lean into maximalism with the Tahoe Fair Isle dinnerware collection: think cheerful red linens, gold flatware, and a show-stopping poinesettia centerpiece. If you're after a more understated look, however, these pieces are more versatile than you might expect. I'd pair them with a crisp white tablecloth and a few red taper candles to create a simple, elegant look that just happens to include a few Christmas sweater-inspired prints.

Yet when it comes to dressing my holiday table this year, I'm spoilt for choice. Pottery Barn's festive tableware sale is absolutely packed with treasures; in fact, my cart is practically overflowing. Here's everything else I'm eyeing up right now (with Christmas apparel in mind, of course).

Shop Christmas Sweater-Inspired Tableware at Pottery Barn


There's something so delightfully retro about a Fair Isle print – but I'm a firm believer that it never goes out of style. In fact, nostalgia is one of the biggest holiday decor themes for Christmas 2025, so it looks like cozy retro prints are here to stay.

Martha Davies
Content Editor

Martha is a Content Editor on the Living team at Homes & Gardens. Her love for lifestyle journalism began when she interned at Time Out Dubai when she was 15 years old; she went on to study English and German at Oxford, before covering property and interior design at Country & Town House magazine. To Martha, living beautifully is all about good food and lots of colorful home decor.

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