Seasonal

Christmas Table Decoration

A candlelit centerpiece that looks far pricier than it is fragile.

Brick Rated Score

3.7/5

Set 40743 · 2024

Pieces433

Minifigsn/a

Year2024

Set number40743

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The verdict

I put this together on my actual dining table and kept stopping to admire the way the red candle sits inside that ring of berries and gold stars.

It photographs beautifully and it does exactly what it says, it gives you a holiday centerpiece you build yourself instead of buying from a catalog. My honest gripe is that a chunk of the piece count is foliage stems and leaves that don't feel like anything special once you're holding them, and the finished piece is looser than I'd like, so it travels from shelf to table more carefully than a normal set. If you want a one-afternoon festive project to display year after year, this delivers. If you're chasing rare parts or a rock-solid build, look elsewhere in the seasonal lineup.

Best for: LEGO fans who want a build-it-yourself table centerpiece for the holidays, not a display shelf showpiece

The full review

What it is

I'll be straight with you, the first thing that got me about this set was the candle. It's a tall brick-built pillar candle in warm red, ringed with berries, poinsettia-style flowers, and little gold star accents, and the whole thing looks like something you'd actually pay a home decor store good money for. Setting it in the middle of my table for a test run, it held its own next to real centerpieces, which is not something I say about every seasonal LEGO set.

The catch

Where it gets shakier, literally, is durability. This is a display piece, not a handled one, and a few of the leaf and berry stems are attached in ways that let go if you pick it up by the wrong spot. Reviewers who tested it agreed the sweet spot price would have sat closer to $25 to $30 rather than the $39.99 it launched at, since a good portion of the 433 pieces are repeated foliage elements rather than anything you'll want to hunt down for other builds. It also doesn't nest back into its retail box the way some past Christmas decor sets did, so you'll want a dedicated spot to tuck it away come January.

Who it's for

I'd point this at someone who wants a fun, low stakes holiday build to do with coffee on a Sunday afternoon and then actually display, not tucked in a drawer. If you love the idea of building your own centerpiece and don't mind handling it gently, it earns its spot on the table. If you're shopping by price per piece or want something sturdy enough for kids to rearrange, I'd steer you toward a different seasonal set instead.

The parts story

What the build is actually like, and the pieces worth knowing about.

The build itself is not difficult. You're stacking the candle body first, then working outward attaching foliage sprigs and berry clusters piece by piece around the base, which makes for a relaxed, almost meditative session rather than a puzzle. Nothing about the instructions trips you up, and at 56 pages it's a comfortable single sitting.

Standout pieces are really about color and texture rather than rare molds, the deep red candle bricks, the gold star elements, and the mix of leaf and flower pieces in different greens all work together to sell the festive look. It's less about a killer new part and more about how well LEGO combined ordinary elements to fake the texture of real greenery and wax, which is honestly the charm of the whole set.

Fun facts

01The set was designed by Mel Caddick and released on September 1, 2024.
02The finished model measures roughly 18 x 21 x 24 cm, big enough to be a genuine table centerpiece rather than a shelf trinket.
03It carries a Brickset community rating around 4.3 out of 5, reflecting how much people like the look despite the price complaints.
04LEGO marketed it as reusable holiday decor meant to come back out every Christmas, positioning it against real seasonal centerpieces rather than other toy sets.