The
only thing better than enjoying a delicious meal is sitting down at a
beautiful table to eat it! There’s something ‘oh-so-magical’
about a beautiful table setting – it makes the simple act of
getting together for a cozy meal – a wonderful affair. With the
festive season just around the corner, we bring you beautiful table
settings that are inspiring.
Add
a dash of Tuscany to your table
The
most important and conspicuous part of a beautifully laid table is
the centerpiece. Make it striking, unexpected, even edible!
Commonfloor
reader, Sonali Dutta, homemaker, Delhi recommends – Place a small
pair of scissors at each setting so that guests may snip bits of
herbs from the centerpiece and sprinkle them into their soup, salad,
or vegetables. You can’t get herbs much fresher than that. Such a
centerpiece can be as simple as a few small pots of culinary herbs
and edible flowers temporarily planted in a harvest basket or large
soup tureen a day or so before the party.
Place
leaves and flowers on the tablecloth around each place setting or
arrange them around the edges of a large plate placed under a smaller
dinner or luncheon plate.
Complete
the look
Bottles
of olive oil, silverware atop cloth napkins, and salt and pepper, all
corralled on a wooden tray, complete the look.
Keep
it simple
We
love this idea of keeping it simple. Let the fragrance of the herbs
envelop you whilst you use them as part of your table decor…keeping
them in champagne glasses and adding a tea light candle as a decor
accent.
Strew
herbs and flower petals across the tablecloth just before guests
arrive. Choose colorful leaves and flowers that complement the china
and linens. Bay, hyssop, rosemary, rose petals, sage, scented
pelargoniums, and thyme are all good choices as they lie flat and are
slow to wilt.
Flowers
and herbs sandwich
Sandwich
an arrangement of flowers and herbal greenery between clear glass
plates.
A
pretty posy of herbs tucked into a folded napkin is a tiny, fragrant
bouquet that guests can take home. Choose a few herbs such as sage,
thyme, and rosemary along with a few flowers, strip off the lower
leaves, and snip the ends with scissors. Add a small ribbon to each
posy before tucking it into the napkin.
Pretty
up traditional paper place cards with pressed dried herb sprigs
attached with white glue. Or write each guest’s name on a fresh or
dried bay leaf with a black, gold, or silver marking pen, then place
it on the dinner plate, tuck it into the napkin, or prop it against a
wineglass.
