Besides the food, the table setting is an important part of
a meal. Weather its outside, inside, with entire extended family, or friends it’s
great to add character to the setting of a party and home entertainment. A table
setting sets the mood such as romantic, holiday, summer fun, or kids themed. Here
are some of my examples
Outside table lunch:
When outside I think of summer and flowers and fun bright
colors. Outside I think of two different table settings. One is a nice but more
formal almost like setting for tea. You would have all white square plates
which are great for being outside and add to the brightness. For glasses I would
use short round glasses or of course tea cups if you enjoy tea outside on your
summer days. Then to keep it simple use a glass clear bottle with a single
yellow flower so make it feel like summer but still simple and elegant. My second
outside setting out be for more of a playful setting. Of course when outside it’s
easier to drop and break plates especially with kids around so I would use kid friendly
not easy to break material type plates. I would pick out circle plates with sun
summer flower lining on them to give them a fun but still simple look. For glasses
I recommend ones that are thick and have heavy bottoms making it harder for them
to tip over and break.
Holidays (Christmas and thanksgiving):
Holidays like Christmas and thanksgiving are one of the more
formal setting for your table set so it should be very elegant and decorative. These
are the days you take out your best china and big festive center pieces. I very
much enjoy a recommend china that is decorated for thanks giving and Christmas
because those are the main times you will bring them out. At my house we have these
beautiful china set where the bowl, plate, smaller plate all have different
painting of a snow covered scene. When setting the table for these holidays it
is important to get the placing just right with silverware, the napkins, and
the plates with bowl placed on top. This is also the time you get out your best
glasses, at my house of holidays we get out our best wine glasses. My favorite
glasses for holidays are not traditional clear wine glasses but dark ones with
a decorative bottom.
Romantic setting:
Me main thing I have to say about a romantic table setting
is to set the mood, depending on the romantic occasion this can vary but I always
love to see candles and a rose. It’s simple but gives it the romantic touch. As
far as platting goes just keep it plain, and if it has decorative paintings on
it make sure they match the setting. You don’t want bright blue with yellow flowers
on your plates as a dimmed lighting red rose romantic dinner. Glasses can
either be fancy wine glasses or fancy casual but don’t use glasses that you
would use just every day. For a tablecloth I would choose anything that’s a natural
color like white, brown, grey, tan, or a darker color like a maroon or navy
blue because most romantic setting it’s in a dimmed area where you want the candles
to be one of the brightest things not a bright yellow or blue table cloth. Of course
not all romantic events are like this if you are going for this type of intimate
setting I suggest those things.
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