Category: Entertain
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Table Setting of the Week: Mushrooms
We just love the way the cheerful yellow of the charger accents the mushrooms of the dinner plate in this setting. It would make a wonderful table presentation in the spring or fall. Here’s how to get the look: Start with a lively yellow charger from the Anna’s Palette collection. Add a whimsical dinner plate…
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Table Setting of the Week: Trois Ors
Trois Ors Red dinnerware is decorated with a stunning floral and leaf pattern, and finished with gold. We love it in this simple yet elegant table setting. Here’s how to get the look: A touch of red and gold makes this dinnerware so elegant. Amber-colored champagne flutes echo the gold tones in the plates. A…
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Table Setting of the Week: Orange Spice
The spicy orange and warm neutrals in this table setting would look great at a holiday dinner. They would also work all year long. Get the look –
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Your Thanksgiving Table: Completing the Look
Now that we’ve shown you some beautiful table linen choices for Thanksgiving, it’s time to set the table with our serving necessities and accessories. Make guests feel warm and at home with Pomfret Candlesticks from Simon Pearce. Add Lorel Gold Salt & Pepper Shakers from L’Objet. Set out hors d’oeuvres or cheese on the Vagabond…
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All That Glitters: Golden Accents for the Table
One of our all-time favorite holiday looks for the table is classic gold and silver. Metallics are so elegant, and the sparkle and shine adds a wonderful spirit of festivity to holiday dinners. Add some sparkle, shimmer, glitz and glam to your table settings with these great metallic accessories: From napkins and napkin rings to…
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Interview with Event Planner Andre Wells
If you’ve ever attended an inaugural ball, red carpet premier, society wedding gala, or a major political fundraiser in the Washington D.C. area, you’ve probably seen the work of Andre Wells. An event planner par excellence, Wells has coordinated more than 4,000 events in the U.S. and internationally. We’re exhausted just thinking about that many…
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Making it Yours: One Customer’s Stylish Table Setting
We were delighted recently when a customer shared with us her beautiful table setting using our chic black Festival table linens. Here’s what she had to say: My guests thought the table looked lovely; I agreed with them. I greatly appreciate all your help with shipping it to me quickly. The quality of the linen…
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Books We Love: Flair by Joe Nye
Summer entertaining season is halfway over. We were starting to run out of decor ideas, so we turned to Flair: Exquisite Invitations, Lush Flowers, and Gorgeous Table Settings, by Joe Nye and Caitlin Leffel, which is packed full of gorgeous ideas for table settings, party decor and more. Combining patterns and styles from around the…
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Featured: Seashell Napkin Rings
These charming seashell napkin rings are just perfect for a casual summer meal, but they would look just as nice on a formal table. Crafted with intricate detail, Hans Turnwald’s napkin rings feature a heavy silverplate base and four large shells. Each set includes four assorted rings. They are just right for the beach…
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Kim Seybert’s Colorful Tabletop for House Beautiful
Nobody does colorful, embroidered linens like designer Kim Seybert. Her table accessories are like jewelry for the table – which is fitting, since Seybert was a evening wear designer before delving into home decor. Her brilliant tabletop for the June issue of House Beautiful bears the trademark Kim Seybert color and vibrance: To recreate this…