Category: Entertain
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Perfectly Poppies
Celebrate spring with a pretty profusion of poppies! A cheerful bouquet brightens up this hand-painted dinnerware by Vietri. Poppies are popping up all over, according to Houzz.com users. Pick some up to liven up your table. Poppies are also a great way to work in the Pantone Color of the Year, Tangerine Tango!
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Gorgeous Green for Spring Entertaining
Green is having quite a style moment. Elle Decor, House Beautiful and many other magazines have been going gaga over green table accessories and home decor. It’s such a fresh, vibrant color that is also wonderful for carrying you right into summer.
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Streamline Holiday Entertaining With Coordinated Table Settings
These festive table settings from Kim Seybert are perfect for the time-strapped hostess. All of the mixing and matching has been done for you, so you don’t need to worry about coordinating items. Just order the pieces you like from the collection, sit back and wait for them to arrive at your door. Set a…
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Jewels for the Table: Our Top Ten Napkin Rings
We know you’re busy this time of the year, but you still want to set a pulled together table for your holiday parties. What to do? One quick and simple way to add color and whimsy to the table is with beautiful napkin rings. Here are our favorite ones this season:
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What Size Tablecloth Do I Need?
We’ve made this even simpler with our Tablecloth Finder, which does all the math for you! Try it now. We get asked this question all the time, so we’ve put together this really simple guide. 1) First, measure the length and width of your table. If you have a round table, just measure all the way…
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What is the Difference Between Chef Keller’s Hommage and Checks Dinnerware?
After dining at Per Se or The French Laundry, many people have called to ask about the refined white dinnerware chef Thomas Keller uses at these restaurants. There are two patterns available: Hommage and Checks. Both are made in France by Raynaud using Limoges porcelain, so they can easily be mixed and matched.
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What Would You Do With 101 Colors of Table Linens?
If you’ve ever admired the gorgeous table settings created by professional party planners like Colin Cowie, Preston Bailey, and Martha Stewart, you know that color is crucial to making great looks work. But where do you begin? With colorful table linens, and luckily, Sferra has just leveled the playing field for the rest of us.…
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Ideas for Fall Entertaining with Traditional Home
As the days grow shorter and the nights chillier, it’s the perfect time to think about cozy get-togethers indoors. In the October 2011 issue of Traditional Home Magazine, this warm and stylish autumn luncheon gave us lots of great ideas (and some tasty recipes):
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Easy Ways to Dress Up Your Tables: The Table Runner
Because home decorating and entertaining are fairly new to me, and because I have a new husband/family to impress, I’ve learned a few tricks of the trade along the way that I think are worth sharing. The most important lesson I’ve learned when it comes to entertaining is learning to fake it. Wouldn’t it be…
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Naturally Stylish: New Jute Dinnerware from Vietri
Whenever possible, we love to incorporate natural elements into our summer decor. Nature is gorgeous, so when we’re outdoors, we use as many organic shapes as we can to create a seamless look.