Create a Cozy Country Table Setting With Antique Silver Charger Plates and Cake Stands
With a little bit of imagination and by following the principle of elegant simplicity, you can design table settings that will be well-suited for any occasion. Here are a few ideas to use regular tabletop accessories like charger plates and decorative cake stands to put together a table that says €classic style'.
Start with a design element and build a theme around it. If you have a set of antique silver charger plates, think of cozy country-style table setting. These versatile charger plates can be easily fitted into any theme and matched with dinnerware in just about any style or color. Play mix and match as you blend a light floral pattern with stripes, to create a happy blend that adds texture and visual interest to your table.
Introduce natural elements like a sprig of lavender tucked into a delicate ribbon and fasten it on to your silverware or use a leaf skeleton as a unique nature-inspired place card. Create an eye-catching place setting by placing a vividly-colored napkin in a contrasting shade in between stacked dinner plates. Use an old burlap sack as a unique placemat or have an unfinished burlap runner down the length of the table to add rustic charm. Choose silver cutlery with rough-hewn wooden handles to tie in the theme.
Create rustic centerpieces for your table with decorative glass cake stands. Spread a bed of moss on the plate of the cake stand. Place a faux bird's nest with speckled eggs in the center of the mossy bed. Add a glittered bird to the arrangement and cover with a glass cloche. Antique silver cake stands that complement the silver chargers can also be used for this simple and elegant centerpiece. Scatter votive candles in Mason jars around the table to set the mood.
Tiny tin cups filled with clover or other herbs and flowers can be placed at each place setting for a sweet-smelling ambience. Print out and assemble vintage seed packets, and fill them with seeds. Use a thin strip of raffia to tie the seed packets to the tin cups for a decorative accessory that your guests can take home as favors after the party.
Set up a rustic country-themed table setting with these simple ideas.
Authors Profile: Martin Pitt is a certified interior designer and runs his own interior decoration consultancy. Martin especially loves decorating a home in wooden furniture and believes that nothing gives a home as warm and cozy a touch as all-wood furniture and decor.
Martin loves reading up on new design ideas, and has a special interest in space saving techniques. Here Martin writes about cake stands and charger plates.
Start with a design element and build a theme around it. If you have a set of antique silver charger plates, think of cozy country-style table setting. These versatile charger plates can be easily fitted into any theme and matched with dinnerware in just about any style or color. Play mix and match as you blend a light floral pattern with stripes, to create a happy blend that adds texture and visual interest to your table.
Introduce natural elements like a sprig of lavender tucked into a delicate ribbon and fasten it on to your silverware or use a leaf skeleton as a unique nature-inspired place card. Create an eye-catching place setting by placing a vividly-colored napkin in a contrasting shade in between stacked dinner plates. Use an old burlap sack as a unique placemat or have an unfinished burlap runner down the length of the table to add rustic charm. Choose silver cutlery with rough-hewn wooden handles to tie in the theme.
Create rustic centerpieces for your table with decorative glass cake stands. Spread a bed of moss on the plate of the cake stand. Place a faux bird's nest with speckled eggs in the center of the mossy bed. Add a glittered bird to the arrangement and cover with a glass cloche. Antique silver cake stands that complement the silver chargers can also be used for this simple and elegant centerpiece. Scatter votive candles in Mason jars around the table to set the mood.
Tiny tin cups filled with clover or other herbs and flowers can be placed at each place setting for a sweet-smelling ambience. Print out and assemble vintage seed packets, and fill them with seeds. Use a thin strip of raffia to tie the seed packets to the tin cups for a decorative accessory that your guests can take home as favors after the party.
Set up a rustic country-themed table setting with these simple ideas.
Authors Profile: Martin Pitt is a certified interior designer and runs his own interior decoration consultancy. Martin especially loves decorating a home in wooden furniture and believes that nothing gives a home as warm and cozy a touch as all-wood furniture and decor.
Martin loves reading up on new design ideas, and has a special interest in space saving techniques. Here Martin writes about cake stands and charger plates.
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