Dinner party inspiration

There is nothing more inviting than a beautifully decorated table! With a few suggestions your table can go from drab to fab using seasonal inspiration and a little imagination.

Steps to a beautiful table setting:

1. Start with a table cloth to suit your theme. In the picture above a simple white table cloth is a beautiful backdrop.
2. Add placemats based on your theme and colour. Above the placemats are gold.
3. Layer different plates - various sizes and colours (some bordered and some not)
4. Coordinate the napkin and place either at the side under the cutlery or on top of place for added interest.
5. Optional ornament placed on the plate - in the above photo there is a Christmas tree candle.
6. In the centre of the table use candles, decorations and/or flowers to further add interest and beauty to the table. Above in the Christmas theme Christmas tree ornaments, Christmas tree candles, tea lights, silver/gold candles, and chandler candles. Play around with the placement of items until you have achieved the desired affect.

Spring Theme
- Add interest and beauty by layering dishes, textured placemats and beautiful spring daffodils.

Simple Elegance:
- Choose a beautiful background colour for the placemat, coorindating napkins and wrap the plates as shown below with an elegant satin ribbon tied in a bow.

Country Simplicity:
- White on white theme (table cloth, napkins, plates, candles, flowers) tie with a simple gingham ribbon with heart cookie threaded through. Beautiful white flowers in a small aluminum can adds to the simplicity of the theme.

Black and White Theme:
- Use various black and white patterns to add interest to this table setting. Layer the patterns in the placemat, napkin and ornamental box. Simple white dishes are show cased in this black and white theme.

Nautical Theme:

- add a roped placemat and napkin ring, striped napkin and alternating white and blue plate

Napkin Interest:
- layer two napkins (in photo the solid colour is on the inside and bordered napkin on the exterior), encase with a beautiful napkin ring

Summer Fresh:
- there are so many beautiful themed dishes on the market, these ones pictured below are available at Peer One
- choose a dominant colour in the dinner ware and pick up the colour in the placemats (there are two placements layered in the photo
- layer two coloured napkins (yellow and green in the photo) and hold with a simple napkin ring
TIP: keep the napkins simple when the dinner ware are patterned