Whether you are throwing a party with friends or celebrating your wedding one of the things that is essential is creating a table setting. Now deciding on where to begin when designing a table setting just takes a few steps and in no time your theme will start forming itself before you even realize. So lets get started…
1. Purpose
Before you can fully form an idea of what type of table setting you want to create you have to determine what is the purpose of creating one in the first place. Are you looking to revamp the way your kitchen table setting looks or are you having a cute dinner party with friends. Once you have figured this out you can move onto event theme. Celebration dinner party
2. Theme
Now that you have determine a purpose you might want to determine what the theme you are going for. Do you want black and white tie styled affair or do you want to create an all white table display.Girly dinner party
3. Colors
Now we’re going to be moving onto colors. There’s just so many color palettes out their to choose from so how does one figure out what colors to choose for your table setting. One thing I do is determine who my guest are. If I am having an all girls dinner party than your table decor can reflect that however if its a mix of guys and girls you don’t want colors that are to appealing to one side. Coral- Yellow and Red Table Inspiration
4. Menu
Be sure to determine what you are going to be serving? Is it going to be a full course meal with appetizers if so you table setting has to have enough room to accompany all the food on display. Emerald menu
5. Centerpiece
One of the best parts of creating a display is having a few key centerpieces to draw attention. Many centerpieces you see have incredible flower displays or cascading chandeliers for really upscale events. Take inspiration from what you love on websites like Pinterest and Loverly and write down centerpieces that will go well with your theme and color. Pastel centerpieces
6. Complementing Decorations
Often when you see a wedding centerpiece there is always an accompanying item surrounding the table display. This is something I think you should consider when designing your centerpiece. Some examples of great accompanying which vary depending on your theme include mason jars, candles, boxed napkin holders, colorful table runners etc. Romantic Parisian centerpiece
So if you’re planning a party or simply creating a nice table display for your daily family dinner don’t be afraid to spice things up a bit.
