Secrets Of The Perfect Table Setting

Inviting guests and setting the table for them with pleasure, conjuring up complex and original dishes, is undoubtedly a culinary talent plus spiritual generosity.

Inviting guests and setting the table for them with pleasure, conjuring up complex and original dishes, is undoubtedly a culinary talent plus spiritual generosity. Of course, now we go to visit less and less, preferring to meet in numerous cafes or restaurants that offer a tasty and quick dinner and spend a comfortable evening with friends. This saves time for those who appreciate every minute, and eliminates the hassle of preparing a festive dinner and the not always pleasant duty of cleaning and washing dishes.

But still, how nice it is to get together at a laid table in a cozy atmosphere, invite your beloved friends and wholeheartedly create something unusual for them! It is good that there are people who, despite the opportunity to meet outside the home, cook and invite loved ones to visit with great pleasure, delighting them with their culinary masterpieces.

 

Delicious food, good wines, beautifully presented dishes are undeniably important. But the impressions of those invited from the evening or festive dinner organized by you largely depend on the table setting, its impeccable appearance, the beauty and sophistication of your dining room. We share with you the basic serving rules that will help you create a perfectly beautiful, flawless table. What is the first thing to pay attention to when waiting for guests?

Tablecloth and napkins

An elegant tablecloth is the first thing that falls on the eye, it can transform the look of your dining room. For festive, solemn events, a snow-white tablecloth is ideal; traditional models of pastel shades also look good. It is important to pay attention to the size of the tablecloth. It should not be either too long, as excessive length creates inconvenience for guests at the table, or too short: too short a product will spoil the elegant look of the table. The edges of the tablecloth should hang down by about 20-40 centimeters.

An original solution, a highlight that can surprise your guests is a bright colored tablecloth of a slightly larger size, which is covered under a light one, for example, bright red or deep blue. The bright edges of such a contrasting model, speaking, will emphasize the bright whiteness and sheen of the fabric of the elegant main tablecloth. The opposite combination also looks good: a small bright tablecloth on a basic white one (you can use contrasting tracks and napkins).

Bright textile table runners are an interesting and practical decor. Thanks to these textiles, you can create unusual color combinations and interesting combinations with bright napkins for various holidays. They are easily erased, they can be replaced if desired.

Napkins, like runners, can become an exquisite decoration for a festive table. On special occasions, it is better to abandon ordinary paper copies by choosing beautifully folded fabric items, or use elegant fabric napkins at the same time as paper ones. You can decorate such napkins with special decorative rings that differ in shades and designs, they can be matched to any tablecloth.

The easiest solution is to carefully tie the fabric with a thin, shiny ribbon in a contrasting color (for example, red, gold, blue). If you want to surprise your guests with something unusual, decorate the table with fabric figurines. Matter allows you to create real works of art: these can be unusual shapes, figures and flowers, themed products, for example, a Christmas tree for a New Year's feast. This is not as difficult as it seems, the Internet is filled with video tutorials on how to form interesting shapes from napkins.

Dishes

 

The most beautiful tableware is thin elegant porcelain. Perhaps such items are not suitable for daily use, it is too delicate and expensive material. But a china service or fine ceramics will definitely impress your guests. Treat yourself to buying a festive set of dishes that will decorate the table on special occasions.

Pay attention to the correct arrangement of plates and the sequence of their placement. A special substitute dish is always placed first, this is an indispensable element of proper serving. On it is a plate for snacks or a deep plate for the first. According to the rules, all items are placed not too close to the edge, the distance should be at least two centimeters (about two fingers) from the edge of the table. Knives and spoons are placed to the right of the plate, forks to the left. The spoon is placed upside down, the blade of the knife should look towards the plate, and not vice versa.

The sophistication of crystal wine glasses or the elegance of thin glasses always attract attention. Their perfect purity is very important. No water streaks or finger stains! All your efforts will be destroyed in an instant. Glasses, wine glasses and glasses are placed opposite the plates or to the right of them at a distance of 1 cm from each other. It's great if you use glasses of different sizes from the same set or pieces that are harmoniously combined with each other. The heterogeneity in the dishes creates a feeling of some negligence and unpreparedness of the hostess to meet guests.

Decorations

 

Small touches: a vase with fruits and flowers, a glass filled with colorful glass balls or shiny beads can create a special atmosphere in the dining room. This is the key to a good mood and the indispensable success of your serving. Meeting the New Year or celebrating a birthday gives you the opportunity to realize numerous ideas, the field for creativity here is almost limitless! Multi-colored balls and unusual candles for a birthday, a wicker basket with fragrant daffodils for March 8, bouquets of fir branches with cones for the New Year, decorated with tiny toys.

Decorate the table for a festive dinner with candles in elegant candle holders or small floating candles in a beautiful stained glass vase. Their flickering flame emphasizes the brilliance of porcelain and the radiance of thin glass, creating a special atmosphere filled with the charm of evening beauty.

Perfect table setting, the beauty of textiles, the sparkle of glasses, a beautifully decorated table will surely be appreciated by guests along with your culinary masterpieces. And let your home become a favorite place for friendly meetings and cozy gatherings with loved ones!