Set Beautiful Tables
in 15 minutes

Time-Saving Tips for Setting Beautiful Tables

Create a lovely display with creamy table
linens, and tableware, gleaming flatware and crystal,
warm flickering candles in their candlesticks, and
gorgeous flowers for your table centerpieces

Oops! Does that sound like a lot of work,
a lot of money and impossible to create in 15 minutes?

Don’t worry. Turns out it’s a lot easier and less costly than it
looks to create a beautiful table fast.

Read on for ideas and tips that make it easier, simpler and
more enjoyable to complete this dinner party preparation task.

Let’s start with some inspiration. Check out these two
examples of a lovely but simple table setting idea –
schemes you can put to work for you.

Notice that both tables use a plain white tablecloth, and white dishes. But they “read” very differently.

This creamy white scheme,
with a hint of pink in the flowers,
is simple, serene and elegant.

The second table, with just a few additions of colour, is simple and dramatic.

Would you like to use this table setting idea to create your own table-setting schemes fast?
like the ones above?

It’s easy when you know the system. And imagine the convenience of table decoration ideas that produce beautiful tables for almost any dinner party occasion. What a great way to reduce dinner party planning stress!

How to Use “The Little Black Dress” concept
No, you don’t have be a fashionista or
a female to understand this idea!

Take a look at the first table-setting scheme again. Notice how everything is pale.

Did you know that at the most formal state banquets, white or cream is a most acceptable color for the candles, tablecloths, serviettes, and dishes?

If it’s good enough for the queen, it’s good enough for us.

So let’s use this colour scheme to design a table-setting scheme that you can use confidently at almost any dinner party occasion.

Like the little black dress, this colour scheme is serene, uncluttered and elegant.

But also, just like the little black dress, the scheme is infinitely flexible.

With the little black dress you can add classic accessories like pearls for the serene, elegant look.

It’s the same with your dinner table. With simple classic accessories, you get the serene, elegant look.

Your Recipe for Creating
"The Serene, Elegant Look"

• Clear or crystal glassware
• White or glass candlesticks and flower vase
• White or cream-coloured tablecloth, napkins and candles
• White or pale-coloured flowers or artificial centrepiece

Tip: Because the white tablecloth and napkins are the backbone of so many table-settings, why not buy two sets? It’s an investment in peace of mind.

Your Recipe for Creating
"The Simple, Dramatic Look"

Here’s the same “serene, elegant”
table, but with a few simple changes into a simple but dramatic table

• Clear or crystal glassware
• White or glass candlesticks and flower vase
• White or cream-coloured tablecloth and candles
• Luscious, vivid-coloured flowers and napkins

Presto! - a table that is simple and dramatic,
a table with flair.

Notice that you don’t have to buy a lot of new stuff to change your look. This look uses the same white tablecloth, candlesticks and flower vase. All that’s different is the colour of the flowers and the napkins.

Get the idea? Make your own simple change of accessories,
and you create your own recipes for many different looks - romantic, formal, informal, dramatic, minimal, whatever suits your style or mood.

Create easy, inexpensive and beautiful table settings when you apply the

Plan Ahead, Do Ahead, Keep it Simple System.

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