Table settings will vary depending on the type of event and the food being served. Set up silverware and glassware so guests can work from the outside in and top to bottom. A floral centerpiece is a ...

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Have you ever wondered how to set a table? The holidays are here, and with it, dinner parties as well as formal family meals that finally put grandma’s silver to use. Laying them out, however, can be ...

Place a dinner plate in the center of each place setting. If you're serving salad, place a salad plate on top of the dinner plate. Place a folded napkin to the left of the dinner plate. Place forks on ...

Setting the table for Thanksgiving can be an afterthought. After all, it's just placing some glasses, plates, and silverware down before the food starts coming out of the kitchen, right? Well, that's ...

The interior designer Young Huh offers a step-by-step guide to entertaining outdoors with playfulness and style. By Tim McKeough On a beautiful summer day, you don’t need much of an excuse to dine ...

Table design can be broken into seven main elements: tables and chairs, linens, florals, dishware, stationery, decor, and food presentation. All of these require attention to detail. “One of the ...

Each one of us gravitates toward a certain look or design style, and, based on years of interviews with women around the country, I've come up with what I consider to be the three most distinctive ...