How to decorate a table for a birthday or holiday

In preparation for the holiday, we first think over the menu. Of course, refined and original dishes and drinks are the honored "guests" on our table. And the wonders of the masterly serving will help to emphasize their significance, palatability and advantageous shading. It is important to think through every detail, every "note", so that the "symphony" created from porcelain, textiles, crystal, flowers and metal sounded in unison with one or another event in your life. Decorating the table correctly is a whole art that you should definitely master.

Basic serving rules

The variety of serving options is amazing. But each of the creative decisions is carried out on the basis of a clear base, which includes not only the rules of arrangement of plates and appliances. Equally important is the location and appearance of the chairs, their compatibility with the banquet table. Competent serving even takes into account the order of serving dishes. Consider the main points.

To create a harmonious space, it is necessary to choose serving items:

  • in shades of a certain color range - textiles and dishes should be combined with the general interior design.
  • in a certain style - depending on the style of the room. It is ridiculous to place on the deliberately rough wooden table refined porcelain partings with gilding and lace border. Equally inappropriate in classic rococo square plates for sushi or Khokhloma dishes.

Equally important is the correct placement of chairs. It is recommended to maintain an interval from 50 to 80 cm between them. This distance is quite enough for comfortable accommodation of guests.

Choosing a tablecloth

Tablecloth - the basis of the festive table setting. Glued and rubber coatings, as well as plastic utensils, have no place at the ceremonial reception. Not the best choice - products made of thin synthetic fabrics. They slide on the table, wrinkled and look pretty cheap. Quite another thing - natural textiles. Solid linen cloths or thick cotton with satin weaving add special status and comfort to the event. It is better to make the cover of the table double-layered - under the main textile lay extra fabric to match.

The color of the tablecloth can be any, but it is better that the surface of the table acts as a background for expressive and spectacular dishes and accessories. Therefore, light shades are preferred - pastel, white, pearl, ash-pink, light beige, tiffany.

The main thing is that the tablecloth meets the guests, sparkling with chaste purity and freshness. Folds and creases are unacceptable. Ideal ironed tablecloth is the pride of any hostess and an indispensable element of the perfect serving. The edges of the product should hang down at 25 -30 cm.

White, light gray or beige tablecloth versatile. They are combined with any bright colors and leaves a vast expanse for your imagination. Bright accessories will look great against its background - flowers, napkins, glasses, draperies, bows for chairs.


At the birthday of a young girl it will be pale pink accents, at the celebration of a mature man - dark blue or burgundy. At the wedding - any bright colors - lilac, pink, turquoise, green.

Arrangement and selection of plates

Celebration plates must be from one set, otherwise you will have to forget about the beauty of the table setting. They must match the overall color, style of the room, the nature of the event and the selected kitchen - European, Japanese.

If you intend to first course - do not do without deep soup devices. Under them as a stand at a distance of 2 cm from the edge have flat plates that perform a protective and decorative function.

Devices replace each other during the change of dishes. Instead of used plates, guests get clean and continue to eat. During dinner, 3-4 plate changes may occur.

The correct location of cutlery and glasses

Do you think that dealing with cutlery is as difficult as mastering Chinese writing? And no! Everything is very simple. Forks and knives are displayed on both sides of the dish. Knives are always on the right side. Their tip is directed to the plate. Here also place a spoon for soup spout up. On the left side of the plate are forks, the teeth of which are directed to the ceiling.

It is a little more difficult to understand the hierarchy of cutlery, to understand which dishes correspond to one or another of their representatives. But this is our shoulder. Objects are laid out in such a way that during the meal to move from the edges to the plate. In the extreme rows - a fork and a knife for snacks, a little closer to the plate are instruments for the main course and right behind the plate - dessert accessories. A knife and a spoon for desserts are placed in such a way that their handles are looking to the right, the fork is exactly the opposite.
The knives differ depending on the specific main dish - those that are designed to eat fish have a rounded tip. Knives for butter put on patty saucer.


Before talking about the correct placement of glasses, it should be stipulated that the drinks are replaced throughout the dinner several times. For each of them there should be a separate vessel - a glass for water, glasses for champagne, white and red wine, glasses for vodka, liqueur and brandy. Specialized vessels help to fully reveal the aroma and taste of each of the drinks. It’s not so easy to arrange such an intense arsenal on the table. There is a certain rule - glasses are set to the right of the guest at an angle of 45 degrees to the edge line of the table top. Their location must comply with the order of change of drinks. The first one is an aperitif, the farthest of glasses is used. Gradually used containers leave the celebration. A glass of water remains until the end of the party.

The color scheme of the holiday table

The choice of colors depends on your taste and nature of the event. The main thing is that all elements should be combined with each other, it is advantageous to emphasize the brightness and shade the whiteness of each of them. Perfect look combinations of color paints related colors. For example, sky blue will perfectly support turquoise and dark blue. Gold, silver, crystal and pearl accents are appropriate on any table.

It is necessary that the accent shade be repeated in different accessories - napkins, flower garlands, ribbons for decorating cutlery, cards with places for guests, balloons hanging from the ceiling. This will help to unite the disparate elements into a single whole and get a harmonious holistic picture. Do not lose sight of this. After all, you want beautiful pictures?


Serving style and its features

The choice of serving style depends on the general character of the interior, on its filling. Different countries have their own national traditions and customs of serving, which should be observed.

Country style table setting

Prefer rustic simplicity? Country style characterizes the natural rural color instead of stylization. Rough dishes, furniture, textiles made of harsh fabric with a simple print. As a rule, these are linen, flannel, cotton products in a cage, peas, small florets, stripes. Shades are chosen terracotta, gray, brown, beige. The table can be decorated with a flower in pots, a composition of twigs, twine.

Autumn table setting

It is very simple to convey the autumn mood in a serving. It is enough to add a few red-brown accents or to lay a tablecloth with a print in the form of autumn leaves. Such a table will be decorated with beautiful autumn flowers - asters, chrysanthemums, gerberas. No less expressive accent will be a yellow-red bouquet of maple leaves or a small bunch of wheat ears. Natural materials can support the natural theme - cones, tree branches, orange candles, napkins. Autumn fruits and vegetables from the garden can also serve as a decor - apples, small pumpkins, turnips, a bunch of onions, and so on.

Maritime decor

One of the most attractive thematic styles. The main condition for the correct sea serving is the choice of white and blue colors and the presence of marine patterns and accessories. Embroidered anchors on a white tablecloth, napkins or tablecloth with a white and blue stripes, dishes with starfish and fish ornaments, ship rope in accessories indicate that you have a decor in the marine theme. On the tablecloth you can place transparent pebbles and shells, any little things that emphasize proximity to the sea.


Festive table in eco-style

The popularity of using natural motifs in serving increases from year to year. The main features of this style are natural calm shades, the use of natural wood and fabrics. Welcome - wicker rattan furniture, green plants and a huge amount of warm light. Covering the table with a tablecloth or not is just your choice. If you still decide to use a tablecloth, give preference to natural materials. Since eco-style metal is persona non grata, choose ceramic, wooden or glass dishes. It is preferable to use matte ceramics, as the gloss in this case is inappropriate. The dishes with uneven, as if broken edges look original.

For drinks, use ceramic or glass jugs and glasses of natural natural shades. The eco theme can be supported with wooden fruit baskets. As a decoration of such a table is often used a composition of natural moss, cones, nuts. And if you have greens growing on the windowsill, it is perfect for decorating the holiday table in eco style.

Table setting with italian motif

Italian notes appear in the luxury of serving decoration. Gold and silver decoration and vintage accessories reign here. Gold and silver appear in the fringing of plates, in cutlery, napkin rings and sauceboats. Crystal, gold and silver glasses perfectly fit into the Italian setting.

At official events, the napkin is taken to the left of the guest. In a relaxed home environment, it can be placed on a plate. Ideally, the tablecloth should be snow-white, good-quality and ironed with quality. Allowed and other monochrome fabric of light neutral shades.

If you wish, you can add a touch of eco-style in any other interior.

Design in the style of the 90s and 80s

Recently, parties are popular, referring us to our recent past. What is interest or nostalgia? Unclear. But the fact remains. So how to decorate the table in the style of these years?

  1. Food should not be exquisite - Olivier, herring, pickled cucumbers, jellied meat, boiled potatoes, vinaigrette - an excellent choice for such a party.
  2. Dishes are allowed variegated in the style of those years. If old grandmother's plates are kept at home, glasses, glasses boldly get them from the pantry.
  3. A tablecloth can be any, but more often our mothers laid out on the festive table just a new oilcloth, and sometimes the table was covered with newspapers or nothing at all.
  4. As accessories acted plastic napkin holders with paper napkins. Special decorations were not.

Table decoration in Provence style

Associations with Provence style send our imagination to the French province, immersed in roses and lavender. A peaceful and happy country life is something that a city dweller, tired of stress and eternal turmoil, needs. Delicious homemade food, excellent table setting - the easiest way to create the atmosphere of Provence at home. But here you can not do without accessories and design that correspond to this style. The highlight of the table setting can be vintage accessories that the French can skillfully combine with elegant classic items. The color scheme is bright. Which tones are better to use? Pearl - white, silver and gray-brown.

Prefer white ware with convex edges, as if carved with your own hands. At the very time fall vintage silver cutlery and napkins from her grandmother, crocheted. The tablecloth should be coiled-white or gray-white.


Patina-covered accessories, crystal vases and glasses will help to give chic.
The most appropriate table setting in Provence style on the terrace or in the summer garden. Decorate the table with a snow-white tablecloth and dishes, add wrought-iron chairs, self-grown flowers and enjoy the French atmosphere.

Country or Russian folk style

Russian style has undergone significant changes and almost disappeared from the life of modern Russians. But during the folk feasts, the products of Russian masters - pottery, wooden - with painted Khokhloma, Gzhel, Gorodets are actively used. On the table there are deep and flat plates, ikornitsy, wooden mugs and spoons. In everyday life it is worth confining to small accents of antiquity, combining modern dining sets with elements decorated with a particular painting - coasters, napkin holders, bread dishes. And, of course, the main decoration of any Russian table is a samovar.

Scandinavian serving style

Scandinavian style table decoration is a universal option. The main features of this type of serving are the use of simple shapes and lines and the predominance of natural materials and textures. Here are relevant accessories from untreated wood, for example, stands for plates, candlesticks. Textiles are only natural - linen, mat. This design is suitable for absolutely any holiday, but the peak of its popularity reaches at Christmas. The fact is that the middle of the table according to the Scandinavian traditions should certainly be decorated with a flower arrangement, supplemented with natural pine twigs and cones, and the tablecloths and napkins can contain Norwegian patterns, which are made in the form of snowflakes, Christmas trees, deer.


Eastern table decoration

Serving in the oriental style will allow you to feel like an Arabian princess, who not only knows how to dance and cook perfectly. She can easily create stunning compositions of bright silks, precious gilded dishes, pearls and sparkling gems with the ease of a sorceress. Bright shades and national prints will make the decoration of your table especially characteristic. This style is suitable for the holiday Eid al-Adha.

English serving

The national restraint of the British left an imprint on such moments as the choice of style of clothing, interior design, choice of food and table setting.

In England, their traditions. One of them is the indispensable availability of the serving table. This useful structure, filled with different foods, placed next to the table. It is from him that the main table serves the next dishes. Banquet table - small. Before lunch or dinner, there are only appliances, napkin holders, glasses, dishes with snacks on it. Meals are served on the table alternately. Used plates are cleaned in a timely manner.

For registration, you must use natural solid materials. A tablecloth with a pattern, crockery with gold painting, crystal, flower decorations are indispensable attributes of such a serving.
Traditional English dinners suggest the presence of two waiters. One of them puts the food on a pre-warmed plate, and the second carries the guests.

For the English serving is characterized by the following placement of food in the plate: the main hot dish - meat or fish stacked in the center of the composition. On the sides of it have a side dish. Next in line is the sauce, it takes up space above the garnish, and fresh greens are placed at the bottom.

Laying the table in a loft style

The loft is characterized by the idea of ​​creating an atmosphere of an abandoned workshop in an old factory - non-residential working space without decoration. The interior elements appear here as if by chance. In this loft, there were often items brought from a landfill, or bought at a flea market. In the same space next door to a rough bench, huddled together in a hurry, there can be an artsy antique chair, antique statues. Serving should support this direction. It may contain a combination of vintage devices and modern shiny elements of industrial origin.

Table made of raw wood should be combined with the current glass set of dishes. Tablecloths on such furniture are unacceptable, they are successfully replaced with napkins with abstract images.

Basic elements for table decor

Accessories on the holiday table will give the celebration a special highlight, make it unforgettable. But try to use them in moderation - the abundance of decor can interfere with the convenient and correct arrangement of the dishes, and the decomposition of the appliances.

Flowers and flower arrangements

Options for decorating the holiday table with flowers - a lot. These are ordinary bouquets in various baskets, and cute little bouquets in separate vases, and individual flowers in glass cups, and grandiose compositions. On the wedding table often present garlands of roses, intertwined with ribbons and beads. Прекрасно выглядят отдельные бутоны, помещённые в вазу с водой. Лепестки роз, рассыпанные на скатерти, создают романтичное настроение. Можно выложить из цветов длинную дорожку вдоль центральной линии всего стола. Очаровательно смотрится композиция из скрученной салфетки, заключённой в кольцо, когда к ней добавляется нежная маленькая розочка.
Вазы для цветов лучше подбирать невысокие. They will not obscure the guests from each other and interfere with the conversation. An alternative can be a pot on a long thin and preferably transparent leg. Flowers in this case are located above eye level and do not close the view, and the thin leg is almost invisible.



A variety of tabletop flower arrangements at one event should be made in the same style and color scheme as the rest of the floral decorations. For example, at a wedding celebration, they echo the festoons on the walls, cars, flowers in floor vases and even the bride's bouquet.

Air balloons

The table, decorated with balloons, immediately creates a festive, joyful mood. Bright multicolored clusters floating in the air - the dream of any child. This decoration performs a double function - it helps to create a beautiful bright interior and to amuse guests with interesting games and surprises. For example, you can put tips inside the balls with tasks, following which the player receives a prize. Or pour brilliant confetti into the ball and at the right moment to stun all those present, sprinkling them with rain of glitter.

The options for fixing the balls above the table are many. They can be tied to bouquets, multi-colored pebbles, small balls can be simply put on the surface. An interesting option is to tie a rolled-up napkin with a ball tape. At that moment, when the guest wants to take a napkin, he will have to untie the tape. The ball will fly up to the ceiling as if by magic. It looks fascinating.


Do not think that such a decoration is appropriate only at a children's event. Solid balls, made in a restrained neutral gamut, look very expensive and absolutely adult. Smooth rows of beige, black, silver products look very elegant and stylish.

Candles and Candle Holders

Candles are an indispensable attribute of an English dinner party, New Year and Christmas table, romantic table setting. There is a huge variety of these products, so for any reason there will always be "those" candles.

The style of candles and candlesticks should match the overall decoration of the table and room. In the classic interior will be appropriate long candles in wrought gold lamps. Industrial style is more suitable chrome or brass candle holders. In Provence will be good white, aged products coated with a patina. The Scandinavian style can be decorated with candelabra with a stand in the form of an unprocessed branch or deer horns.

Candlesticks can be made of:

  • metal;
  • porcelain;
  • glass;
  • tree.

Looks very nice products, "dressed" in knitted "clothes" - like a case for mugs.

The color of candlesticks and candles should maintain the basic palette of the room or be neutral.

Options for placement of this decor set. The main rule - they should not interfere with guests. Often, candlesticks make up the whole composition with flowers, pine branches and even fruit. Fantasy designers do not know the limit.

Original decorations from napkins

Want to surprise your guests? Then you should learn the art of folding napkins. Cloth napkin is designed to protect clothes from possible appearance of stains. But before she takes up her duties, she can serve as an excellent accessory. A starched fabric keeps its shape perfectly and from it you can fold the most incredible figures, for example:

  • Christmas trees - perfect for New Year's table, will delight both children and adults. Small decorations - beads or bows will make your Christmas trees especially beautiful and festive;
  • lotuses - would be appropriate on any occasion. If it's a man's birthday, you should choose napkins of blue or blue hues, if the "hero of the occasion" is a woman, the colors should be more delicate - pink, purple. For the wedding arrangement, the lotuses will be good in the basic color chosen;
  • tulips - delicate flowers, always associated with spring, the holiday of the Eighth of March. Such figures are ideal for decorating the table on women's day;
  • Roses - all kind of talk about love, tender relationships. A great decoration for a wedding table;
  • hearts - what other symbol speaks so clearly about love? On Valentine's Day, the best decoration for the table just does not come up. A bright heart on a snow-white plate touches your "half" to the depths of the soul;
  • swans - there are no comments here. After all, even the child will guess that these are wedding arrangements!


What is the only way to folding! In the form of a candle, a star, a fan, a bow, a men's tie, a shirt, a crown, and even a bunny. For each event, you can choose a decor that will perfectly match the theme of the holiday, style and color palette of the rest of the decoration.
Amazingly beautiful accessories can be made from ordinary paper napkins.

Natural materials

The growth of popularity of styles that bring us closer to nature is not accidental. Bright colors and practical modern materials easily entered our lives. And there is nothing strange about it. But time goes by and many are tired of saturated colors, they dream to walk barefoot on the plank floor and inhale the smell of fresh wood. The desire to return to natural colors and textures is not surprising. Natural colors are pleasing to the eye, natural materials are filled with freshness, warmth and comfort. That is why there are so many adherents of eco-style, Scandinavian, village. They can contain not only furniture made of wood, but also dishes, flower vases, stand for plates, candlesticks and the most different decorations. Logs, branches of the most varying length and thickness, flowers, bamboo stalks, natural moss, cones, needles, snags of inconceivable forms, natural stones participate in the creation of the composition. Bleached smooth sticks and polished snags look very nice. Dishes made from such materials are wooden containers of various fancy shapes. Each of them is unique in its natural beauty.

Festive dishes and ways of serving them

Banquet involves making a complex and varied menu. It should contain snacks, first and second courses, dessert. Festive table setting does not tolerate the banal unfolding of food on plates. Each dish should be zest, able to surprise and please the guests. Therefore, decoration of dishes is so popular.

There are various ways of serving dishes. Consider them in more detail.

  1. Russian way - appetizers are put on the table in advance in portioned dishes - glasses or bowls, or in a common salad bowl. The table is served in such a way that each guest has a separate plate for shifting snacks. Hot dishes are served in individual portions. Pies are cut on a common dish and put on the plates of guests with the help of special cutlery.
  2. French - with this method, dishes are not put on the table, but they are brought alternately and put on the client's plate in individual portions. Empty plates are removed with each change of dishes.
  3. English - waiter makes filling the customer's plate in front of the customer on an additional mobile table. Here he also mixes and fills salads.


Ideas of thematic serving for the holidays

Many holidays suggest the presence of a certain idea and attributes. Options for such celebrations countless - from Halloween to Ramadan. And, without a doubt, this should be reflected in the design of the table. Consider some of the thematic serving options.

Birthday table

Birthday in a certain subject will please the birthday man and will be remembered for a long time. The variety of topics for the celebration is very extensive and each of them requires the selection of accessories. Some elements can be easily decorated with your own hands. For example:

  • napkins - putting together a figure of a certain subject;
  • bottles with drinks - making a creative case for them;
  • nameplates;
  • menu card;
  • flower arrangements;
  • tablecloth.

Theme Party Examples

  1. A Hawaiian-style party involves the presence of exotic fruits and bright colors. On the turquoise tablecloth and napkins can be applied Hawaiian greeting "ALOHA" and then no one will doubt the subject of this event.
  2. Mexican birthday - suggests a riot of colors, the complete absence of a tablecloth, the use of bright monophonic plates or decorated with multi-color national ornament, wicker coasters for dishes, textiles with contrasting stripes and compositions of flowers and cacti on the tables. As a decor it is possible to use mini-maracas - the national Spanish tool. Dishes can be decorated with hot peppercorns. Glasses should certainly be supplied with tubes for cocktails.
  3. Black and white style - the exact opposite of the previous one. To create it use only black and white details. Only living plants can soften complete monochrome. Include the third color should be very carefully and dosed. These can be red roses from napkins or lime fruits laid out along the center line of the table. In any case, the main thing is not to overdo it and not deprive the black and white serving of its mystery, graphic and charm.
  4. Mafia-style tableware - possible attributes of a table without a tablecloth. Glasses for whiskey, an ashtray with cigarette butts, a deck of cards, dice, chips, knives, pistols, a cigarette case - all that is associated with sinister mafia. Arrange a celebration for her husband's anniversary, and he will remember it for a long time.


 

The variety of theme parties is very wide. Among them there are excellent options for the birthday of girls and boys, wedding events, where there are a lot of nuances and a cake with the image of a bride and a groom appears as a culmination. Newlyweds will forever remember such a wonderful wedding.

By the New Year

New Year's Eve for you - banal eating salads in front of the TV? If you want something more interesting, try to hold a New Year's party in the style:

  • Oscar - create an atmosphere of Hollywood at home. First of all you need dishes with the image of big stars. Spread a red carpet along the table. Decorate the white napkins with a black bow tie. Desktop cascades with stars and films, figurines in the form of films, crackers and, of course, the cinematographic award itself are suitable as accessories;
  • Gatsby - you need to try to convey the atmosphere of the 20s of the last century as much as possible. For this purpose, a fully golden tablecloth or decorated with a golden print, for example, with peas or stripes, is suitable. Napkins are also needed with gold patterns. The accessories will be skewers with sponges, luxury clothes for bottles, cocktail tubes with golden stars;
  • in the Soviet style - on the table are exhibited deep salad bowls of crystal or ceramics with ready-made snacks, plates with patriotic inscriptions, crystal glasses and piles, champagne and oranges;
  • pirate style - be sure to support the maritime theme with a blue or blue tablecloth. A tablecloth with a treasure map is just a godsend for such a party. In the middle of the table you can place a pirate chest, from which golden jewelery and precious stones are poured. Cards for guests can be issued in the form of a black mark.


Competent, beautiful and creative table setting is the key to the success of any celebration.

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