How to Decorate for a Dinner Party
Reinvent your dining room for a dinner party to be remembered. Whether you are planning your event around a theme or simply hosting a gathering of friends, the way you decorate your house for the evening will help them feel welcome and part of something special. Take some time to consider decorations when planning your dinner party and you will be rewarded with rave reviews from your guests! Does this Spark an idea?
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Decorate for a Smashing Dinner Party
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Use flowers as the centerpiece of your decorating scheme. If you are lucky enough to have a flower garden of your own, carefully wash and compose several flowers in an arrangement that is low and close to the table. This kind of arrangement makes it much easier for guests across the table from each other to talk throughout the evening.
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Bring out your best china and silver to help set the mood for your dinner party. Simply by using these more formal dining utensils and plates, your guests will know that they are to be treated to something out of the ordinary.
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Let your theme be your guide when selecting decorations. If you are hosting a tropical-themed dinner party, create a luau environment by greeting your guests at the door with leis and trimming your tables and house with tropical blooms and tiki torches.
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Create interesting and unique place card holders from fruit and flowers. For a summer clam bake or BBQ, use a lemon wedge as a place card holder by making a small slice in the peel into which you can insert a place card.
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Let nature be your decoration when you host a dinner party al fresco. Create a cafe environment with small candles at each table to add to the glow of the moon and let the sounds of a warm summer evening be your soundtrack.
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Trim your house to the very rooftop when you decorate for your holiday dinner party. Bring lit decorations outdoors such as luminaries and tree lights. Not only will you brighten your neighborhood, but you will make it easier for your guests to find your house.
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Tips & Warnings
Try to find non-drip candles to avoid messy clean up and potential disasters when placing them on your fine linen tablecloths. You will need to keep them out of the breeze and avoid putting them directly under a fan to make the most of their non-drip quality.
