How to Pick the Right Piece of Crystal to be the Center Piece of Your Table

Crystal can be a great center piece choice for any table. This article gives a few tips on how to buy the right piece for the right table.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

1. Go online and find a brand of crystal that is in your price range and browse what they have to offer.
2. The type of crystal piece to get will depend on whether you are putting it on your dining room table, coffee table or some kind of end table or couch table.
3. If you are placing your crystal piece in the center of your dining table, find a medium to large BOWL or Rectangular piece (depending how large your table is) that is a CUT piece of crystal. By finding a cut piece of crystal you will find that it will really sparkle when your chandelier is on and will easily become a conversation piece.
4. If you are looking for a crystal piece for the center of your coffee table, there are a couple of good options for you. One Large piece or several small similar pieces are a great choice. You may also want to pick a piece that is decorative, not cut crystal, but have some kind of nice design on it (with some color crystal too). Several small pieces also work great on a couch tables.
5. The best choice for an end table is a small or a couple of small cut crystal pieces or a beautiful crystal picture frame. You can also pick some color crystal for this location as well.
6. Just remember you do not have to break the bank to find beautiful crystal, but crystal can make any table whether its fancy or plain look fantastic. Have fun on your crystal finding journey.

Tips & Warnings

• Some great and quality brands are Waterford (a little expensive), Marquis by waterford, Lennox, Vera Wang, etc.
• Cut crystal is best in locations that have direct light shining on it.
• Putting a flat crystal plate underneath your dining table center piece will help bring out the sparkle.