How to Arrange the Dining Table
An attractive table doesn't guarantee a delicious meal, but it can enhance the dining experience. The starting point of a gorgeous table is the centerpiece. If you choose an arrangement of fresh or artificial flowers, make sure it isn't so tall that diners will have to look around it to see each other. A lovely ceramic bowl filled with fruit or a tray full of low candles are other options for an elegant focal point. Once you have decided on a centerpiece, it's time to bring together the other components. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Tablecloth or place mats
- Dinnerware
- Silverware
- Drinking glasses
- Coffee cups
Instructions
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Lay down a tablecloth or place mats, based on your preference.
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Place a dinner plate in the center of each place setting. Place a napkin, folded or in a ring, on top of the dinner plate.
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Place the fork or forks to the left of the plate. If you are serving a salad before the main course, the smaller salad fork should be placed on the outside and the larger dinner fork next to the plate.
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Place the dinner or steak knife to the right of the plate with the cutting edge facing the plate.
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Put the spoon or spoons to the right of the knife. If you are serving soup first, that spoon should be on the outside, then the teaspoon next to the knife.
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Place any drinking glasses at the top right, above the silverware.
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Place the bread plate, if needed, at the top left above the forks. If you're using a salad plate, it also goes on the left, next to the forks.
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Place a coffee cup and saucer to the right of the drinking glasses if you will be serving coffee during the meal.
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