Artistic Table Settings

A new perspective on the art of table setting.

"Home Comforts" meets Miss Manners in this elegant, comprehensive guide to the table -- an invaluable resource for every aspect of formal and informal dining and entertainment. 130 line drawings throughout. 16 pages of color photos.

Whether you consider yourself an event-planning novice or the "hostess with the mostest," this book and its detailed 300-plus color photos will help you entertain and impress your guests with ease. This helpful how-to guide from table setting expert Jimmy Ng contains 30 step-by-step napkin designs with easy-to-follow folding instructions, 12 table settings with schematic photography, inspirational decorating ideas, and a place setting diagram to teach you which fork goes where. Ng's down-to-earth advice and affordable decorating suggestions will help you and yours celebrate Valentine's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Eve, and other popular holidays in style. Plan an unforgettable baby shower, wedding reception, Quinceaera celebration, outdoor picnic, or even a "just because" party that will amaze friends and family for years to come.

An easy guide to the art of napkin folding and creating beautiful table settings from a seasoned professional.

An elegant setting and gracious manners bring a sense of harmony and order to any occasion. Yet when it comes to knowing how to set a table for formal and informal dining, which fork is for dessert and which for the appetizer, how to serve different types of wine -- even how to eat certain foods -- many of us are not fully confident. This book answers all these questions and more. It show how to select, lay, and use tableware to enhance any dining experience, and how to properly store and care for it. Provides guidance on mixing and matching tableware patterns; the basics of coffee, tea, and wine; menu planning; napkin folding; and the proper service techniques for all types of entertainment. ¿An step-by-step guide with 100+ helpful illus.¿

Learn diverse versatile ways to eloquently enhance and elevate your dining space, while creating a coveted tablescaping design at home, from this resourceful eBook: The Art of Tablescaping: Enhancing Your Space Through Table-Setting. eBook provides innovative design ideas and clear framework guidelines for suitably staging tablescaping arrangements to adequately achieve an aesthetic table-setting layout. The exclusive downloadable digital eBook "The Art of Tablescaping: Enhancing Your Space Through Table-Setting," is also available for purchase on Amazon Kindle Books, Apple Books, Google Books and (SER) Scenery Essence Redesign, Ltd eBooks.

From the authors of "Antiques for the Table" comes this sumptuous and informative guide to the tableware of the fertile period of design innovation between 1890 and 1940. 225 color photos.

In Tablescapes: Setting the Table with Style and Flair, socialite, high-end event planner, and consummate hostess Kimberly Schlegel Whitman shows how to set the stage for special-occasion meals by setting a beautifully creative table with flair and panache. Featuring some of the most exquisite china, silver, and crystal, Whitman shows how she develops decorating themes appropriate for any occasion-from sit-down dinners for a few guests or buffets for many, to bridal and baby showers, holiday dinners with the family, and al fresco parties at the beach. Personalized table coverings are one of her specialties, and this book has a plethora of ideas.