How to decorate a table?

It is difficult to find such a person who would not like the holidays. Especially it concerns children who with huge impatience every year wait for the birthday and all other holidays when it is possible as it is necessary to have fun with friends, up to a dandiness to eat all delicacies. Any activities of this kind, in particular children's events, timed to the celebration of anniversaries, other significant events, in addition to positive aspects, are also negative. Basically they are related to the preparation. A huge role is played by the design of the room itself and, of course, of the table. So, so that you do not face such problems in the future, in this article we will try to reveal all the secrets of how to decorate the table and make the holiday truly unforgettable.

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Features of decorating the premises for the holiday

It is recommended to start decorating the room where the event will be held, with its decoration. Use for this you can:

• balloons;
• greeting posters;
• any festive tinsel.

That is, everything, than it is possible to underline a special atmosphere, and to remind, in honor of whom all have gathered.

Someone may be surprised, but the choice of a suitable tablecloth also occurs at the stage of decorating the room. Yes, it is really so, because it is with her help you can set the style, the mood planned for the holiday:

• Decorate the table for the birthday is recommended tablecloth, which is dominated by shades of terracotta, golden ocher, reddish or orange tones, because these shades are the bestemphasize the richness of the interior.
• To give the atmosphere of refinement, it is better to choose a canvas of bright red, dark blue or dark green color.
• If you liked the bright table cloth, then please note that it should match the colors of the compositions on the cutlery table.

Important! Significance of the event can easily be emphasized by beautiful chair covers, bandaged ribbon, contrasting tablecloth tone.

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Serving the correct table for the

holiday The table decoration begins, of course, with the serving. This concerns the correct arrangement of tableware, appliances, as well as decor elements. The dishes are placed on the table, according to the following mandatory rules:

1. First, the table is put on porcelain, crockery. Cutlery near the plates should be located in a certain sequence, which must be strictly observed.
2. In the last turn, put out glasses, piles, glasses of glass or crystal, and there is also a certain sequence.
3. According to the established rules, the plates should be placed with an interval of half a meter, while you need to deviate from the edge of the table one centimeter. First they put shallow plates, from which they eat the second dishes. Directly on top of them are large appliances for the first dishes. If they are not at the festival, they will put a snack dish instead of them.
4. Cutlery should also be carefully laid out. Note that to the left of the plates there should be napkins, forks, on the right - table knives, spoons. And, spoons, forks are located strictly convex part down.
5. The set consisting of glasses, glasses, glasses, is located directly behind a plate. It is important to observe that the largest capacity is on the left, and the remaining items are descending further. As a result, the series ends with a miniature glass to the right of the plate.
6. The correct design of the table provides for decorating simultaneously with two sets of napkins - cloth and paper. Textiles designed to protect guests' clothes should be made of the same material as the tablecloth. It is very convenient to use it - it's enough just to cover your knees, and no stains are terrible. But paper napkins, as a rule, wipe their lips, hands in the process of eating and after the end of the feast.

Important! Perhaps the most important element of decorating the table is the napkins. If you give them an intricate form, you can involuntarily draw the attention of guests and adjust to the atmosphere of the holiday. The most elegant variant of unfolding is considered their bandaging with contrasting satin ribbons in a folded form, although in fact, the options are mass.

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Stylistics of the decoration of the festive table

How beautiful is it to decorate the table for a birthday at home? Easily! Believe me, even in a small apartment it is possible to create a truly fabulous festive atmosphere for children and to please adults with a stylish and original table and room.

Today the most popular are such ideas of stylistic design:

1. To make the feast truly sincere you can take advantage of the recently entered into fashion style - "A la Russia".The table is enough to decorate with nesting dolls, lambskins, a samovar. Serve it with dishes with golden and red-black painted patches. The birthday party will be satisfied with 100%.
2. Homemade celebrations can be decorated in a rustic style. Decoration occurs in this case solely with natural materials. The most appropriate are the decorative elements, selected by the season. It can be fragrant flowers in the summer, bouquets of golden leaves in the spring, a huge amount of jewelry from just emerging leaves and plants, decorated with pine cones spruce paws in the winter.
3. This season is popular for serving in black and white tones with pink and golden prints with various geometric patterns - these may be stripes, peas and zigzags.
4. The real classic in decorating is the decoration of the table with dishes with floral motifs. Moreover, it is recommended to use not only dishes, but also cutlery, on which bouquets are drawn, as well as vases with huge bouquets of fresh flowers. The main thing is that they are not too high, otherwise they will obscure the faces of the guests.

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Decoration of a table on a children's holiday

The design of a table for a birthday quite allows the presence of real flowers as an ornament. But when it comes to children's holidays, you should think about it several times, it may be better to allocate a separate table for the arrangement of donated bouquets and used as a decor.

Important! You need to take care that they do not smell too much, otherwise - this fragrance will break the smell of food being served.

We bring to your attention some of the most successful ideas for celebrating a children's birthday:

1. Pirate party. In this case, the design of the festive table will be based on the use of striped table textiles. It is necessary to use pirate symbols when creating special name plates for guests. As a gift, golden piastres will be useful. Vases with fruit packed in them should resemble pirate ships in their design. And the final touch is a cake in the style of Jolly Roger.
2. Gangster party. If a child is fond of old films and paintings made in the style of the 1930s, he will certainly like the design of the holiday with the help of gangster weapons, toy cigars and braces on the trousers of guests. The table can be turned into a canvas for poker, and the fabric with the desired print will symbolize the currency. Original lights and lightly dimmed lighting will help create the necessary atmosphere. And for dessert to serve better not a large cake, but small cakes decorated with thematic drawings of edible mastic.
3. Hawaiian party. Here everything is simple - necklaces of shells, paper flowers, decorations with starfish, dishes of azure hue and the same table textiles. All this will create a festive marine atmosphere. Plastic tableware is placed on the table, and coconut halves are prepared for drinks. Special should be a musical accompaniment, corresponding to the theme of the party.

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Decoration of tables for adult events

You can decorate tables for an anniversary with your own hands in the same way, and even use the above ideas, just change the concept a little and make adjustments to the table setting. Here a lot depends on the age of the hero:

• Plastic dishes can be replaced with a more original glass and porcelain.
• The main emphasis on the adult holiday should be done on snacks and alcoholic beverages, not on sweets.
• In accordance with the changed age category, you need to replace the games with interesting and original contests.

It will be harder to imagine how to decorate a table for an anniversary of 55 years, after all, the birthday boy himself and invited guests have long since left the age when the main thing is to dance and have fun with noisy music. Nevertheless, they also want to commend this remarkable and exciting event in their life. It is appropriate to make a figure of 55 of inflatable balls, decorate the room with fresh flowers, photos of the originator of the celebration and, of course, tastefully decorate the table - pick up a delicate tablecloth, stylish appliances and beautifully decorate dishes.