In anticipation of the holiday, every hospitable hostess wants to impress guests not only with her culinary masterpieces, but also with the original design of the festive table. How to decorate a table for receiving guests to create a warm festive atmosphere, a few tips from experienced housewives and designers will help.

Choosing a tablecloth

The choice of tablecloth should correspond to the nature of the upcoming holiday. For special occasions, it is recommended to lay a heavy and shiny tablecloth on the table. For festive dinners and friendly gatherings at home, the best option may be a linen or linen tablecloth in white or a solid color, perhaps with a pattern along the edge.

The choice of tablecloth color largely depends on the nature of the feast, the color of the dishes, what kind of table is set and the interior of the room. Ideally, the tablecloth should be harmoniously combined with curtains and upholstery, clean and ironed.

Options for decorating the table with napkins

Napkins, being a mandatory attribute of the festive table, can also serve as an excellent decoration. Both paper and fabric napkins are suitable for this. If napkins with a pattern look elegant, you can use them without additional decorations, placing them in vases. If you apply a little imagination, you can use plain napkins, folding them in an original way.

The easiest option is to put decorative rings on them. You can buy them in stores or make them yourself by gluing them from thick cardboard. This ring is then decorated with gift ribbons of various colors and textures or beautiful fabric. After which it is decorated with beads, sequins, seed beads or artificial stones.

Another way to use napkins to decorate a table with your own hands is to fold them into various figures, flowers, and envelopes for cutlery. Napkins that resemble a lily flower, a fan, a boat, or a sea urchin look very impressive on a festive table.

The easiest way to decorate a table with your own hands is to fold it like an accordion and stick it between the tines of a fork. Napkin models are constantly being improved and methods for making them can be easily found on the Internet.

Table decoration with candles

The burning of candles gives the holiday a special warm and romantic atmosphere. When decorating a table with candles, you need to think about the shape of the candlestick and candle. To create a romantic atmosphere, tall openwork candlesticks are desirable.

Comfort and warmth are provided by candles in low candlesticks in the form of lanterns or transparent colored glasses. It is recommended to place candles on the table so that they do not cover the dishes. It is best to place them in the center if the guests are not sitting opposite each other.

We decorate the table with flowers and original compositions

The table decoration is always fresh flowers. A composition with a figuratively folded napkin and a vase of flowers looks beautiful, or a figurative napkin next to a decorative candle in an original candlestick. You can limit yourself to small vases with small bouquets of flowers or flower arrangements placed along the middle line of the table.

Flowers should be chosen without a strong aroma, so as not to accidentally cause allergies in guests.

It will look elegant to design an individual place for each guest if you place decorations near each plate. It may look like this: next to a beautifully folded napkin, place a vase with a flower or a candle and place a personalized greeting card or a small souvenir on the theme of the holiday next to them. Try to decorate the holiday table in the theme of the celebration.

When celebrating Christmas, place on the table a beautiful composition created from spruce or pine branches and pine cones, decorated with tinsel. If you are celebrating a wedding, it would be appropriate to place figurines of newlyweds, white doves and flower arrangements with rings or hearts on the table.

For a children's birthday, the table decoration can be colored latex and mylar balloons: flowers made from balloons of various sizes and configurations. Such compositions can be placed in the center of the table, and small figures of cartoon characters can be placed near each device.

Decoration with vegetables and fruits. Carving

In recent years, it has become very popular among housewives to decorate the holiday table with vegetables and fruits. There is real freedom here for both culinary and artistic creativity.

The easiest way is to decorate the table by cutting fruits of different colors. They can be laid out in the shape of a rainbow, a pattern, or in the theme of the celebration.

A mirror plate will look chic on the table. A washed mirror in the shape of a large dish is decorated with a selection of various fruits. The bright colors of fruits, the light from candles and chandeliers, reflected in the mirror, make the table decoration simply fantastic.

The most fashionable way to decorate with vegetables and fruits, without which not a single reputable event can be done now, is carving. This is the name for cutting out various figures from fruits and vegetables using special knives.

Simple examples of table decoration can be roses made from cucumber and orange peel, chrysanthemums made from onions, lilies made from tomatoes.

You can cut the pineapple lengthwise without touching the leaves, remove the pulp from it and put salad, rice or ice cream in its place. From papaya, removing the pulp, cut out boats for salads or fruits, as well as flowers, leaves and various figures of various shapes. Melon makes an original basket for fruit or salad.

New Year's table decoration

On the eve of the New Year, it's time to prepare to decorate the room and the New Year's table. For such an occasion, you need to choose a color scheme that matches this holiday.

Traditionally, red and green colors are used here, but silver and gold would not be superfluous in New Year's compositions. Combinations of red and gold, white and blue and... look great.

Christmas tree balls will look wonderful in glass vases, pine cones can be decorated with golden ribbons and placed near the plates, and glasses can be decorated with tinsel. Candlesticks made from tangerines in a composition with fir branches look New Year's.

You will also be pleased with the composition of fir branches, in the middle of which red apples are laid out and fixed. Before New Year's compositions, it is good to add candles floating in water or candles in tall candlesticks.

Dishes can also be decorated in the form of a symbol of the year, a Christmas tree, balls, bows and other New Year's attributes. If many guests are expected at each place, it is good to put cards in the shape of a Christmas tree or a star.

There are a lot of options for decorating a holiday table. In an effort to surprise everyone with beauty and originality, the main thing is not to overdo it.

It is perhaps difficult to find a person who does not love holidays. After all, without them our life becomes boring and monotonous. Not only all kinds of entertainment, but also the proper design of the room help to make the celebration bright and unique. Particular attention should be paid to the process of decorating the festive table, where guests spend most of their time. Any birthday person strives to please loved ones and create an atmosphere of joy and fun in their home. In this article we will tell you how to decorate a table for a birthday.

Serving

First of all, you need to decide on the design style. It is worth noting that the tablecloth should be matched to the dishes, and in no case vice versa. Thus, a service made of delicate, exquisite crystal will be ideally combined with snow-white fabric and starched cloth napkins. As for porcelain dishes, they harmonize perfectly with almost any tablecloth. An additional highlight in the form of plain or colored napkins folded in an unusual way will make the table setting more refined. When choosing them, you should pay attention to the degree of compatibility with other decorative elements. A master class on creating beautiful compositions from napkins is presented in the video.

The best choice would be a plain tablecloth, against which tableware of any color will look very organic. Using fabric in warm, rich colors (golden, terracotta, orange) will give the table a solemn look. Fabrics in deep blue and green shades also look very advantageous. If there is an elegant coffee service on the table, the best addition to it will be lace napkins and a tablecloth.

Candles placed around the perimeter of the festive table will help give the room a unique atmosphere. Such accessories will be appropriate at any special event, the main thing is not to replace the main lighting with them. Since the festive table is the main attribute of a birthday, it should be the center of attention of the guests. Poor lighting will prevent those present from properly appreciating the table setting and the range of dishes on offer. When choosing candles, you need to take into account the color scheme of other serving elements.

The use of silk ribbons, matched to the tone of the dishes, is today a very common solution when decorating a holiday table. With their help, you can tie napkins, create exquisite patterns, or even create smooth lines and rings by pulling material from salad bowls to cutlery. To complete the overall picture, it is worth using timeless silver figurines and napkin stands of original design.

Table decoration with flowers

Of course, you can limit yourself to placing a beautiful bouquet in the center of the festive “still life”. However, there are many alternative floral design options designed to emphasize the solemnity of the atmosphere. For example, fresh petals scattered on the table will add romantic notes to the festive event. And decorating fabric napkins and cutlery with miniature flower arrangements will be an ideal option for an anniversary.

You can also place several low, almost flat vases around the perimeter of the table. To place plants in such containers, you will have to significantly trim their stems. All these manipulations are carried out so that the flower arrangements do not block the view of the guests, but serve only as an element of decoration. In addition, it is worth taking into account the multi-component method of decorating the table. Its principle is extremely simple: a large bouquet in a flat vase is placed in the center, and next to each plate there are small flower arrangements made in the same style (photo).

Fruit decoration

Another unusual way to decorate a birthday table. The use of fruits will “refresh” the atmosphere a little, and their rich shade will have a positive effect on the mood of the guests. Decorating a table with juicy fruits is a fairly simple and pleasant process that will not cause much trouble to the hero of the occasion. Here are some interesting options for fruit decoration.

Taking several apples, pears and oranges of approximately the same size, you need to cut them into wide circles. After this, you should swap the slices, forming original compositions from different fruits. It will take very little time to prepare such a decoration, and the result will exceed the wildest expectations of the guests (photo).

In addition, you can put a real picture of fruit on a plate. Such a work of art will certainly attract the attention of young guests and make a special impression on them. To create it you will need bananas, which will play the role of a palm tree trunk, kiwi as foliage and tangerines, imitating soil and the sun. After placing the fruits on the dish in the correct sequence, you will get a very interesting image (photo).

Colorful fruit hedgehogs can also lift the spirits of your guests. To make them you will need several pears and grapes of various varieties. Regular toothpicks will serve as the basis for the spines. Having freed the pears from the peel, you should stick skewers into them, leaving the front part free with the elongated end (it will play the role of the animal’s muzzle). Next, you need to string the berries onto toothpicks, and make a spout from one (an olive is also suitable for this purpose). For the eyes, you can use small circles cut from black grapes. Having laid out the cute hedgehogs on a spacious plate, you can safely serve them to the table (photo).

Decorating dishes

Recently, more and more housewives are taking a creative approach to decorating holiday salads and various snacks. And this is understandable, because unusually decorated dishes not only look very appetizing, but also evoke genuine admiration among guests. For example, the well-known crab salad can be presented in the most unexpected way by forming several cute little mice from the resulting mass. Ears made from carrots and eyes made from black peppercorns will make the animals even more realistic. And of course, when serving, you can’t do without cheese, which is a favorite treat of small rodents (photo).

Even a banal vegetable salad of cucumbers and tomatoes with garlic can be decorated in a special way. It is not at all necessary to mix the ingredients in a deep dish, seasoning them with a decent portion of mayonnaise. Vegetables neatly laid out on a flat plate and complemented by a beautiful rose cut out of tomatoes will look much more aesthetically pleasing. After sprinkling the salad with olive or vegetable oil and garnishing with sprigs of herbs, you can safely serve it to guests (photo).

Another classic recipe for the holiday table is the handsome Olivier, revered by millions, which, if desired, can be decorated in a very non-standard way. What is an essential attribute of any birthday? Well, of course, gifts for the birthday boy! One of the gifts will be given a place of honor on the table. Having placed the salad on a flat, square-shaped dish, you need to decorate it with boiled carrots so that it looks like a beautifully wrapped gift. Bright accents in the form of sprigs of greenery will help refresh the appearance of the food (photo).

As an original appetizer for the holiday table, it is worth highlighting “mushrooms” strung on a skewer, which will look very bright and appetizing. To prepare the dish you will need 20 cherry tomatoes and quail eggs. After cutting off the top of the vegetables, you need to remove the core with a spoon and rub the resulting “pocket” with salt. After this, boiled quail eggs and tomatoes should be strung on skewers so that the resulting composition resembles mushrooms. To decorate the cap you will need a sauce made from natural yogurt, mayonnaise and curry seasoning, lightly simmered in a frying pan. Parsley sprigs imitating green grass will help make the appetizer even more colorful (photo).

Preparing for a birthday is very enjoyable. Such a holiday happens only once a year. Of course, people invite their loved ones and relatives on this day to celebrate this event. Naturally, a festive table is set for such dear guests and the best dishes and drinks are placed on it. But if you want to truly surprise your guests, then you should beautifully decorate the festive table. But we will tell you how to do it correctly in this publication.

How to beautifully decorate a festive table for a birthday

Choosing a tablecloth.

In this article we will try to figure out how to decorate a table for an anniversary with your own hands. Here we will offer you a description and photo of the festive tables. We hope you will be able to choose the right and at the same time elegant option for decorating the festive table.

Of course, decorating a festive table should start with choosing the right and elegant tablecloth. Here you can be guided by several options. It could be:

Tablecloth in one color. This canvas may not have a pattern, or may have a slightly visible pattern. As a rule, such tablecloths are used as a background. Such a tablecloth cannot be an accent.

A tablecloth in a bright color should be used if the birthday party will be held in a specific theme. The brightness of such a tablecloth can be complemented by: beautiful plates, festive glasses and, of course, festive dishes.

To decorate a festive table, a tablecloth that has a fringe or edging may be suitable. As a rule, it is advisable to use such a tablecloth on especially festive occasions.

How to design a background.

A difficult topic is background design. As a rule, the design depends on the preferences of the birthday person and his character. The background design is also influenced by the style and theme of the holiday. You can set a festive table for your anniversary anywhere. For this occasion, you can choose: a beautiful place in the garden among flowering flower beds or a terrace in a country house. To make the atmosphere truly festive, you need to use the following tips.

When organizing a birthday, do not forget about the little things. At such a holiday, candles, flowers and even small souvenirs will help create coziness.

The room where the birthday party will be held must be fresh and clean. It should also have a pleasant smell.

Think about the accommodations for your guests. The festive table should be located in general accessibility for guests. They must approach him without hindrance.

What to do with dishes and napkins. How to use them in design.

The most important attribute of every holiday table is dishes. However, you should not place a lot of dishes on the holiday table. But it shouldn’t be small either. Choosing cookware is also a difficult matter. In particular, when decorating a festive table, they often use dishes that have the color of the basic design. Dishes of a different color can also be used. White dishes are also suitable.

We use napkins in decoration.

If you don’t know how to decorate a table for your anniversary, look at the photo in our publication. At the end of this article you can find interesting photos with great ideas for decorating your table for the holiday. If you are decorating the table for a festive occasion, then do not forget about napkins. If you fold them beautifully and arrange them all over the table, then they will be able to please and even surprise all your guests with their appearance. Now we will present for you several schemes for creating original compositions from napkins.

Flowers to decorate the festive table.

If you have a great desire, you can decorate the festive table with fresh flowers. In particular, flowers can be placed in a beautiful vase. This vase should be placed in the middle of the table. You can also use miniature baskets with flowers. They are located along the entire length of the table. If few guests come to your celebration, then use small flowers. They are placed next to the plates or placed in the plates themselves.

Table setting.

Not much higher, we talked about the basic rules for decorating a festive table. Now it’s worth offering you photo ideas for festive table setting.

It is worth saying that absolutely every table setting that follows the same concept looks great. But if you choose some unusual composition, you can achieve an extraordinary effect. Now we will offer you some interesting design ideas.

Style a la Russian. This style has become popular only recently. Naturally, he did not have time to get tired of people. On the table you should set: a samovar, nesting dolls and cockerels on sticks. Your guests will remember this table for a long time.

Rustic style. This style is mainly popular in wedding decor. However, it is also often used to decorate home celebrations.

The black-white-pink-gold color scheme, which has a print, zigzags or stripes, is also a hit of this season. It can be safely used to decorate the holiday table.

Floral motifs are also a popular theme today. Therefore, boldly use floral motifs when setting the table.

How to decorate a table in a specific theme.

If your birthday is tied to any theme, then your holiday will be doomed to success and interesting photos.

Today there are a huge number of themes for adult and children's parties. However, remember that each theme requires you to have certain accessories. Don’t think that decorating a birthday party in any theme is an expensive pleasure. In fact, you can get by with cheap items and accessories in this case.

Take a look at some examples of table settings. We think you will like them.

Finally

Today we tried to tell you about how to beautifully decorate a table for an anniversary. In addition to our original ideas, you can use your imagination in this case. We hope that you will be able to organize a festive celebration that will bring pleasant memories to all your guests.

On the eve of a birthday, the real fuss and organization of the upcoming holiday usually begins. Of course, the first step is to determine the number of invited guests and select the place where the entire event will take place.
There are many points to consider, but one of the main ones is the decoration of the birthday table.

Preparation and decoration of the festive table

So, you have chosen the place where the holiday will take place, and you are faced with the task of decorating the table not only beautifully, but also correctly. There are several steps through which we can achieve our goals.

Laying out the tablecloth

The tablecloth is one of the main elements of the holiday, because it plays a certain basic role and decorates the festive table. First you need to choose the appropriate color and design. Flowers, butterflies, gifts, or any other theme that you like can be painted on it.

One of the secrets that you can use is the size of the tablecloth. Experienced designers recommend buying it in such a size that it can hang from the festive table by about 20-30 cm. If the overhang is less than this size, the overall picture of the table will not be very attractive. And vice versa, when the overhang is more than 30 cm, guests sitting at the table will feel discomfort.

Decorate the table with plates

Again, depending on your taste and color, you can put traditional white plates on the tablecloth, or choose a colored option.
According to the classic rules of beautiful table setting and decoration, it is recommended to place plates as follows:

• • First comes the large serving plate.

• • Then the middle appetizer plate.

• • And at the end there is a small dessert plate for sweets and fruits.

Cutlery

Once the main plates are set, they are complemented by dinner sets. There are also some placement rules here, namely:

• On the right side of the plate we place a spoon and a knife.
• There will be forks on the left.

If desired, you can decorate the table with additional special forks and spoons for various dishes, but this is not at all necessary. It will be enough to use the standard set.

Arrangement of glasses and glasses

The choice of glasses and glasses depends on the wishes of the guests and what they will drink. According to ethics, glasses are placed a little higher from the plates on the right side from largest to smallest. These can be glasses for wine, water, champagne, or small glasses for strong drinks.

Decorate the table with napkins

You don’t have to take regular white napkins, because it’s still a holiday, and you can use beautiful artistic colored napkins. There are no special rules for arranging napkins. They can be under the appliances, in a glass of water, or you can make some interesting figure out of them.

Decor elements

The table decor is the finishing touch to complete the work. It can be decorated with a vase of flowers, interesting figures and other elements, the choice of which will depend on the general theme of the holiday in which it will take place.

Birthday table decor ideas

So, the main work on setting the table has already been completed, all that remains is to accentuate it a little with the help of various design options.

Decor using balloons

They are considered a universal option for decorating any holiday, especially birthdays. These can simply be balloons that will be inflated with helium. As an option, you can make entire decorations, for example: a bouquet of balloons, balloons in the form of numbers, or compositions of your favorite characters from movies and cartoons.

Decoration with vases

Another option with which you can decorate your holiday table. This could be one large central vase containing a bouquet of various flowers. Or you can take small vases, put a flower in each of them, and place them evenly around the table.

Here the main task will be to achieve maximum harmony and not to overdo it with the number of vases and flowers. Remember that they should be only decoration, and not an accent moment of the holiday.

Holiday dishes

They can also be a beautiful table decoration for a birthday, and they are also delicious. With a little imagination, you can present your guests with dishes in various interesting designs. These could be canapés, salads or sandwiches. Even an ordinary transparent bottle with multi-colored candies will add color and taste to your table.

Decorating with candles

It’s not a fact that this option is suitable for a large noisy company, but if you are celebrating your birthday with family and loved ones, candles will add a certain romantic and calm family atmosphere.

They can be placed in beautiful candlesticks, or you can use candles - tablets that will float in a container with water and flowers.

Table decoration in a themed style

There are basic rules for decorating and setting the table, which we reviewed above. They can be used by modifying them to suit a certain theme in which you would like to celebrate your birthday.

The first question that arises is “which table design elements should be modified?” The answer is quite simple - think about the style of such items:

• Decoration on napkins.
• Serving sweets, including cake.
• Decor of bottles containing drinks.
• Decorations on the table (vases, candlesticks).
• A tablecloth that will match the theme.
• Menu and nameplates.

Themed Birthday Ideas

If you decide to celebrate your birthday in a certain style, believe that this holiday will be fun and will leave the most vivid and memorable memories. Here are some ideas in what style you can hold this event.

Hawaiian style

This is a mixture of colors and exoticism that we so lack in life. The holiday will be bright and unforgettable. You will definitely need decorations for guests in the form of flowers around the neck. You can make them yourself using regular colored paper. Also included will be colored straws for cocktails, decor in the form of coconuts, oranges and bananas. Dress code in accordance with the theme.

Italian mafia style

This is one of the most popular topics, which requires a strict dress code. The most popular elements are a hat, a cigar, a cigarette holder, red lipstick, a combination of red-black, or white-black colors in clothing.

The table should be decorated accordingly. For each of the guests, you can make business cards with the signature of the place from cards, and decorate mafia-themed cakes. Additional paraphernalia to convey the atmosphere of the “mafia” can be toy pistols and knives on the tables. The main drink will be whiskey with ice.

Mexican birthday

This table design will require colorful decorations in the form of vases with flowers, colorful plates, and a red cloth napkin on which to place cutlery. The main color combination will be white, yellow and red, as well as a range of blue, green and orange.

Mexico is associated with cacti and sombreros, so you can prepare colored hats and drinks in the form of tequila and sambuca for guests.

Season

Another option for a themed holiday, the design of which will depend on what season of the year you were born. Accordingly, table decorations can also be made from the symbols of a certain season:

• • Autumn. You can use decorations in the form of leaves of different colors, cones, acorns, rowan branches or seasonal vegetables. The main color palette that will be used for decoration is yellow, red and orange.
  • Winter. Table decoration using snowflakes, spruce branches and other winter components. The colors that can be used are blue, cyan, white and silver.

• Spring. Of course, it is advisable to use flowers, willow or sakura branches here. Decorative butterflies or birds will help enhance the mood of the festive table. It is advisable to use a delicate palette that is associated with this season.
• Summer. A summer table setting will look beautiful with flowers and fruits, as well as all the bright summer color palettes that can be used in the design.

The festive table is one of the elements of creating an atmosphere and a sense of fun. Therefore, it will be very important to decorate it using different decorations and individual wishes. Your mood and the mood of the invited guests will depend on this.

Any celebration, especially a birthday, requires careful preparation. Since when celebrating at home, the main attribute is a table with treats and drinks for guests, it is important to pay the most attention to its decor and serving. By skillfully applying the basic rules for placing dishes and cutlery, as well as showing imagination in table decoration, any housewife will amaze guests who have not even begun to try the treats.

Peculiarities

Properly setting a formal table at home is not much different from serving it in a restaurant. Familiarizing the hostess with the characteristic features of arranging dishes and treats for a birthday will allow you to arrange a feast with taste:

• You should start preparing for the feast in advance. First you need to clarify the number of expected guests. In accordance with this number, you need to prepare individual dishes.
• For special occasions, the house should have a nice earthenware or porcelain set with a sufficient number of plates, since using dishes from different sets can be perceived as bad form. The rules for the placement of portion plates include two points: the dishes must be placed at a distance of one centimeter from the edge of the table, and half a meter should be left between adjacent plates. This will allow guests to feel relaxed at the table and at the same time communicate without problems.
• According to the serving rules, place a plate for hot dishes at the very bottom, a deep bowl for first courses on top of it, and small plates for appetizers on top of it.

• The placement of cutlery also plays a significant role. A fork should be placed on the left side of the plate, and a spoon and knife should be placed on the right side. Spoons and forks, according to serving rules, must be placed with the convex side down.
• The next step is the arrangement of containers for drinks. On birthdays, it is customary to serve cold and alcoholic drinks in beautiful glass or crystal dishes. The largest glasses should be placed on the left side of each guest’s plate, then all available containers should be placed in descending order, and at the end a glass should be placed on the right side.
• To organize a children's birthday party, it has recently become acceptable to use disposable tableware that is safe for active children. In addition to the fact that it does not break, mom will not have to spend time washing it. Manufacturers provide a huge selection of colorful designs of plastic and paper tableware with images of their favorite characters, which will please any little mischief.

• There should be two types of napkins on the table: paper and fabric. The former are necessary for wiping lips and hands during and at the end of a meal, and the latter are necessary for protecting clothes from accidental contamination at the table. You can additionally decorate the table with napkins. Paper napkins should be placed around the perimeter of the entire table, placing them beautifully in napkin holders, and fabric napkins should be rolled into a tube and tied with a ribbon or threaded into special decorative rings.
• When guests sit down at the table, cold appetizers, salads and sandwiches should already be placed on it. Dishes must be placed so that all guests can comfortably reach them. Instead of one large salad bowl, it is better to use two or even three containers placed along the entire length of the table. All salads should have spoons to make them easier to serve. The first hot dishes are poured from a common container with a ladle with the utmost care, then the second hot dish is served.

What's the best way to cover it?

In addition to the correct arrangement of dishes and dishes, any housewife takes care of the festive decor. A room for meeting guests, decorated in the same style and thought out to the smallest detail, will allow you to hold a celebration at the highest level, even at home.

The choice of style and decorations for serving a festive table largely depends on the dishes and tablecloth. If necessary, the tablecloth, as a less expensive attribute, can be replaced with a more suitable one. So, for crystal tableware, a snow-white tablecloth without any patterns would be an excellent solution; in this case, the napkins should also be white. If the service for the celebration is made of porcelain, then you can use your imagination when choosing a tablecloth. The most practical option is to purchase a universal, plain tablecloth that will look good with any set of dishes.

For special occasions, it can be decorated with a silk or satin ribbon, and for tea drinking in pleasant company, the tablecloth can be decorated with lace napkins.

Candles in beautiful candlesticks, arranged in a special way, will help you set a truly festive table at home. Whatever the number of candles used, they cannot be a replacement for the main lighting. The color scheme of candles and the style of candlesticks should resonate with the overall look.

In addition to candles and napkins, today it is customary to decorate the table with other decorative elements that will set the mood during the feast. You can often find decor recreated from natural materials. This style of decorating a festive space belongs to the rustic style. It is often used when decorating wedding celebrations, but recently the style has become popular for anniversaries.

Depending on the time of year, you can place a variety of compositions on the table: baskets with apples and other harvests, compositions with pumpkins or corn on the cob will be appropriate for autumn name days, in the spring and summer months the table can be decorated with unusual designs from seasonal flowers, and in winter the celebration will be decorated fir branches and cones reminding of the approaching main holiday.

Lovers of Russian traditions will love the holiday decorations in the style “a la rus”. This style design is perfect for a 55th anniversary, when women and some men retire. Plates or teapots with Khokhloma, a samovar decorated with a bunch of bagels on the table, nesting dolls and sweet cockerels on sticks will help to recreate the soulful atmosphere.

For guests, you can save several scarves or kokoshniks, painted felt boots and hats with earflaps for memorable photos, and for entertainment, prepare several soulful compositions accompanied by an accordion.

Ultra-fashionable table setting in black and white with the addition of gold and hot pink accents in the form of primitive prints will be an excellent solution to celebrate a youth birthday. The main thing in this design is the play of colors and minimal decor. The place of the birthday person in this style can be decorated with a composition of balloons.

A woman doesn’t always want to celebrate such a serious date as turning 45. However, a properly decorated holiday table will remind her that this age symbolizes the prime of life and reveals feminine beauty in a new way. That's why Decorating an anniversary in a floral style will come in handy. The ideal option would be to choose dishes with floral motifs, and place the same flowers around the table in small vases. In addition to flowers, the table can be decorated with edible arrangements of berries.

The classic way of setting the table is suitable for a 50th birthday for both men and women. This style of decorating a celebration is chosen for its simplicity and the absence of unnecessary details, which helps save money and not be distracted from the person of the anniversary by various little things. Characteristic of this style is the obligatory presence of a snow-white tablecloth and the same dishes, but with gold edging. Modern trends allow you to replace a white tablecloth with any other warm shade.

Another modern trend in the festive sphere is the organization of themed parties. Such ideas are great not only for celebrating a child’s birthday, but are also quite applicable for adult gatherings. Let's look at a few original holiday decoration ideas:

• Pirate gatherings. Decoration does not require overly complex details. It’s enough to hang a pirate flag on the wall, choose a striped print for table textiles, and prepare pirate gold coins as a souvenir for competitions. Other holiday attributes and costume elements should also reflect the overall theme.

• Gangster meeting. Stylizing the holiday as the 30s of the last century will be a very stylish and unusual solution for a themed party. The festive table can resemble a poker game; cigars can be prepared for adults, and replica pistols can be distributed to children. Subdued lighting will convey the atmosphere of an underground casino, in which money from the birthday boy’s own bank is laid out in every corner.
• Hipster style. Fans of bright colors and crazy emotions will love this anniversary design. You can use old vinyl records, retro household items, bright accessories and clothing items - everything that will help guests feel the atmosphere of that time.
• Hawaiian party is another very colorful idea for organizing a holiday in honor of the name day. For this style, you can prepare garlands of paper flowers in the brightest colors and distribute them to guests, place various transparent containers with water, as well as sea pebbles, shells or flowers around the perimeter of the table. The bottom of the table can be draped with a traditional Hawaiian skirt, and the walls can be decorated with brightly painted, whimsical wooden masks.

Decoration with flowers

Not a single anniversary or other celebration is complete without flowers. In this case, flowers are not only a compliment from guests, but also a wonderful decorative composition for decorating the table. Original and aesthetically designed bouquets will set the mood for the holiday and make it truly royal. Often, to create such compositions for an anniversary, they turn to the help of florists, but at home you can create a flower island yourself.

• Decorating the table in this way should be balanced. That is, a bouquet of decent size should be singular and decorate the central part of the table or the place of the birthday person. Miniature compositions can be located along the entire length of the table.
• When choosing the size and splendor of the bouquet, you should take into account the fact that it should not block the interlocutors from each other. In addition, you should not place voluminous flower islands on a richly furnished table, but during tea drinking an impressive bouquet would be quite appropriate.
• To decorate a feast, you should choose specimens with a subtle, subtle aroma. This will allow you not to overpower the smells of the food, and will also protect your guests from developing allergies or headaches.
• The color scheme of the composition should also be chosen wisely. A colorful bouquet will look great on a classic snow-white tablecloth, but if there is an abundance of brightly colored decor, it is better to give preference to a monochromatic composition that echoes the main color scheme.

• The choice of vases is another important point. The best option is simple shapes and materials that echo other dishes. Laconic glass vases are universal. For round tables, you can choose oval flower stands; it is better to place voluminous bouquets in the center of the table, and small identical compositions - in a circle. The square shape of the tabletop determines the choice of vases with clear lines, and on a rectangular table it would be successful to place vases of any shape along the center on a strip of fabric contrasting with the tablecloth.

Knowing the rules of table setting and how to decorate it, you can arrange a truly royal feast. A few tricks will help make the holiday as comfortable as possible:

• Before thinking through the holiday decor, you should analyze the status of the guests. Almost any table setting is suitable for a cozy home environment, but it is better to choose light warm colors, floral arrangements and classic tableware. For a youth party, bright design styles with unusual details would be appropriate. A feast with young children requires the presence of sweet treats and safe cutlery. It is better for colleagues, business partners or unfamiliar people to organize a feast in a discreet atmosphere without any frills, observing the rules of business etiquette used in the office.

• If you plan to organize a feast in a sauna or country bathhouse, you should also carefully consider the table setting. Before couples' procedures, you can prepare a small buffet with light vegetable or fruit snacks and non-alcoholic refreshing drinks. In this case, the main treats should be served only after all the guests have swam in the pool, visited the steam room and recovered a little. Vegetable and fruit salads, seafood dishes, and nuts are chosen as dishes in such an environment.

Rolls and sushi, snacks in pita bread, and tartlets would also be appropriate. Alcoholic drinks can be served with main courses - barbecue, grilled chicken, baked fish, grilled vegetables.

• To arrange flower arrangements, you don’t have to go to the store to buy vases.. You can prepare flower stands yourself using glass jars, cut-off plastic bottles or canned food cans as a basis. As decoration you can use lace, satin ribbons, rhinestones, baggy fabric or glass paints. This approach will not only allow you to create truly exclusive items, but also ideally fit the compositions into the main decor.

• At a feast with a large number of people who do not always know each other, it would be appropriate use of name cards for seating. This will allow guests to be seated most comfortably and not create crowding when seated at the table. Name badges can also be created independently in a general style format. Instead of names, you can use comic nicknames or children's nicknames.

Budget-friendly and at the same time beautiful decorative elements for a gala feast can be made from corrugated paper, colored cardboard or foil, silk or tulle. With a little imagination, you can recreate a unique decor and amaze your guests.

Beautiful ideas

A vintage-style table involves the use of gilded antique candlesticks, ornate napkin holders and antique cutlery.

The table decoration in the fashionable color Marsala looks solemn and colorful.

For a men's company, an excellent solution would be to use rich blue color in combination with black accents.

To learn how to properly set the table, watch the following video.