Beautiful table decoration for a birthday (+photo): do it yourself at home

Background design.

Background design is a very complex topic. It (design) depends on the character of the birthday person, style and theme. You can have a birthday party in your backyard garden surrounded by beautiful flower beds filled with fragrant flowers. Or start a birthday party with an immersion in childhood, for example. Here are some tips that can suit the design of any holiday.

Pay attention to detail. Flowers, candles, small souvenirs can create coziness at your holiday
The freshness of the room and the pleasant smell of the room are important
Make arrangements in advance for the accommodation of your guests. The table should be positioned so that all guests can easily approach it.

Holiday table etiquette

Proper table setting is not only the arrangement of cutlery, but also its decoration and design. The types of decorations and dishes mainly depend on the upcoming holiday (birthday, wedding, family breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc.).

Basic rules of etiquette:

The place where the celebration is held should be well lit and ventilated, and also have a large space so that all guests can feel comfortable and cozy.
Cutlery and crockery sets should be washed clean and even shiny. You should also be sure to inspect the surface of the plates for any unwanted stains.
The table can have a different shape, but its size should be taken into account with the number of invited guests. The normal figure would be 80 centimeters per guest.
The tablecloth should be neat and unwrinkled and cover the entire table area. The correct option would be if the edges of the tablecloth hang down to a length of 30 centimeters, and its corner part covers the legs of the table.
Next to the plates, knives, forks, spoons, and glasses should be in the correct order.
Also, along with individual cutlery, there should also be cutlery for general use on the table. They are useful when serving food from shared plates and saucers.
The location and type of devices must comply with the general placement rules.
There should be no damaged or unusable utensils on the table: chipped or bent cutlery, dull knives and crooked forks.

To quickly and easily cover your home table with a tablecloth , you need to place the folded fabric on the surface of the table, and then, lifting it by the edges, quickly lower your hands. Thanks to these actions, the fabric will lie smoothly and beautifully.

How to decorate a table for a child's birthday

On your baby's birthday, you want to especially please him.
You can decorate the table with soft toys or other interesting things, arrange fruits and salads beautifully, for example, boys will be interested in “absorbing” a robot or a giraffe, and a girl will be interested in a colorful butterfly or a cute bear, etc. In addition to various goodies, as a rule, there should be there will be snacks and other similar dishes typical of an adult holiday table.

In addition, it is better to choose a tablecloth in bright colors or with cartoon characters.

Rules for arranging dishes

The festive table setting also includes details of the placement of the main dishes:

It is better to place salt and pepper in the center of the table at a distance from each other. If desired, you can put mustard or any other sauces nearby.
Pieces of bread are stolen onto plates and placed at different ends of the table for the convenience of guests.
Serving dishes requires the presence of a spoon near each of them. This will make it much easier for those present to put the dish they like on their plate.
Pay special attention to cold appetizers. They should include different types of products (meat, fish, vegetables, etc.).
As for serving drinks, this also has its own rules and subtleties. Juices and fruit drinks are usually poured into jugs; there are glass decanters for vodka and liqueurs, and wine and whiskey are best served in bottles.
If a large number of people are invited to the event, then follow a certain order of serving dishes. First, guests are offered cold appetizers, then hot ones. Dessert should be served at the end of the holiday.

Advice : many housewives have encountered a problem when there is a catastrophic lack of free space on the table for prepared dishes. Therefore, we recommend that you make a complete list of them in advance to avoid such a situation.

Now you know everything about how to set the table. The knowledge gained will help you make a positive impression on your guests, and the memories of the evening will last for many years. Remember: in order to decorate a set table according to etiquette, you do not need special skills and knowledge. Use our simple tips in everyday life and make your loved ones happy more often.

Table decoration with napkins

Beautifully folded napkins can truly surprise and delight your guests who come to congratulate you on this bright day. Below are several patterns for beautifully folding napkins.

Algorithm:

The napkin is folded diagonally (fold at the bottom)
Align 2 side corners with the top corner
Fold the napkin so that the bottom corner remains a couple of centimeters below the top
Bend the top corner
Fold the sides back and insert one into the other to form a circle.

Algorithm:

Fold diagonally
Fold the triangle into an accordion shape, leaving a small triangle on top
Secure the top with an accordion
Fold in half
Secure with a ring or other decorative elements.

Algorithm:

Place the napkin face down
Fold all corners one by one
Flip
Fold all the corners again
Holding the corners in the center, pull out the corners from below so that they form petals.

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Wedding table setting

Table setting for a wedding takes place in a special way . The color of the tablecloth and napkins that will decorate the table can be of absolutely any color. The main thing is to keep the entire wedding table setting in the same style and color. You should also take care of signs with the names of the guests so that there are no difficulties with boarding. Such things should be prepared in advance: it could be a cover with the guest’s name, an embroidered napkin, a piece of paper, or even cookies decorated with an elegant inscription.

Also, a good way to decorate the interior of the table and complement bouquets of flowers and the usual balloons is to use beautiful ribbons . To do this, place the ribbons above the table or decorate the guests’ seats with them.

Sweet table decoration

Usually, a sweet table means a small table, away from the main table, with various goodies and sweets. Usually these happen at children's parties. I think the kids will be very pleased to see funny pictures of sweets not only on the main table, but also on the dessert table.

Soft toys may also be present on the sweet table, and helium balloons may be attached. It will be interesting for the birthday girl to study and try a sweet flower basket

Table setting at home

When the weekend comes, families usually gather in one common circle at home, and the housewife prepares many different dishes. During the meal, loved ones communicate with each other and tell interesting news or stories. This is the best time to with the help of decoration and table setting . So, even at home, you can easily create the feeling of a small holiday. If there are children in the family, then such a dinner, lunch or breakfast will serve as a good indicator of how to behave at the table, why various devices were created and how to use them correctly.

Serving at home step by step

Having started directly to the serving process, you can get confused with so many nuances. But if you follow the correct sequence, you can't go wrong.

Serving steps:

First of all, you need to lay a base to protect the table from stains and damage. This could be an old white tablecloth or white felt. The base will perform an additional function - muffle the clinking of dishes.
Lay out a linen tablecloth, choosing the color depending on the decor. The tablecloth should hang equally on all sides, approximately 25 cm, and be without folds or creases. It should be noted that a classic white tablecloth is always a win-win option.
In the seats in front of the guests we place rugs and stands for forks, spoons and knives. If the tablecloth is plain, then the rugs can be bright or even patterned, and vice versa.
We put jugs of water.
Place the plates on the mats in the required sequence. There should be as many plates as the number of dishes planned to be served.
We lay out the cutlery: we put our own cutlery for each dish.
Napkins are placed on the plates. They can be decorated beautifully and topped with a small sweet treat.
Napkins are usually placed in a special ring. But it can be replaced with ribbon or a piece of fabric. You don’t have to use anything at all by folding the napkin beautifully and placing it under the plate.
We arrange glasses, wine glasses and goblets.
We decorate with flowers, candles, and special compositions. But you need to make sure that the decor does not disturb guests, does not block the view and matches the overall color scheme. It is better to choose neutral, unscented jewelry.

Use your imagination - anything goes for serving

A sprig of mint on a napkin, an installation of branches in the middle of the table, pampas grass in vases, dried yellowed leaves on a plate, dried flowers and feathers - all this is an excellent and budget option for table decoration. Tie a sprig of lavender with thin hemp rope for a minimalistic serving. Paint large branches for thematic serving in the color of napkins and create an installation, or leave them as is, decorating them with pine cones. Place pampas grass in vases for festive serving around the perimeter of the table.

A sprig of lavender on a white plate for table decoration

DIY composition of branches for table setting

Composition of pampas grass to decorate a festive table

Wooden table setting in Provence style

Minimalist table setting with plant branches

Table setting in brown-orange tones with autumn leaves

Serving cutlery

Classic arrangement of devices:

The lower plate (stand) is placed exactly along the edge of the table and is not removed until the end of the reception. Plates for dishes are placed on top in the following sequence: a plate for the main course, for appetizers, for soup.
On the left are the forks with the concave side facing up. They are usually used sequentially, starting with the outermost one. Placement order from left to right: appetizer fork, fish (if needed), then meat.
On the right there should be spoons and knives with the sharp edge towards the dish. The order from edge to center is: soup spoon, appetizer utensils, appetizer knife, fish knife (if necessary) and meat cleaver.
Dessert cutlery is placed above the plate parallel to the edge. The handle of the fork should point to the left, and the handle of the spoon to the right.
Wine glasses and glasses are placed in the upper right corner, in the order of use. Closer to the guest is a glass for an aperitif, diagonally a glass for another wine. A glass of water is placed on the right and not removed until the end of the reception.
A bread plate is placed on the left side of each guest, above the napkins and cutlery. Place the butter knife on the edge of the bread plate with the blade facing left.