When the December 31st It’s time to welcome family and friends while waiting for the new year, stress usually skyrockets. It must be organized the food and also think about how to decorate the table where the guests will sit. Of course, unlike Christmas, you don’t have to worry about gifts.
New Year’s Eve is usually more festive than Christmas Eve. Many times, even the little ones toast and immediately leave for a party with friends.
So that spirit, perhaps less homely than that of Christmas Eve, should be felt in everyone details. Also in the decoration and presentation of main table. Here are some tips to show off.
End of the year: what to put on the table on December 31st?
For New Year’s Eve dinner, the traditional red and green colors, associated with Christmas, can be replaced by tones that are giftful air of refinement. For example, white, gold, silver, bronze and blue.
New Year’s decoration. The tablecloth and napkins, always in fabric. Photo: Clarin.The tablecloth, always in fabric, can be simple or more flashy. You have to reach a contrast between the dishes and the decorations: If these are eye-catching, the tablecloth must be simple and vice versa.
As on Christmas Eve, the ideal is to use the best crockery available, what is generally reserved for important occasions. If the plates are white the tablecloth can be colored and vice versa. Singles are also an accepted and very practical proposal. Another option? The classic runners, long and narrow pieces of fabric that will give the decoration a touch of personality.
THE napkins They must be made of fabric and, unlike Christmas Eve, it is better to forget about red and green and opt for white or a pastel shade. They are placed on the plate at the beginning of the meal, and one way to highlight them is to present them with a gold, silver or blue bow. You can also use more attractive napkin rings, with pearls, carved metal or some detail that hints at the holidays.
Table 31. Look for contrast between tablecloths and plates. Photo: Belove Deco.On this occasion, it looks great to place a “flat place” under the different plates where the diners will receive their food. The “underplate” serves to protect the table and the tablecloth from possible stains and remains in place for the entire dinner while the others are changed.
You also need to highlight the best glasses and mugs. From left to right The glass or cup is for water and the glasses for white and red wine. If there is space at the table, the champagne glass can also be placed for the midnight toast.
THE Even the cutlery has its own order: the fork or forks go to the left of the plate, the knife and spoons to the right. At the top, perpendicular to the rest of the cutlery, is the dessert spoon.
Centerpiece. Decoration is an ally to give originality. Photo: courtesy of Ramiro Arzuaga.THE centerpiece They are always allies of decoration. There is never a shortage of seasonal flowers (you will have to take into account the tone of the rest of the decoration) and classic white candles. But in this case dried flowers, pine cones and other less conventional elements are a good alternative to let your imagination fly.
Source: Clarin
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