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| Simple touches on the table |
Sometimes a really lushly appointed tablescape is what’s called for. When a meal is opulent or the dishes are upscale you feel the need to “dress it up” with silk napkins, crystal and the like. But in the case of our luau theme dinner, our hostess knew just what would set the mood with her simple, yet thoughtful tablescape for our dinner.
Silk napkins at a luau? No! Absolutely not! We ate barbecue, we drank Mai Tai’s, we came to dinner in our shorts and flowered shirts! The warm tones of her beautiful wooden table were a perfect backdrop to a few tropical leaves, some shells and the adorable tiki-head candelabra she used to light the table.
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| Her tiki-man candleabra! |
Now, we women love an excuse to buy something new, so I wasn’t a bit surprised when I asked her if the shell motif napkin holders were new for the night or something she already had. “No, I bought those!” was her response with a smile. But then again, will it be the last island-themed or tropical paradise dinner we have as a group? I think not. She’ll have opportunity to use those cute shell napkin rings again and if it’s something she wanted, then by all means she should have it!
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| Shell-motif napkin rings |
Despite all of this, here is my message: You don’t have to buy much, if anything, to set a table that perfectly suits the mood for a dinner party. Keep the touches simple, borrow if necessary and be creative! Our hostess did and it was just what we needed for our night!
