Table Settings

Professional party planner Alyse Sobel shows how to combine mismatched tableware and still have a great-looking table setting.

Table-Setting Rules of Thumb

• Find a common color theme when setting a table with one or two complementing tones.

• Introduce paper napkins in a new color or pull accessories from elsewhere in the house.

Other Tips

• Don't hesitate to use drinking glasses as vases.

• Fill pitchers with water and add different fruit--cucumbers, peaches or kumquats--for flavoring and improved appearance.

• Use risers to differ the heights of food items--this is especially appealing for a buffet.

Guests
Alyse Sobel
Event Planner
E-mail: asobel@ix.mindspring.com
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•	Table Settings
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