Tag: Enterntaining

19May

Live Beautiful: Designing A Chic Al Fresco Dining Space

If you follow me on Instagram, you might have noticed that we’ve been working really hard on our outdoor space, soon to be gardens. At the moment we are working in one area of the backyard to make it into an al fresco dining area. As more states are opening up to businesses, I think my family and I won’t be going to an indoor restaurant anytime soon. Outdoor living has never been more appreciated as in this current moment in history. I put together this chic ensemble for outdoor entertaining, just in case you were looking for some inspiration. Enjoy!

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06Feb

Hosting A Big Family Gathering And How To Handle Stress

Family parties can be a strange combination of exhilaration, stress, and exhaustion. On the one hand, it’s a delight to see those relatives you haven’t seen in what seems like forever, but on the other, you might already be planning an escape route for when a controversial topic comes up, and you have to act as a mediator.

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25Jan

How To Make Your Home Ideal For Guests

Most of the decisions related to our home should be viewed through the lens of how they’re going to affect your life.  After all, you’re the one who’s going to live there; you’re the one who’s going to be impacted most by your decisions.  However, that doesn’t mean that you should forget your guests completely.  For starters, it’s enjoyable to welcome friends and family members to your home.  Second, it can be embarrassing if they arrive and it’s obvious you haven’t thought about their stay at all.  Let’s make sure that doesn’t happen.  Below, we take a look at some useful tips for creating a home that your guests – and you – will love.

make your home ideal for guests

A guest room designed by Stephen Sills

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16Jan

How To Make Your Houseguest Feel At Home

biscuit bedding, miles redd canopy bed

Everyone wants to be a perfect host when they are welcoming people to their home. Here are a few tips to help to create a cozy atmosphere so that your guests immediately feel at home in your place:

how to make your houseguest feel like home

CREATE AN INVITING GUEST ROOM: With a little elbow grease and a dose of creativity, you can offer an inviting guestroom. Creating a cozy atmosphere is easy with soft blankets and scented candles. Stock the nightstand with everything that you would want in your own room. Examples include a vase of fresh flowers, magazines that highlight the best food and drink of your local area, a night light, hand cream, bottled waters, and snacks.

STOCK THE KITCHEN: Before your guest arrives, be sure to ask them about any dietary needs or preferences. Taking the time to stock your kitchen with all of their favorites will go a long way in making them comfortable in your home. When they arrive, be sure to show them around the kitchen so that they know where to find everything. The last thing that you want is for your guest to feel uncomfortable having to ask the host for everything. Making them feel welcome to help themselves to anything in the kitchen will assist in making them to feel comfortable and not intrusive.

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26Dec

Five Steps To Get You Ready For New Year’s Celebration

Now that Christmas Eve is behind us, comes the more festive celebration of New Year’s Eve.  The food is lighter, the champagne is abundant or just enough and the expectation of the new year is accelerating.  Here are five simple steps that will make your New Years celebration a lot more enjoyable.

New Year's celebrations

Clean Up Your Home

There is not much fun in this one, but before you start working on your New Year’s resolution list, clean up your home first.  Our surroundings are usually a reflection of our inner beings, and if we can’t keep our home tidy, most likely we won’t have the strength to keep our resolutions.

Dress The Parts

Not because you are not hosting a big party means you have to receive the new year in PJ’s.  Even if it’s only you and your close family, make an effort to dress up.  Start the year with the right foot forward and make that extra effort for your self and your loved ones.

Know Your Champagne

oliver gal champagne canvas print

Oliver Gal Champagne Canvas Print available at Nordstrom

Champagne is the known drink for festive activities and celebrations.  Get to know the different kinds of bubbly drinks available starting from what is champagne, how to read the labels and what glasses to use.  Don’t worry, there are good champagnes that don’t have to be ridiculously pricey.

Make Some Noise

new year's eve celebrations

If you can’t afford a band, then blow noise horns, ring bells, wear fun hats and set off fireworks.

Embrace A New Tradition

I grew up with the tradition of eating 12 grapes at the clock of midnight on New Year’s Eve.  Each grape is supposed to represent good luck for each month of the coming year.

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19Dec

4 Beautiful Christmas Table Setting Ideas Easy To Emulate

As the holiday approaches, so does the anticipation of celebrating among families and friends.  From simple to nature-inspired table settings that won’t need too much effort to more elegant and modern ones we have rounded up four beautiful Christmas table settings that will for sure delight your guests and make you feel at ease.

Galand And Candles

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Simply run a garland along the table, add a few votive candles along with tall candle holders and your table setting will be nature-inspired and beautiful.

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