Tag: Enterntaining

home bar essential tools, ram horn wine bottle rest

It’s time to spruce your home bar with one of these home bar essential tools and accessories.  Now that the party season has started, that special area where you keep the fun fuel, aka alcohol and spirits requires some love and attention.  All these bar essentials are not only necessary but also beautiful.

home bar essential tools, midcentury persian cocktail set

Impress your guest with this beautiful Midcentury Vogue blue Persian cocktail set with shaker available here.

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thanksgiving table setting decorating ideas

Thanksgiving is around the corner and it’s time to start thinking about how to decorate our tables for that special occasion.  From rustic to opulent table setting decorations, the possibilities are endless.  To give you some inspiration, here are 10 beautiful table setting ideas that may steal the show from the turkey this year.  Your guests will be more than grateful and pleased after seeing the thought put into such a special occasion.

Classic Blue and White

thanksgiving table setting decorating ideas blue and white

 

Blue and white porcelain always makes for a gorgeous table setting.  Match the classic color combo with pumpkin and orange flowers for a delightful combination.

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Thanksgiving tableware, pumpkin plate

Thanksgiving is precisely two weeks away from today so there is still time to choose one of these two Thanksgiving tableware choices.  One of the things I look forward to with any holiday celebrating is setting the table.  Even if it’s a simple Thanksgiving table setting, I try to make it as pretty as possible.  Of course, it’s a lot easier and things turn out a lot better when we plan in advance so I did the work for you and put together two tabletop decor for you to choose from.  Either Transitional or Traditional, I got you covered.  Scroll down for more.

Traditional Tableware Decor

If there is a time of year to go all out with motif decor that would be Thanksgiving.  Hence the gorgeous selection of turkey and pumpkin inspired tabletop accessories below.
Thanksgiving tableware, tablecloth

Plymouth turkey tablecloth

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Thanksgiving decorating ideas via belle vivir

If you are invited to spend Thanksgiving at someone else’s house then you’re giving thanks for the fact that you don’t have to cook.  We’re going to spend it with my in-laws’ for Thanksgiving dinner this year.  That means you can sit back and relax and enjoy the parade.  Oh, but let’s not forget these essential house guests etiquette which will help you navigate the night graciously.

house guests etiquette, thanksgiving dinerThe problem with going to another person’s house for the holidays is that you need to act accordingly.  If you do the wrong things at the wrong times, you’ll earn yourself a reputation.  The good news is this post is going to save your turkey by teaching you the four things you should always do.

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Our Gift Ideas for the Hostess and Gardener will make things easier for you this Holiday.  It’s party season and I’m sure you don’t want to receive a smirk face for bringing the all expected wine bottle.  I’ve compiled an exquisite and affordable selection of gifts for the host and gardener in your next soiree.  Whether your host is a gardener or a great entertainer I am certain one of these gifts will be of his or her liking and will not be re-gifted…

gift guide

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It’s picnic season… the sun is setting down late and everyone wants to spend more time outside enjoying the pleasure of summer.  Among those summer pleasures is the old fashioned picnic.  Old school as it is, picnicking doesn’t need to be ordinary.  There is plenty of stylish tableware to make any picnic look like a royal feast… dining al fresco is ideal in every way but there’s something especially romantic and charming about picnics… I have rounded up the most stylish picnic tableware from ornate acrylic tumblers to melamine blue and white plates.

 

stylish picnic tableware picnic-belle vivir

Now that we covered the tools side, the blanket and flowers is on you…

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