Birthday table setting: beautiful and original ideas

Any celebration, especially a birthday, requires careful preparation. Since at the celebration of the house the main attribute is a table with refreshments and drinks for guests, it is important to pay the most attention to its decor and serving. Skillfully applying the basic rules for the placement of dishes and appliances, as well as showing imagination in the design of the table, any hostess would spot the guests who had not even begun to try the treats.

Proper table setting at home is not much different from the restaurant. The introduction of the hostess with the characteristic features of the arrangement of dishes and birthday treats will allow you to arrange a feast with taste:

• For the feast should begin to prepare in advance. First you need to specify the number of expected guests. In accordance with this number you need to prepare individual dishes.
• For special occasions, a nice faience or porcelain set should be found in the house with a sufficient number of plates, since the use of dishes from different sets can be perceived as a bad form. The rules for the arrangement of serving plates include two points: the dishes should be placed one centimeter apart from the edge of the table, and half a meter should be left between adjacent plates. This will allow guests to feel at ease at the table and at the same time communicate without problems.
• According to the rules of serving, a plate for hot dishes is placed at the bottom, a deep bowl for first courses is placed on it, and small plates for snacks are placed on top of it.

• The location of the cutlery also plays a significant role. On the left side of the plate should be placed fork, on the right side - a spoon and a knife. Spoons and forks, according to the rules of serving, must be laid with the convex side down.
• The next stage is the placement of containers for beverages. On a birthday, it is customary to serve cold and alcoholic beverages in a glass or crystal beautiful dish. On the left side of the plate of each guest should be placed the largest glasses, then in descending order arrange all the available containers, and in the end on the right side put a glass.
• For the organization of children's birthday, it has recently become acceptable to use disposable dishes safe for active children. In addition, she does not fight, mom does not have to spend time on her washing. Manufacturers provide a huge selection of colorful designs of plastic and paper utensils with images of their favorite characters, which will please every little mischief.

• On the table should be placed two types of napkins: paper and cloth. The first are needed to wipe lips and hands during and at the end of the meal, and the second - to protect clothes from accidental dirt at the table. Napkins can further decorate the table. Paper napkins should be placed around the perimeter of the entire table, beautifully putting them in napkin holders, and cloth ones should be twisted into a straw and tied with a ribbon or threaded into special decorative rings.
• When guests sit down at the table, it should already be placed cold appetizers, salads and sandwiches. Dishes must be set up so that all guests can comfortably reach them. Instead of one big salad bowl, it is better to use two or even three containers placed along the entire length of the table. All salads should be with spoons to make it more convenient to impose. The first hot dishes are poured out of the total capacity of the ladle with maximum caution, then the second is served - the hot dish.

In addition to the correct arrangement of dishes and dishes, any hostess takes care of the festive decor. The meeting room designed in the same style and thought out to the smallest detail will allow guests to hold a celebration at the highest level even at home.

The choice of style and decorations for serving the festive table depends largely on the dishes and tablecloths. If necessary, a tablecloth as a less expensive attribute can be replaced with a more appropriate one. So, for a crystal tableware, a snow-white tablecloth without any patterns would be an excellent solution; in this case napkins should also be white. If the service for the celebration is made of porcelain, then when choosing a tablecloth you can show imagination. The most practical option is to purchase a universal monochromatic tablecloth that will look good with any set of dishes.

Candles in beautiful candlesticks, arranged in a special way, will help to serve a truly festive table at home. Whatever the number of used candles, they can not be a substitute for the main lighting. The color scheme of candles and the style of candlesticks should overlap with the general.

In addition to candles and napkins, it is customary to decorate the table with other decorative elements that will set the mood during the feast. Often you can find decor, recreated from natural materials. This style of decoration of the festive space belongs to the rustic style. It is often used in the design of wedding celebrations, but recently the style has become popular for anniversaries.

Depending on the season, various compositions can be placed on the table: baskets with apples and other crops, compositions with pumpkins or corn cobs will fall into place for autumn names, in the spring and summer months you can decorate the table with unusual designs of seasonal flowers, and in winter you will decorate reminiscent of the approach of the main holiday fir branches and cones.

Fans of Russian traditions will like the design of the holiday in the style of "a la rus." This style is perfect for the anniversary of 55 years, when women and some men retire. The soulful setting will help recreate the plates or teapots with Khokhloma, decorated with a bunch of bagels samovar on the table, dolls and sweet roosters on sticks.

Trendy serving in black and white with gold and bright pink accents in the form of primitive prints will be a great solution. to celebrate youth birthday. The main thing in this design is exactly the game of colors and minimal decor. Place birthday in this style can be decorated with a composition of balloons.

A woman does not always want to celebrate such a serious date as 45 years. However, a properly decorated holiday table will remind her that this age symbolizes the burgeoning of her strength and reveals feminine beauty in a new way. therefore registration of the anniversary in a floral style will have the way. The ideal option would be to pick up dishes with floral motifs, and arrange the same flowers around the table in small vases. In addition to flowers, the table can be decorated with edible compositions of berries.

The classic way of serving the table is suitable for the 50th anniversary for both men and women.. This style of decoration of the celebration is chosen for its simplicity and the absence of unnecessary details, which helps save money and not be distracted from the person of the hero of the anniversary on various trifles. Characteristic of this style is the obligatory presence of a snow-white tablecloth and the same tableware, but with a gold edging.Modern trends allow to replace the white tablecloth with any other warm shade.

Another modern trend in the festive sphere can be called the organization of themed parties. Such ideas are perfect not only for celebrating children's birthday, but are quite applicable for adult gatherings. Consider a few original design ideas of the holiday:

• Pirate gatherings. For decoration do not need too complex details. It is enough to hang a pirate flag on the wall, choose a striped print for table textiles, prepare pirate gold coins for contests as a souvenir. Other holiday attributes and elements of costumes should also reflect the overall theme.

• Gangster meeting. Stylization of the holiday under the 30s of the last century will be a very stylish and unusual solution for a themed party. A festive table can resemble a playroom for poker, for adults you can prepare cigars, and for children - distribute models of pistols. The muffled light will give the atmosphere of an underground casino, in which the money of the bank’s own birthday bank is spread out in every corner.
• Stilyaga-style. Lovers of bright colors and crazy emotions will love this anniversary design. In the course you can put the old vinyl records, retro household items, bright accessories and clothing - all that will help guests to feel the atmosphere of that time.
• Hawaiian party is another very colorful idea of ​​organizing a holiday in honor of the name day. For this style, you can prepare garlands of paper flowers of the brightest shades and distribute them to guests, arrange around the perimeter of the table various transparent containers with water, as well as sea stones, seashells or flowers. The bottom of the table can be draped with the skirt of a traditional Hawaiian island, and the walls can be decorated with brightly painted, whimsical, wooden masks.

No anniversary or other celebration is complete without flowers. Flowers in this case are not only a compliment from the guests, but also a wonderful decorative composition for decorating the table. Original and aesthetically designed bouquets will set the mood for the holiday, make it truly royal. Often, to create such compositions for an anniversary turn to the help of florists, but at home you can create a flower island yourself.

Compliance with several recommendations for the creation and design will make a competent composition for the holiday table:

• Table decoration in this way should be balanced. That is, a decent sized bouquet should be in the singular and decorate the central part of the table or the place of the birthday boy. Miniature compositions can be located along the entire length of the table.
• When choosing the size and pomp of a bouquet, it should be taken into account that it should not close the interlocutors from each other. In addition, on a richly furnished table you should not have bulk flower islands, and during tea drinking an impressive bouquet would be quite appropriate.
• To decorate the feast should choose instances with a subtle, subtle aroma. This will not interrupt the smells of dishes, as well as protect against allergies or headaches in the guests.
• The color scheme of the composition should also be chosen wisely. A classic bouquet will look great on a classic white tablecloth, but with an abundance of bright colors, it is better to give preference to a monochromatic composition that echoes the basic color scheme.

• The choice of vases is another important moment. The best option can be called simple forms and materials in common with other dishes. Laconic glass vases are versatile. For round tables, you can choose oval flower stands, bulk bouquets are better placed in the center of the table, and small identical compositions - in a circle.The square forms of the tabletops determine the choice of vases with clear lines, and on a rectangular table, the arrangement of vases of any shape along the center of the fabric strip contrasting to the tablecloth will be successful.

Knowing the rules of table setting and how to decorate it, you can arrange a truly royal feast. Several tricks will help make the holiday as comfortable as possible:

• Before you think through a festive decor, you should analyze the status of guests. Virtually any table setting is suitable for a cozy home environment, but it’s better to choose bright warm colors, flower arrangements and classic dishes. Bright design styles with unusual details would be appropriate for the youth party. A feast with small children implies the obligatory presence of sweet treats and safe cutlery. It is better for colleagues, business partners or unfamiliar people to organize a feast in a restrained atmosphere without any frills, following the rules used in the office business etiquette.

• If you plan to organize a feast in the sauna or a country bath, you should also carefully think over the serving. Before paired procedures, you can prepare a small buffet with light vegetable or fruit snacks and soft refreshing drinks. The main treats in this case should be served only after all the guests bought in the pool, visited the steam room and came to their senses a little. Vegetable and fruit salads, seafood, nuts are chosen as dishes in this setting.

• For the arrangement of floral arrangements it is not necessary to go to the store for vases. Flower stands can be prepared independently, using glass jars, cut plastic bottles or tin cans as a basis. As a decor, you can use lace, satin ribbons, rhinestones, baggy fabric or paint to work on glass. This approach will not only create truly exclusive things, but also perfectly fit the composition in the main decor.

• At a feast with a large number of people who are not always familiar with each other, it would be appropriate use of registered cards for seating. This will allow the most comfortable to arrange guests and not to create a crush during boarding. Name badges can also be executed independently in a common style format. Instead of names you can use comic pseudonyms or children's nicknames.

The table in vintage style involves the use of gilded antique candlesticks, ornate napkin holders and antique cutlery.

Solemnly and colorfully looks the table decoration in the fashionable color of Marsala.

For a male company, using a rich blue color combined with black accents would be an excellent solution.

On how to properly serve the table, see the following video.