This hip, fabric-covered guide includes creative ways to style a table–whether for a sit-down dinner, cocktail party, brunch buffet, picnic in the park, and other fun get-togethers
Whether you live in a small apartment or sprawling suburban kitchen, How to Set a Table features stylish, modern ideas for welcoming family and friends in your home. This gift book, wrapped in a pretty, printed fabric, serves as a practical step-by-step guide to entertaining–with extra information on etiquette, place setting basics, centerpieces, mixing and matching, essential glassware, and napkin folds. With unexpected ideas for using all the great tableware you can find at flea markets, chain stores, or around the house, How to Set a Table updates a classic topic for a new generation of hosts.
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Nicely presented but not much depth or information. Beautiful photography This is a well presented little book, with a linen like cover, it just looks so classy and creates real high expectation of the contents! Full of full color illustrations and photographs, this book is a great addition to the host/hostess collection to gain ideas for different forms of presentation for different forms of entertainment or types of meals. While it is by no means exhaustive, it is a quick reference providing some basic tips and information. If you are wanting something with more…
Useful Guide for all Levels of Dining Experience If you read my recent book review on the holiday cookies book, then you are well aware of my love for books as gifts for the holidays. The first thing I thought upon holding How to Set a Table, Inspiration, Ideas, and Etiquette for Hosting Friends and Family by Clarkson Potter is that this slim, canvas-covered volume would make a wonderful holiday gift. It’s a smallish, delightfully inexpensive book that, I’m guessing, would slip rather easily into a holiday stocking. How delightful would it be…
It’s a fun read for me One of my new favorites! It’s a fun read for me. an amateur. I love how beautiful the pictures are as well. I love the suggestions of mixing the old with the new.