New Year's table should be elegant and unusual. However, for serving it is not necessary to purchase expensive services, vintage crystal and a full set of silver appliances. You can decorate the table using very affordable means. Bet on textiles - tablecloths and napkins. They instantly transform even the most modest serving. You just need to spend some time and imagination.
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Borrow the idea from restaurateurs - immediately cover with two tablecloths at once. The bottom should be longer, and the top can be short, in the form of a square or rectangle. Cover her with the table so that it forms a rhombus. Tablecloths of contrasting tones look very impressive, for example, red and white, cream and brown, blue and blue. When choosing shades, think about how they will combine with the dishes.
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Now it's time to decorate the table. Festive table setting requires beautiful linen napkins. During the meal, they should be put on their knees to protect the clothes from stains. Match the napkins to the tone of one of the tablecloths or choose a third harmonizing tone. For example, a table covered with long blue and short blue tablecloths will be very decorated with snow-white napkins. And with beige-brown tablecloths, golden tones will look great.
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If your napkins do not seem elegant enough to you, they can be decorated. Apply fabric paints to the corners. Before you paint the canvas, practice on paper. It is not necessary to decorate all napkins the same way - make each individual pattern using one tone of paint. Gold and silver look very impressive on the festive table. Iron the finished napkin with a hot iron - after that it can be washed.
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No less spectacular decoration for napkins is lace. Select a not too wide lace ribbon and stitch it to the edges of the fabric. Such napkins in a romantic style will decorate the table very much. Fold them in a triangle, place on a plate and add a small flower of chrysanthemums.
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Home-cooked meals do not mean fanciful figures on plates, however, an exception can be made for the New Year's Eve. Fold a napkin in the form of a flower, cone or fan and decorate with sprigs of spruce or small bows.
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You can do differently. Roll a napkin into a roll and tie it with a decorative cord. Attach a guest name card to it. Place the rolls on or next to a plate. This option is convenient for a large number of invitees - each guest can easily find their place at the table by name cards.
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Do not forget to put paper napkins on the table - they will come in handy during a meal. Put them in special cups. You should not choose paper squares with bright clumsy drawings - leave them for children's parties. Adult dinner involves plain white embossed paper napkins.