How tables are decorated

Turning a house into a fortress is not difficult, but filling its space with comfort is a task, and before you start solving it, you need to understand what, in fact, this magnificent quality brings to the atmosphere. The coziness of the house is given by both cute little things and pieces of furniture.

Yes, yes, you won’t believe it, but even an unusual table decor can quite change not only the interior, but also your mood. However, do not rush to send the old table model to the dacha or to the trash, especially if it is made of good wood. A new good quality table will cost you a pretty penny today. But the most important thing in this will not be how much money you give for its manual design, but in its compliance with the rest of the interior. So it will be very correct if you do the restoration of an existing table yourself, especially since this does not require special super skills.

How often do we, without hesitation, get rid of old tables, changing them to newfangled and, as it seems to us, incredibly spectacular. But is it worth the haste? Perhaps you just need to try to breathe another life into the piece of furniture that has served faithfully and allow it to linger in your life for another ten years?

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Old table decor

It happens that the table becomes obsolete exclusively “morally”, its polishing deteriorates, the legs crack and loosen. In this case, you need to remove the old coating, thoroughly sanding the surface, but then fantasize. You can:

• Cover surfaces with stain, varnish, replace outdated fittings with new ones.
• Repaint the table beyond recognition. Using pale green, beige paints or the craquelure technique in your work, you will get a wonderful product in a vintage spirit.

• Change the standard legs to curly ones and repaint the resulting structure in a powdery color. For a Provencal style kitchen, it will be indispensable.

Such work on the decor of the old table will not burden you with financial costs. As you can see, a banal change of fittings and color scheme very significantly changes the whole appearance of a familiar object. It helps a lot that modern materials and coatings are very easy to apply, so even inexperienced people in restoration can use them. You can peep ideas for transforming tables on specialized sites. There will certainly be found something for your original interior.

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Dining table decor

“You can use some do-it-yourself composition in the table decor”

The dining room is always the center of the house. It is here, in this room, that the household gathers to discuss the most important topics at a meal, as they say, the pleasant is combined with the useful.If this process takes place in a beautifully designed environment, then the pleasure of delicious food and pleasant conversation will triple. Sounds tempting, so let's see how we can do it.

The simplest tablecloth decoration is a tablecloth, but it is by no means simple in design, but in the way it is used. In stores, you will be offered models in a variety of interpretations, from expensive designer ones to ordinary chintz ones. If you want to add brightness to the interior, then stop at colored tablecloths.

On special occasions, the tables are covered with:

• Organza.
• Kisei.
• Silks.
• Atlas.
• Velvet.

In the everyday decor of the dining table, patterned fabrics are more practical. Put dishes decorated with figuratively cut products on such a pretty tablecloth, and the table will make a splash.

But the glass model is not customary to cover with tablecloths. His decoration is approached quite differently. Special coasters look great on such countertops. You can choose incredibly colorful washable rugs for her. In solemn occasions, fabric napkins and wicker coasters can be used. Make sure that the small details of the design are in harmony with the atmosphere of the kitchen as a whole.

You can decorate the dining table:

• Bouquets of flowers.
• Fruit vases.
• cones.
• Artificial greenery.
• Imitation of bright fruits.

You can use some hand-made composition in the table decor. Find a transparent wide bowl. Lay out its bottom with multi-colored pebbles, fill it with water and put flowers and leaves into an impromptu pond. The finished masterpiece is placed in the center of the table. An alternative filling of a transparent bowl can be assorted colorful fruits: lemon, tangerine, lime, apple. Such a composition will look bright and life-affirming.

You can decorate the table in a romantic spirit. For this you need candles. Solemn design is more in line with conical long candles, and cylindrical types are suitable for a casual dinner. You can also use water in candle decor. Lighted accessories are placed in a bowl and filled with water. Flame glare plays very beautifully on its surface.

All of the above are just sketches, the purpose of which is to stimulate your idea center. After all, you need to start fantasizing with something.

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Desktop decor

This type of furniture is a real scope for experimentation. Restoring a table of this model is a real pleasure. Try to change its design using decoupage technique. Everything you need for this, you can easily find in stores.

Step by step the decor of the desktop looks like this:

- Cleanup.
– Grinding.
- Primer.
- Extra touches.

It all starts with the release of the countertop, frame, drawers and shelves from the old coating. Then, the cleaned surfaces are sanded with sandpaper until completely smooth. The next step is applying specific decoupage glue to the table. Now everything is ready for the finishing part of the work, that is, varnishing. The effect of antiquity will give the table craquelure. You can do it easier and sprinkle the surfaces with special walnut ink.

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Table decorated with tiles

This is a very beautiful and practical option for restoring the table, especially for the interior of a summer house or a country house. In this form, the old table can also appear in the garden.

Few materials are required for such creativity:

• A small tile with a preferably smooth surface.
• Plywood sheet, proportional to the countertop.
• Tile adhesive.
• Grout.
• Wooden corners.

The process of decorating a table is not much different from laying tiles on a wall. It all starts with fitting a sheet of plywood to the dimensions of the countertop. Then the finished part is attached to the latter with glue and the product is left alone until the composition is completely dry. During this time, a tile pattern is thought out. Tiled elements are also attached to plywood with special glue. The resulting seams are grouted. If it is a dry mix, then it is prepared according to the instructions. Excess material is removed from the surface with a dry cloth. Along the perimeter, the table, already decorated with tiles, is closed with wooden corners, which are painted to match the tiles at the finish.

The presence of tiles and protective colorful coatings makes the table very durable. After such a restoration, he will not be afraid of moisture.

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Wedding table decor

“Table decor can be done with ordinary balloons”

What is the main attribute of the informal part of the wedding celebration? Definitely a holiday table. Basically, the overall impression of the whole event will depend on its design. And responsible for this will be not only original dishes, but also the beauty of serving. It is the decor that needs special attention. When choosing table accessories, take into account the general style of the event, the peculiarities of flower decoration, and the way the tables are arranged. In this matter, it is not a sin to turn to professionals, but if you are determined to do everything yourself, then be sure to use the tips below.

Decorating a banquet table is tricky business. There are many subtleties here and they were invented so that the decor of the wedding table does not seem overloaded. You have to miss nothing. Everything is important: the color of the tablecloth, the correct arrangement of appliances, and the presence of landing business cards for guests. A festive banquet is an occasion to use various decoration methods: floristry, fabrics, balloons. Now we will see how to use them to arrange everything in an original way.

Textile
Fabrics will help in creating the surroundings. They are able to transform the most nondescript environment. Solemnity and pomposity, corresponding to the occasion, are beautiful fabrics from a certain color spectrum. So how to properly drape a table with textiles?
Let's start with the tablecloth. Wedding traditions require that it be snow-white, because it is the personification of the solemnity and purity of the current event. However, if the overall atmosphere is quite colorful, then tables can be covered with tablecloths to match the main background or one of the leading colors.

The next place where the eyes of the guests will be constantly riveted this evening is the table of the newlyweds, so it certainly needs to be somehow distinguished in the atmosphere of the banquet hall. This can be done by draping the sides with chiffon, tulle, silk or viscose. For a marine style, a fabric table skirt is made with wavy fragments of pleated fabrics. It turns out an excellent imitation of waves.

Be attentive to such small things of the serving process as textile napkins. They should also be in the color spectrum of the overall wedding decor.
The original addition will be candles and glasses, "dressed" in skirts. The fabric for this is taken light. In color terms, it should be in harmony or contrast with the tablecloth.

Table decor with flowers
Perhaps the most beautiful attributes of a wedding decor are flowers.Use any mixes of plants and a wide variety of floral techniques in flower arrangements. Here are a few examples of how you can decorate festive tables for guests and newlyweds with flowers.

- Naturally, the main focus will be on decorating the newlyweds' table. A huge bouquet is placed in its central part, the floral train of which will fall directly to the floor. The style of this composition should be identical to the design of the bride's bouquet. Provided that the latter has ribbons, lace, beads, then in the desktop version all these elements should be present. The same rule applies to the class of colors themselves.

- Table decor for invited flowers is also relevant. However, here you should not use too high and bulky bouquets. Nothing should block the view of the hall for guests. Daisies, lilies and colorful gerberas look romantic on such a table.

- Provided that the wedding celebration is organized on the eve of the New Year holidays, cones, spruce paws, mistletoe may well become a table decoration.

- It is important that the flowers standing on the tables do not exude suffocating aromas. In addition to the fact that they will kill the smell of dishes and beat off the guests' appetite, they will also provoke allergic reactions.

Balloons
Table decor can be done with ordinary balloons. And it will look no worse than the floral options, so if you have a modest wedding budget, then it makes sense to look at this particular option. Balloons also easily fit into the color spectrum of the wedding style, the main thing is to apply a little imagination.

From balls of several harmonizing colors, you can build an arch behind the chairs of the young and decorate it with hearts.

On the table of the newlyweds, a decorative strip of colored balls is placed around its perimeter. Instead of a huge bouquet, a pair of airy white swans may appear in front of the newlyweds.

You can decorate the rest of the hall with helium-filled balloons, and they do not have to be fixed permanently. Let the balloons fly freely up to the ceiling and tie colorful wavy ribbons to them.

You can tie them to bottles of champagne, candlesticks available in the table setting. To harmonize the space, it would be nice to arrange columns of balloons in the hall or put life-size inflatable puppets.

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Holiday table decor

Before you start decorating the table, you need to decide on the theme of the event being celebrated. Agree, for the New Year's table you will need completely different decorative accessories than for the celebration of a children's birthday.

The next step will be the selection of colors and the solution of stylistic issues. No need to arrange a circus and put dishes with colorful polka dots on a checkered tablecloth, and even fix the “effect” with colorful napkins. It may look great on its own, but combined, it's terrifying. So think about this moment too. It is possible that you will need to buy some of the items to emphasize the style of the decor.

How to choose a tablecloth
The axiom that dishes and tablecloths should be combined has not been canceled.

Accessories can be:

• One color.
• Complement each other's beauty.
• Shade the dominant color.

The table will certainly have an impeccable aesthetic appearance if you can match the shade of the pattern on the dishes to the color of the tablecloth.

If you can't find the right tablecloth option, stop at the universal plain version. You can modify "on occasion" and your "old lady". No, you won’t have to embroider it with beads, although the idea is not bad, it will be enough to cover it on top with beautiful tulle or some other transparent fabric with a suitable shade. In general, experiment.

Choosing napkins
You can’t do without napkins in the decor of a festive table, and now we are not talking about paper options that are popular today., but about full-fledged, recognized by etiquette, fabric models.

If you are friends with a needle, then such decorations are not difficult to sew on your own. They will certainly look much more elegant. In addition, handmade napkins will certainly be unique, which means that the table setting will turn out to be simply luxurious.

You can fill napkins in beautiful rings. If you could not buy them, do not be too lazy to make them from improvised materials. It's not difficult at all.

They will add charm to the decor of the table and simply figuredly folded napkins. A thematic video will help you learn wisdom.

Cloth napkins are good in everything. Their only drawback can be considered the need for washing and ironing after use.

What else can be used to decorate the table?

You can decorate the table for the holiday with candles and flowers. It is more correct to expose these elements in the central part. So you do not have to worry that, reaching for a glass or dish, they will be turned over.
Something from arts and crafts, some symbolic objects or figurines may appear on the table. Their presence will make the atmosphere at the table especially colorful.

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Conclusion

You have seen that table decor does not require sweat and blood. Quite a bit of effort and here in your house there is already an exclusive filled with the warmth of your hands, so invite guests and enjoy their reaction to your creativity.

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