Table Decoration Ideas
How to Create a Focal Point on a Table
If your table looks scattered, it needs one clear focal point. Learn how to choose it, quiet everything around it, place it for your table shape and test the result.
Tutorials
All the table decorating guides on Table Decoration Ideas in one place, newest first: starting points, centerpieces, place settings, everyday tables, party tables, seasonal and holiday tables and styling tips.
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Table Styling Tips
How to Use a Table Runner: Length, Width and Placement
Three ways to place a table runner, simple rules of thumb for length and width, what to do on a round table and how to keep the fabric flat and straight.
Place Setting Ideas
How to Set a Basic Place Setting for Everyday Meals and Dinner Guests
One easy layout to remember for the fork, knife, glass and napkin, plus three levels built on it, from an everyday setting to a relaxed dinner with guests.
Table Centerpieces
Simple Centerpiece Ideas You Can Build From What You Already Have
Ten quick centerpieces made from bowls, pitchers, jars and trays you already own, grouped by shape, with what you need for each and the reason it works.
Table Decoration Ideas
How to Choose a Table Color Palette
Pick a table color palette from what you already own: one quiet base, one supporting color and one accent repeated in three places, with four easy palette types compared.
Table Decoration Ideas
Table Decorating for Beginners: A Simple Order to Work In
A five-step order for decorating any table: look at it bare, choose a base layer, build one centerpiece, set the places, then add a finishing touch and stop.