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Posted On: July 22nd 2026, 10:58 am
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A properly set table always looks like a lot more effort than it actually is, and this is the tablescape formula I use every time 🐟
For a long lunch at home, I start with the placemat and build up from there. Dinner plate, salad plate, bread plate with a butter knife, cutlery in order of use, napkin on the left, water glass and wine glass with a coaster on the right, and salt and pepper in the middle.
The only thing that changes with the occasion is the colour palette. For a long lunch tablescape I lean into lighter, playful colours like yellows and soft blues that make the whole afternoon feel more relaxed.
Next week Part 2 lands with the formula for a formal dinner tablescape, which is a completely different mood.
Which piece do you always forget from a place setting?
For a long lunch at home, I start with the placemat and build up from there. Dinner plate, salad plate, bread plate with a butter knife, cutlery in order of use, napkin on the left, water glass and wine glass with a coaster on the right, and salt and pepper in the middle.
The only thing that changes with the occasion is the colour palette. For a long lunch tablescape I lean into lighter, playful colours like yellows and soft blues that make the whole afternoon feel more relaxed.
Next week Part 2 lands with the formula for a formal dinner tablescape, which is a completely different mood.
Which piece do you always forget from a place setting?
Comments (24)
3 days agocharlottini67
There is napkin placement controversy. Most say to put ON plate. Not under forks. Maybe so you can set on your lap without handling silverware? Let’s noodle this. I think on plate is better for that reason
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