Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #466374 in Books
• Published on: 2002-04-11
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

Synopsis
A contemporary and creative guide to setting a dinner table - for all occasions and all seasons, indoors and out. This is about decorating a table geared towards today's unbuttoned lifestyles, when a take-away in front of the fireplace counts as having friends over for dinner, and a dip-in buffet is far more common than a five course meal. We do also deal with tradition - a 'basics' section reviews the standard tableware components & provides some light-hearted refreshers on traditional put-the-salad-fork-here etiquette.

Customer Reviews

A great source of inspiration
I was looking for something that would give me some ideas for putting together an attractive table setting without being too fussy or traditional - and I was not disappointed. This is a really great book with lots of good ideas for contemporary table settings. It starts with some basics about etiquette, collecting together a set of flatware and table linen etc. Then it goes on to work up ideas for various seasons and different types of meal, showing you how to go about creating the kind of settings they illustrate. Some of it's a little bit prescriptive, but there are some good ideas in there. But I think the best thing about this book is that it doesn't just encourage you to copy what they have done, it gives you the means of thinking up totally original ideas all of your own. A really great source of inspiration.