To celebrate New Year's Eve, in addition to the recipes, we must also think about how to decorate the table. From the place cards to the tablecloth, here are some themed ideas
Traditional, romantic, eco-chic? There are many atmospheres that you can recreate, according to your preferences and inclinations, in order to create one party table really special.
Then there is also the theme to think about: the New Year is linked to time passes, but also to the luck and ai money, which everyone hopes will multiply in the new year, and this year also and above all to health!
The starting point, therefore, is this: choose the mood and the topic you want to give to the evening. From there it will then be easier to evaluate each individual accessory so that it marries well with the choice made. Here are some of our suggestions for decorations for the New Year's Eve dinner.
Colors
The first thing to think about is the colors. For an environment elegant, opt for a mix of gold and ivory; while for a younger table, use thesilver to combine with more flashy shades, from purple to orange. A more classic and romantic choice involves the use of antique pink; but if you like more natural decorations, choose a nice one Emerald.
The secret is to choose a dominant color and then play on the shades and combinations, always without exaggerating: a good mix involves the union of up to three shades.
In this way you will be able to combine in the best way, the color of the tablecloth and napkins with that of the plates and all the other accessories.
Themed details
Depending on the theme you have chosen, it is good to think of a few details details. If you've opted for time, you could use clocks as a placeholder. Alternatively, you can make cookies in the shape of a pendulum or a number to be assigned to each guest.
For a lucky New Year, you can use a centerpiece shaped cornucopia with fruit inside, but also gods chocolate money. And under each plate you could have your guests find a lottery ticket.
Alternatively, you can create a gods placeholder with i lucky foods: a colored bag full of dried lentils; twigs of intertwined mistletoe; or pomegranates with the name of the guests written above.
Centerpiece
Always taking into account the theme and colors you have chosen, you can create different compositions to adorn the table. The most practical and elegant choice is to use the candles, which you can choose from different colors according to your needs.
Take a serving dish or a silver tray and place white candles in the center. Between one and the other, place silver or gold Christmas tree balls (or the color that best matches the other colors you will bring to the table). The light of the candles will reflect on the balls creating fascinating reflections.
Also for a refined effect, you can take a glass vase, preferably low and with high edges, and fill it with water. Inside put some candles, the color that best matches the tablecloth, and sprinkle some too petal of flower.
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In order not to create confusion, the ideal is to decide before dinner where people will sit using place cards, so as to keep the aunts who are arguing away from each other and put all the people who serve at the table in the chairs near the kitchen.
A very simple idea is to take gods assorted sprigs of winter plants and tie them together with del colored ribbon. Without forgetting the mistletoe, The plant of luck.
If you have children you can use modeling clay. Roll it out with a rolling pin between two sheets of baking paper to a thickness of 5 mm. Take molds of different shapes and get as many placeholders as there are guests at the table. Before putting them on the table, let them dry and give them to your children to color.
Green decorations
For an extra touch, you can also use plants, perhaps in bloom. As long as the color of the flowers is in line with those you have chosen for the evening. You can use the Christmas Star, preferably with pink or white petals, for a more delicate effect. Insert the flowering branches in a sponge soaked in water and place it inside a serving dish or in a container with high edges.
They are also in fashion succulent seedlings, which you can distribute along the entire table, as a placeholder, or in a single vase to use as a centerpiece. The most suitable is perhaps the Christmas cactus, which blooms precisely in this period.
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