Now you’re probably wondering what this antique chair and simple little grapevine wreath are doing here. They are reminders of 2 things. First is, that yes, fall is on its way. I know it’s august but up here in VT the leaves are just starting to look a bit tinted already, the sumac is showing its burnt red flower pods and the grasses are starting to seed. If that wasn’t enough, how about all the Old Navy and Staples ads with the back to school stuff, yikkes!
Anyway, with fall, the second thing is the tips and trends of fall entertaining articles.
Let me cut to the chase here:
#1- Mix materials! Nothing is less creative than matching everything with matching everything else. That’s just dull. Better to mix it up, a ceramic platter with cut veggies with glass bowls full of dip, a copper charger with crackers used with horn bowls of assorted olives on top. Mix up wood, metal, ceramic, glass, horn, alternate metals, like copper or aluminum with each other for a more collected look.
#2 – Layer the materials with fall accents and elements. Consider a small gourd cut in half to serve a dip out of or a seasoned olive oil from. Use a few decorative kale leaves to use under plates. They add color as well as keep the plates from slipping! Use a slice of pumpkin to hold toothpicks for small bites either when being served before or for collecting used toothpicks in.
Ok so back to the chair.
The big idea in entertaining is to complete a continuous theme. If you want to know what that means, tune in tomorrow..
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