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Decorating detail: pretty spring dinner party

Amp up your dinner party credentials this season by combining a delicious set menu with a little formality - by Katy Holder, Styled by Lara Hutton
  • 07 Sep 2017
Decorating detail: pretty spring dinner party
Louise Lister

Set the table - and the scene - with a bounty of seasonal blooms and your prettiest plates

The beginning of spring is the perfect excuse to dust off your dinnerware and air out your best linens. Set the table ahead of their arrival by arranging entree and dinner plates in layers for each guest - matching or mixed, keeping it simple by tying the look together with a set colour scheme. Top with an elegant linen napkin in a soft shade to match your flowers.

Pretty spring dinner party | Home Beautiful Magazine Australia
Louise Lister

A little goes a long way - split a bunch of seasonal flowers picked up at the growers market between all of your place settings. Think beyond the traditional vase - lay hardier stems of flowering blooms along the centre of your table or make small flower arrangements for each plate and place in interesting vessels with a spritz of water to keep them fresh. 

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(Left to right) Camille porcelain vases, Papaya \\ 'Arris' dinner plate, Wedgwood \\ CH24 Wishbone chair, Cult

Pretty spring dinner party | Home Beautiful Magazine Australia

Faceted lanterns from West Elm

Pretty spring dinner party | Home Beautiful Magazine Australia

(Left to right) Futagami brass cutlery, The DEA Store. \\  ‘Cadiz’ cutlery, Noritake. \\  Electroplated flatware cutlery, Urban Outfitters.

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