Table decoration ideas for February 14th, table setting features
On Valentine's Day, all couples have an occasion to express their emotions in a romantic language of dishes. When planning to set the table for February 14, people are thinking about how to give the design maximum tenderness, love, sincerity. At such moments, you always want the one and only person (it doesn’t matter whether this is a girl or a guy) to feel the warmth of a loving soul.
Features of serving for Valentine's Day
There are no separate table setting rules for February 14th. The holiday, which arrived in Russia not so long ago, does not limit a person who wants to open his feelings in the established canons. On the contrary, a lover, burning with a desire to impress his chosen one, can safely introduce the most original fantasies, set the table with love and tenderness. For this, diverse decorative elements, floral arrangements, and decorations made from natural or synthetic materials will come to the rescue.
However, a table setting culture should still be present. The basic rules are:
- The tablecloth needs to be carefully ironed and carefully laid (no oilcloths). Its corners evenly fall near the legs, covering them at least 25 cm, but not lower than the knees of a seated person.
- Do not be afraid of special plates. Their choice depends only on the assortment of dishes.
- Knives and spoons are located on the right of the plates, and forks on the left. The location of several knives is as follows: next to the plate is a table, then fish, the final - a snack. Forks - in the same way, only the other way. The distance between the devices is about 1 cm.
- Behind the plates on the right are glasses, in sequence from larger to smaller. Fingerprints should not be on them.
The question often arises whether it is worth using a full serving on Valentine's Day. It all depends on the compiled menu.
If you want to calmly and sincerely communicate with your loved one, treating him with a light salad and quality wine, there will be enough simple utensils. If you want to impress with your culinary abilities, a complete serving set will be a harmonious addition to the rich menu.
To set the table beautifully for Valentine's Day means to decorate it in a romantic style, using the appropriate decor. Since the couple in love will be present at the table only together, they should sit opposite each other. So it’s more natural to communicate with a person without losing sight of his face. In addition, it is more convenient to impose dishes without touching the elbows of the interlocutor.
Iron the tablecloth and neatly lay itTo choose plates depending on the assortment of dishes Correctly position the appliancesColor selection
To decorate the table on February 14, a red and white tint palette is usually used. Red hearts on a white tablecloth are a vivid confirmation of love and a desire to be together. They can be embroidered on tablecloths, made in the form of velvet pillows, set as souvenirs on the table. An elegant themed bouquet will be a composition of white and red roses. Florists also offer to decorate a romantic table with a basket with white lilies fixed in it, as well as bright red roses. A simpler option is a bouquet of large white daisies tied with a bright red satin ribbon. Red color for the table on February 14 can be combined not only with white, but also with pink, beige, light gray. More expressive combinations - with blue, brown.
How to decorate a table
You can decorate a table in the classic version for Valentine's Day using themed napkins, floral arrangements, matching tablecloths and original dishes. For dinner for two, candles are an indispensable attribute. Lovers of romantic style today expand the list of jewelry. They use:
- satin ribbons;
- golden or silver floral nets;
- natural or artificial lace;
- large and small beads;
- beads, colored confetti;
- bouquets of sweets in red and gold shiny wrappers.
The list of applicable items can be continued. The main thing is that there are not many of them. Decorations should overlap in style and not lose their tenderness.
Stylists recommend in the table decorations for Valentine's Day to highlight one bright accent that needs to be supplemented with small details. An example is one large heart, laid out on a dish of a similar shape from the heads or petals of red roses. Separate white (or motley) petals are scattered in bulk on the tablecloth.
It is better to choose a tablecloth from silk or from any other flowing material. Perhaps its two-layer performance, in which one of the layers is necessarily white and air. Original are considered options for tablecloths made of linen linen of natural color. Then such an action takes on a touch of ethnic style and requires appropriate utensils (preferably clay).
Table decoration by February 14 can be carried out not only in a romantic and ethnic style. Modern youth gravitates toward minimalism and hi-tech. Designers do not deny the possibility of an appropriate table for lovers. You can issue it with a minimum of color and bright surroundings. One bright red rose in a silver vase that is mounted on a table covered with a smooth gray tablecloth will look gorgeous. Another option how to decorate the table for February 14 with the help of flowers is to place them in wine glasses with a wide bottom and a narrow upper part.
Workshop on folding hearts from a napkin
The decor of the table with napkins folded in the form of a heart is simple, original. It is performed as follows:
- Lay out the napkin so that you get a rectangle.
- Once again, fold longitudinally in half.
- Carefully wrap one half of the rectangle up (the inner corner of the bend should be straight).
- Do the same with the second half.
- Turn the opposite side towards you, bend the corners of each strip evenly inward.
- Turn the heart over, put it on a white napkin or a wide flat plate.
A table decorated with such hearts looks stylish, original.
Each person can have ideas for decorating a table by February 14th. Their embodiment is a desire to make a loved one pleasant, to give part of a soul in love. Therefore, it is not necessary to limit imagination.
Take a red napkinExpand to make a rectangleFold in half lengthwiseWrap one half of the rectangle upRepeat with the second halfTurn backBend corners on one sideRepeat with anotherFlip the heartDecorate a plate