How to style a dining room table?

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Here are some tips for styling a dining room table:

Start with a Stylish Base

Consider the style, shape, and materials of your dining table when choosing decor. A glass table may call for a minimalist approach, while a solid wood table can handle bolder, rustic accents4.

Layer Textures

Incorporate different textures by layering woven placemats, linen napkins, and textured tablecloths. Coordinate the table surface with textured pottery and natural elements like cotton or bunny tail branches4.

Add a Centerpiece

A bold centerpiece can transform your dining table into a captivating focal point. An oversized pot of plants, an extravagant floral arrangement, or an artistic sculpture can infuse drama and opulence4.

Coordinate With Wall Art

Hang a piece of art directly above your dining table and coordinate it with your table decor for a dynamic focal point4.

Embrace Seasonal Decor

Change up your table styling with the seasons. In spring, use fresh flowers and pastel linens. In fall, incorporate warm jewel tones and seasonal accents like pumpkins4.

Keep it Simple

Avoid overcrowding your table with too many decor elements. Focus on a few meaningful accessories and keep the rest of the table simple and uncluttered
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Consider Functionality

Make sure your table decor doesn't interfere with dining. Leave enough space for dishes, serving platters, and elbow room4. By considering the table's style, layering textures, adding a bold centerpiece, and embracing seasonal decor, you can create a dining table that is both beautiful and functional24.




Author: Decorating Made Easy with Trina



Key insights

  • ️ Keeping a dining room table simple and elegant can create a beautiful and inviting atmosphere for guests.
  • Using existing items for table styling can create a simple and elegant tablescape without breaking the bank.
  • When creating a tablescape, using different textures and layering techniques can elevate the look and add visual interest.
  • ️ Using unique and stylish napkin rings, such as those with crystals, can add a glamorous and elegant touch to the table setting.
  • Adding roses to the side of the napkin rings adds a nice finishing touch to each place setting.
  • The choice of drinkware can add elegance and sophistication to a dining table setting.
  • ️ Adding a candle holder and a nice candle can be the perfect finishing touch to a tablescape.

Timestamped Summary

  • 00:00 Styling and decorating a dining room table with simple and elegant place settings and centerpieces.
  • 00:49 Use existing placemats and chargers to create a simple and elegant tablescape for six people.
  • 01:34 Use different textures and layering techniques to elevate the look of your tablescape with a color scheme of gray, white, and black.
  • 02:37 Layering napkins with white and gray silk, adding crystal napkin rings for an elegant tablescape.
  • 03:12 Add roses to the side of the napkin rings for a nice finishing touch to each place setting.
  • 04:18 Use tall and small drinkware for table setting, and a long vase from Z Gallery for a simple centerpiece.
  • 04:51 Use foam florals to style a vase and add a candle holder with a candle for a simple and elegant tablescape.
  • 06:17 Like, comment, subscribe, and join the decorating family!

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  • 00:00 Hi guys welcome back to my channel. I hope you guys are having an amazing day. I hope your week is off to an amazing start so let's get started. So today you guys are going to be decorating my dining room table. I'm just going to be styling it and adding some nice place settings and centerpieces to my dining room table. So let's get started so first. I'm starting off with this um. This furniture polish is called orange glow and it's specifically made for hardwood furniture. So. I'm just going to be just taking a little bit of this and wiping off my table making sure all of the dust and everything is off my table before I style it so to decorate or style my dining room table. I'm going to be keeping it very simple and um elegant.
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  • 00:49 I'm using everything that I already had on hand so. I'm starting off with these um gorgeous placemats that I got from homegoods. These are absolutely adorable. I love how it has that metallic silvery shine to it. So. I got six of these and I believe these were 7.99 at um home goods. So I'm going to add that to each one of my um place settings. I am going to be setting up my table for um a person of six next. I'm going to be adding these gorgeous chargers here. I got these from michael's a few years ago.
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  • 01:34 It's like a pewter color. I'm just going to add that to each one of my playsets. When you're creating a tablescape you want to make sure you use different textures and different layering techniques just to kind of elevate your look now for my play setting itself. I'm using an everyday dinner plate and this is just a regular plate that we use all the time. It has a nice little beautiful gray color. Because you know my color scheme is uh gray white and black so. I'm just using a nice simple gray plate and then I'm going to just add the matching bowl to each play setting as well next for my napkins.
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  • 02:37 I'm going to be layering my neck because I do love to layer. The napkins together take two napkins and layer it together because it just kind of elevates the look. So I'm using here a white silk napkin as well as a gray silk napkin and then I'm just going to take in this beautiful. Napkin ring that I got from totally dazzle and I'm just going to add it to that each napkin like so and I love. These napkin rings they're so cute and so um uh glam. I love the nice little crystal that it has on there and I got these from totally dazzle. They sell all kinds of bling wrap and napkin rings and things like that.
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  • 03:12 So I'll link her link down in the description boxes. I'll link her link down in the description box as well and then this is what everything is looking like so far you guys so to each taste for so for each place setting. I'm going to be adding in these gorgeous roses and these are just the roses tops. I broke the stems off and I'm just going to add it to the side of the napkin rings or the side of the napkins like so just to add a nice little finishing touch to each place setting.
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  • 04:18 The next. I'm going to add all of my drink wear and all of this drink where I already had on hand. I got this during home. I got this from homegoods as well. The two end play settings. I'm going to use the taller drink wear and then the rest. I'm just going to use these smaller dreamwear now for my centerpiece. I'm just going to be keeping it really simple. I got this long vase from z gallery and I got it because it specifically fits wonderful for a dining room table or a buffet. I love the nice long shape that it has to it so.
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  • 04:51 I'm just going to be using some foam florals that I already had on hand what I did was. I broke the stems off and I'm just using the top of the foam florals to style this face and then when you look at it from the sides and the top you won't be able to tell that it's just the top of a rose petal. So that's what. I'm just using here just to kind of style this face and then for the end playstation. I'm going to just add a candle holder and a nice candle for finishing touch. So this is the final look you guys.
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  • 06:17 I really do love how it has turned out if you enjoyed. This video. Please give me a big thumbs up don't forget to comment down below and if you're not already subscribed to the family. I would love to have you stay and subscribe and become part of our decorating family here. And if you're a returning subscriber. Then hey y'all welcome back to my channel thanks for stopping by and watching another video and I'll see you all in my next one bye you.
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