Create a Festive Mood: 5 Holiday Design Tips
Get guests in the festive holiday mood by appealing to their five senses. 1. Sight: Delight their eyes with color, contrast (textural or visual), and your individual sense of style. I like to think of holiday decorating as a large personal art project; one you create to inspire, to entice and to bring joy to [...]
Frosty Eco-Chic Table Setting
Eric Corey Freed for Liebherr Table Setting (DIFFA Dining by Design 2011). Table Setting Design Ingredients for modern and colorful ice place dinner party theme: Furniture: Long slab of elegantly sparkling translucent counter top securely anchored to custom designed table base. Sparse picnic style bench seating. Cut-out lighting pendant in vibrant Sun yellow. Dinnerware: Common [...]
Arabesque Enchantment Table Decorations
Tessa Moore for Velvet Antler Table Setting (DIFFA Dining by Design 2011). Table Setting Design Ingredients for an enchanting evening of high drama and color: Furniture: Square dining table dramatically dressed in rich sari textiles. Exotic cushions embellished with metallics and crystal beading dress up simple dining chairs. Dinnerware: Beaded edge dinner plates stamped [...]
Luxe Neo-Classic Rustic Table Setting
Christian Berard Table Setting (DIFFA Dining by Design 2011). Table Setting Design Ingredients for luxurious and elegant French inspired rustic dining theme: Furniture: Heavy use of wood: organic, raw slab of wood polished to an elegant luster; functional wood dining chairs with slatted chair backs; cushioned wood bench. Aged and weathered wood rustic chandelier. Dinnerware: [...]
Gilded Grace Table Setting
Eric Warner for Aesthe Table Setting (DIFFA Dining by Design 2011). Table Setting Design Ingredients for a simple and elegant outdoor dining theme: Furniture: Custom designed dining table that is equal parts art and function. Bamboo inspired dining chairs painted in a lustrous gilded finish. IKEA daisy light pendent. Dinnerware: White China plates adorned with [...]
Chic Glass Palace Table Setting
Stefan Beckman for Coca Cola Table Setting (DIFFA Dining by Design 2011). Table Setting Design Ingredients for chilly, eco-chic glass palace dinner party theme: Furniture: Long glass table with iced, shimmering stone table top finish composed of recycled glass materials. White dining chairs, with one red chair. Recycled green glass orbs transformed into a unique [...]
Pretty in Pink: Garden Romance Table Setting
Ethan Allen Tablescape Design (DIFFA Dining by Design 2012). Table Setting Design Ingredients for whimsically pink and casual garden themed dinner party: Furniture: White dining table. Deep pink ornately carved dining chairs with subtle pink dot-patterned upholstery. A surprising touch of elegance and luxury is introduced into the casual garden dining experience with the unexpected [...]
Urban Oasis Table Setting
Rauber & Rauber Interiors for New York Times’ Table Setting (DIFFA Dining by Design 2011). Table Setting Design Ingredients for romantic, Middle Eastern inspired dinner party theme: Furniture: Brass table and hammered brass stools. Tent dressed in flowing, sheer drapes. Custom designed ornate light pendant. Dinnerware: Richly patterned dinner plates in exotic earthen reds, golds [...]
Tribal Allure Table Setting
Tablescape design by ECHO Designs (DIFFA Dining by Design 2011). Table Setting Design Ingredients for exotically striking tribal dinner party theme: Furniture: Long, rectangular white lacquer table. Custom designed lacquered white square ottomans upholstered in a spectrum of neutral-toned colors and infused with an interesting variety of tone-on-tone exotic tribal patterns and Indian design motifs. [...]
Metro Glam Table Setting
Tracey Reese for EFFEN Vodka Tablescape (DIFFA Dining by Design 2011). Table Setting Design Ingredients for uptown bar dining theme: Furniture: High bar-level table with rounded matte aluminum finished table top. White lacquered bar stools. Simple contemporary over-sized lamp shade pendant light. Dinnerware: Plain white dinner plates. Stream-lined nickel-plated flatware. 70s’ bar inspired stemware. Color [...]
Zenful Patterns Table Setting
Kravet Tablescape (DIFFA Dining by Design 2011). Table Setting Design Ingredients for a delightful and colorful zen-like dining theme: Furniture: Custom designed curvy bench dressed in exquisite Kravet Couture upholstery (you can substitute your favorite fabric). Custom designed dining table – great project table idea for the DIY-er in your family or circle of friends. [...]
Magical Forest Table Setting
Fashion Institute of Technology design team mentored by Preston Bailey (DIFFA Dining by Design 2011). Table Setting Design Ingredients for magical forest dining theme befitting a stylish wood nymph: Furniture: Charming chopped wood logs. Draped round table. Cascade of votive hanging vases for mystical lighting. Dinnerware: Organic wood plates. Forestry organic centerpiece replete with lush [...]
Enchanted Glamour Table Setting
Jeffrey Brooks Interior Design Tablescape (DIFFA Dining by Design 2011) Table Setting Design Ingredients for an enchanted dining theme: Furniture: Glass tabletop. White simple line chairs. Lush cushion bench replete with cozy, yet luxe faux fur decorative pillows. Glam lighting. Dinnerware: Black plates sitting atop glamorous silver chargers. Color Palette: Silver, black, white, deep red [...]
Iconic Design Table Setting
Design Within Reach Tablescape (DIFFA Dining by Design 2012). Table Setting Design Ingredients for homage to your favorite design theme: Furniture: Oval stone top table, A motley blend of iconic chairs birthed from great design minds. Timeless chandelier that will stop guests in their tracks as they marvel at the extraordinary artistry of light [...]
Icy Winter Wonderland Table Setting
Scandia Tablescape (DIFFA Dining by Design 2011). Table Setting Design Ingredients for a modern and elegant icy winter wonderland theme: Furniture: Frosty silver painted tables. Tree branches decorated with fabric icicles and icy, white LED lights. Snow white drapes. Fluffy white cushions and back pillows atop a grey-white high-back bench. For added drama line [...]
Rooftop Romance Table Setting
Arpad Baksa Design (DIFFA Dining by Design 2012). Table Setting Design Ingredients for casual, romantic outdoor dining whether in an urban or suburban setting: Furniture: Simple white outdoor table. Metal mesh chairs. Cascading, floating garden orbs with carefully placed candles. Necklace of spherical paper lanterns, strung along the table umbrella beams, add warmth and light. [...]
Al Fresco Elegance Table Setting
Libby Langdon for Liebherr (DIFFA Dining by Design 2012) Table Setting Design Ingredients for casual, yet refined al fresco dining atmosphere: Furniture: Weathered, patina-finish dining table. Comfortable, contemporary wing chairs for end of table. Fully cushioned dining chairs dressed in exotic ikat upholstery. Tuscan wine bottle inspired chandelier tiered to a charming, aged wood slab. [...]
Midas Touch Table Setting
Maya Romanoff tablescape designed by Roger Thomas (DIFFA Dining by Design 2012) Table Setting Design Ingredients for golden, elegance theme: Furniture: Round table dressed in shimmery gold table linen. Round glass top sitting pretty atop sparkling diamond wall covering, cut to shape. Golden bamboo inspired chairs draped in sophisticated gilded fabric. Dinnerware: Gold flatware. Gold [...]
80s’ Inspired Neon Shock & Awe Table Setting
Jesgordon Properfun Table Setting (DIFFA Dining by Design 2011) Table Setting Design Ingredients for shocking and bold tablescape: Furniture: Warm wood table for neutral backdrop. White sleek and modern dining chairs. Futuristic, bee-hive inspired white bookshelves. Gauzy light pendant. Dinnerware: Translucent glass or plastic trays with fluorescent trim or battery powered LED track light. [...]
Amphitrite’s Fest Table Setting
Tablescape befitting a Sea Goddess designed by Marie Aiello for Resource Furniture (DIFFA Dining by Design 2012). Table Setting Design Ingredients for shimmery,glamorous underwater theme: Furniture: Lucite tabletop with cast aluminum legs dining table by Resource Furniture and Tord Boontje Coral inspired crystal chandelier. Dinnerware: L’Objet plates and William Yeoward crystal. Color Palette: Silver, sun-bleached [...]
