Company's Coming: Place Settings with Wow

Nothing says "welcome to our home" like a well set dinner table. So let your personality shine through to dazzle your guests.

Think tropical breezes and Margaritas on the lanai with this understated place setting. White plates with a pineapple and palm theme rest on circular place mats - the soft, golf-flecked texture reminiscent of beachcombing along pebbled shorelines. Stemware appears to floating above the chairs' palm print seats while a pedestal support of carved wood harkens to days of beach houses with thatched rooflines and comfy rattan furniture.

Glowing gold accents and amber wines shimmer against dark wood creating a soft, romantic ambiance. Stemware is unadorned, candleholders in square glass are contemporary minimalist with tumbled pebbles bases to reflect the place mats' rough, beach texture. As a centerpiece, netting appears to have captured a vase of lucky bamboo and stones.

Good morning starshine. Celestial bodies twinkle against a background of pale peach accented by just a touch of turquoise. Napkins held together with pearls, themselves precious gems of the oceans, rest casually to one side as if a gentle breeze has simply dropped them there. Distressed plank wood and place mats of dark brown have the shimmer of hidden gold - perhaps from sunny afternoons or angels dancing.

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