Interior Styles: Summer Tabletop Designs
Friday, August 1st, 2008Summer tabletops are all about fun, fresh and casual. For outdoor table décor be inspired by your garden. Bring in colors from the flowers or if you mostly have leafy plants have a simple more natural look to your table décor by adding white linens and wood and grass materials like wicker or bamboo.
Here are some tips from Canadian House & Home:
• Line hurricane vases or lanterns along the middle of the table for simple yet stunning centerpieces.
• Create easy summer centerpieces with fruit, stones or branches displayed in baskets.
• Transform a favorite lightweight scarf, sarong or leftover fabric into a summery table runner.
• Add bursts of color to an all-white table by using different colored chair cushions or tie fabric or inexpensive sarongs around chair backs for an extra splash of color.
• For a more minimalist looking table, opt for no tablecloth at all and place a grouping of chunky white pillar candles in the centre, atop a bamboo runner or placemat.
• Sea-themed tables: White pillar candles set in sand are perfect for clear hurricane vases. Place pretty seashells on the sand around the candle, and sprinkle a few more on the table around the hurricanes for an airy, seaside centerpiece.
From Top (when ther are two left to right) 1. Kemble Interiors 2. Zara Home 3. Western Interiors 4. Refresh Agency 5. Real Simple 6. Pietere Stersohn 7. Judith Miller Inc. 8 & 9. Dubois 10. Cheryl Rowley Design
