For each person, a holiday is a special day or event. I would like to leave it in my memory, capture it for a long time in a photo, give the happy emotions of the celebration to relatives and friends. To make a special day unforgettable, people decorate the table and come up with an unusual surroundings. At the same time, the decoration of the festive table can be quite ordinary, familiar to all guests.
New Year's table
December 31 is a holiday for the whole family, for the elderly and single, children and adolescents, men and women. On this day, almost every apartment has a special atmosphere of warmth, kindness, comfort and the expectation of a miracle.
Making a New Year's table is a ritual for the hostess and family members. Almost always on the table there are dishes loved by everyone, there is always something new, unusual. Do not forget that the New Year is always identified with some kind of animal symbol that should be present on every table.
Some try to decorate the table in special colors that bring good luck. Be sure to place a small decorated Christmas tree in the center of the table when decorating the festive table on December 31, which will become a symbol of the holiday. Of course, do not give up candles, they give the table a romantic atmosphere.
Some unusual ideas for New Year table decoration
The design of the New Year's table can be in a thematic style. For example, Chinese or African, everything here remains at the discretion of the owners. It is now becoming fashionable to use banknotes for the holidays. It is believed that they bring luck and wealth to the house.
A great idea for a New Year's table may be the addition of rowan branches between dishes or unusual snowflakes-napkins on the table.
But did you know that the familiar phrase “the smell of the New Year” came to us from France. It was there that they came up with "pomanders" - a fragrant decoration of a winter table. A mixture of citrus and various spices is added to special containers, which give the festive table an unusual aroma.
Children's festive table: Mickey Mouse style
It is no secret that at present the funny mouse from the cartoon Mickey Mouse has become so popular that many organize themed children's parties with this logo.
No special effort is needed for this. Modern shops offer many jewelry, dishes, and even clothes with this logo.
Making a festive table in this style will allow children to plunge into the world of fairy tales and fantasies. An interesting tablecloth with a mouse, on which bright cups and plates with funny Mickey Mouse ears will flaunt, will be a great addition to such a holiday. Do not forget about the fun cake, which should also be made in this style.
Young guests can be invited to try on unusual hoops, ears, you must definitely capture all this beauty in the photo.
At the children's table you can buy sweets in the shape of a cartoon mouse, sweets in colorful peas, drinks with a Disney logo.
Festive table design ideas
Decoration of the festive table is one of the most important parts of the holiday, because they meet, as they say, by clothes. It is important to show your imagination and not go too far. If you do not have any strict concept, then the design of the festive table should be simple, no frills. In any case, it is necessary to clearly consider all the nuances.
General rules for festive table decoration
Here are some basic guidelines:
- Harmonious combination. The dish should be decorated only with the product with which it is comfortable to eat. For example, meat can be decorated with cute mushrooms from potatoes or “fly agarics” from tomatoes, and fish - with air butterflies from slices of lemon. Roses from boiled carrots and beets can bloom on salads, and greens will complement this composition.
- Minimalism. It is important not to go too far with the decoration. Some dishes are wonderful on their own. Or, for example, you can give preference to the chic decoration of the main dish, while leaving the rest intact.
- Arrangement of dishes is an important part of the table design process. It is important to carefully consider where and how certain dishes will be located.
- Tableware. Remember, if the main decoration of the festive table is an old expensive dish, do not distract attention from it with elaborate decoration of dishes. The attention of guests in this case will be distracted.
- Color spectrum. Now it’s becoming more and more popular to use a combination of several colors on the table, that is, when all dishes are made only in white and red, or yellow and green. The game of contrasts attracts attention.
- Accuracy. Any jewelry will be beautiful only if they are made carefully. No one wants to try a salad with carelessly cut flowers.
- The tablecloth should be smooth, fresh and protrude at the edges of the table for 20-30 cm. This will give all dishes on the table harmony and elegance.
- Minimalism. Do not clutter up a small table with a huge number of dishes. Even if each of them will be decorated in the most special way, they will all be lost in a small space.
- Follow one direction in the design of the table, dishes and premises. It is unacceptable to use different styles at these points.
Beautiful festive table decoration: 5 unusual recipes
The most unusual recipes for decorating a festive table:
- New Year's ice. In ice molds, it is necessary to put several berries of cranberries, mountain ash or cherry. Such ice will be a great addition to any drink.
- Cucumber Christmas tree. On a long skewer we string slices of fresh cucumber - the Christmas tree is ready.
- Deep-fried roses from potatoes. Cut potato slices on a special vegetable grater, then collect in a pink bud and fix with a skewer. Dip into deep fat - in a few minutes, the decoration is ready. Skewers or toothpicks for fixing must be soaked in water, it is possible together with a bud. So they will not burn in boiling oil.
- Roses from mashed potatoes. To do this, put a mashed potato on a baking sheet in the form of flowers with a confectionery syringe. Bake until golden brown. Garnish with greens.
Fancy potato chips. For this dish you need to cut the potatoes into thin thin slices, then between the two slices we place a sprig of parsley or dill and deep-fried.
Such a simple, beautiful and tasty decoration of the festive table will be remembered by your guests for a long time.