Dinner party table

I had a dinner party last night and decorated my rarely used dining table for the occasion....

An easy yet glam way of jazzing up your table is to plop a mirror on it that can function as a receptacle for flowers, candles and a lamp, in my case.

I picked up some lovely Yves Rocher scented candles from the dollar store and plonked one in a teacup saucer and the other in a silver tub - easy peasy chic!






The purply tea roses were lovely and all, but then my date brought me my fave kind of flowers: orange-y roses, a dozen of them!

Gee, not only did my heart melt - I was also thrilled that they matched my dining table display to the tee!

The tableau looks way better with his flowers - everything matches but it's not too matchy-matchy as the black tablecloth provides some contrast and the mirror a bit of bling.

If you look closely you'll see that I wrapped the neck of the lamp in a pink ribbon. Hey I was dressed up, why not dress up my lamp a little?

I was temped to ring my dinner bell (see Emotional Decorating post from a few days ago), but since this was a party of two I thought it would be gauche.

I'll be posting another entertaining tip soon - I scammed it from a friend who had me over for dinner a few weeks ago and it's a charming idea!