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51 Simple Table Decoration Ideas You Can Easily Copy

Pure Salt Interiors

A good centerpiece shouldn’t just be pretty. It should also be convenient to throw together. Why? It’s easy to get ambitious with dinner party décor, but when you’re juggling cooking, cleaning, and the chores that accompany everyday life, things never go quite as smoothly as you expect them to. No one has time to assemble an involved centerpiece when something’s burning in the oven. And since there are loads of simple table decorations that look genuinely lovely, why subject yourself to all that fuss? 

The truth is, your centerpiece doesn’t have to be complex to be pretty. There are tons of simple table decorations that look just as striking as the elaborate stuff, and since they demand a fraction of the time and effort, they’re worth having in your repertoire.

Ahead, we’ve rounded up 51 simple table decoration ideas that will transform your table in just a few steps. So the next time you’re running behind on your dinner party to-do list, rest assured knowing at least one step can be crossed off with ease.

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Katie Martinez

Not sure where to start with your table décor? Consider committing to a single décor color. This may sound like a limitation, but it’s actually pretty freeing. If everything’s the same color, you can mix and match all kinds of different décor and still end up with something cohesive.

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Reena Sotropa

Adorning your table with plants is a classic choice, but if you want to make your centerpiece feel a little more special, consider putting your plants inside cloches. Cloches are glass coverings that look like upside-down vases, and since they were originally designed to protect plants from the cold, they won’t look out of place next to your favorite bits of greenery.

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Proem Studio

Table runners make a classic addition to any dining room table, but if you want to switch things up a bit, consider turning your table runner sideways. Let it run across the width of your table, rather than the length, and bring your space together with a centerpiece of your choosing.

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Ashley Montgomery Design

If you want your candlesticks to stand out, pair them with matching taper candles, and then cluster them at the center of your table. By grouping them, you’ll create a pop of color that’s sure to draw the eye.

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Bespoke Only

Nothing sets the mood of a meal quite like candles, and if you’re looking for an unusual way to showcase your favorite candles, consider clustering several of them on a decorative tray. This approach should work with just about any kind of candle, but it’ll look particularly striking if you stock up on pillar candles of varying heights.

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LeClair Decor

Looking for a not-so-obvious way to add greenery to your space? Fill a planter with topiary balls. Topiary balls are small balls crafted from faux greenery. (So, as you can imagine, they look like tiny, round bushes.) Thanks to their geometric silhouettes, topiary balls straddle the line between fake plant and objet d’art—and they make for a seriously striking centerpiece.

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Katie Hodges Design

One very low-maintenance way to decorate your table? Leave a snack out. Set the scene with a decorative tray, then put out a few items you’d have left on your counter anyway. The display should make your kitchen feel homier and more lived-in, and it’s sure to delight anyone who sees it.

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Becca Interiors

When decorating a table, one no-fail option is to fill a vase with flowers. But if you want to make things a little more interesting, you can fill five vases with flowers, instead. Keep things simple by snagging five matching vases and filling them with matching flowers.

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Ashley Montgomery Design

Dining rooms and candlesticks pair beautifully together. And that holds true, even if those candlesticks are left totally empty. If you’ve stocked up on candlesticks—but you haven’t gotten around to buying any candles yet—don’t fret. Your candlesticks are probably pretty enough to stand on their own. Cluster them in the center of your table, and watch a simple-yet-striking centerpiece take shape.

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LeClair Decor

No kitchen is complete without a little serving ware, and if yours is particularly pretty, you might want to put it on display. Find your sleekest serving bowl, and stick it in the center of your table. Since it’s already so sculptural, you won’t need to put anything in it to dress it up. And if it happens to match your table, it should make a particularly striking addition to your space.

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Maite Granda

If you’ve found two sets of vases you simply can’t choose between, buy both—and put them both on your dining room table. Arrange the vases in an orderly line, and alternate between them. If you want to add more contrast, you can fill one set with flowers and leave the other set empty. But they’re sure to make a statement, even if you don’t.

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Katherine Carter

Art puts the finishing touches on any space, and it can put the finishing touches on your dining room table, too. Snag a small statue, bust, or sculpture, and use it as your centerpiece. It won’t need to be replaced as often as flowers or watered as often as a plant, and it’s sure to double as a conversation starter at your next dinner party.

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Cathie Hong Interiors

Remember, you can decorate your table without buying any new décor. Start by looking around your kitchen and seeing what you already own. Do you have a really pretty teapot or some extra-nice mugs? Leave those on the table, and let them become the backdrop for impromptu tea parties or mid-afternoon coffee breaks.

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Ashley Montgomery Design

Vases are often filled with flowers, but that doesn’t mean they have to be. If you’ve snagged two striking vases, consider putting them both out—and only filling one with flowers. This surprising choice is sure to turn heads, and since it’ll make one vase a little taller than the other, it’ll make your centerpiece more dynamic, too.

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LeClair Decor

Moss is a chronically underrated plant, and since it’s not very tall, it makes an exceptional centerpiece. (You won’t have to scoot it around just to see the person sitting across from you.) Snag a sprawling planter that suits your dining room table, and consider filling the whole thing with moss. 

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Emily Henderson

If you find a vase you love, see if it has any siblings. And if it does, buy them—and cluster all the vases in the center of your table. You can switch up the shape of the vase and keep the color consistent, or you can vary the color of the vase and stick to the same silhouette.

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Devon Grace Interiors

One of the simplest ways to decorate a rectangular table? Create a line of votive candles that runs from one end of the table to the other. The votive candles will add a touch of cozy ambiance to your space. And since they’re so incredibly tiny, you won’t have to worry about them getting in the way during dinner.

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LeClair Decor

Centerpieces often involve a cluster of décor—and clusters don’t tend to be very orderly. So, if you’re looking for a way to add order to your space, consider building your centerpiece on a decorative tray. This simple decision will make your centerpiece feel tidier, and it might end up looking more striking, too.

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Pure Salt Interiors

One go-to centerpiece? A bowl of fruit. One easy way to make that centerpiece more striking? Add another bowl of fruit. Just be sure to pair bowls of different heights. Otherwise, it might be tough to figure out which bowls should go where.

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Blue Copper Design

If you’re putting a plant in the middle of your table, you want it to be eye-catching and easy to care for—and air plants fit this bill. Air plants are plants that don’t need soil to grow, so you can toss them in a bowl, put them on a plate, or display them in some other creative fashion. This flexibility makes them a great pick for centerpieces.

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Devon Grace Interiors

Often, table décor is purely decorative. So, if you want yours to stand out, consider crafting a centerpiece that invites interaction. Put a cocktail-making station on the table, and encourage anyone who passes it to sit down and make a drink.

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Design: D2 Interiors, Photo: Amy Bartlam

Centerpieces don’t have to be complicated to be striking. So, keep things simple by putting a single flower in a skinny vase. This approach is time-honored for a reason: It’s easy, and it looks great.

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Liljencrantz

If you want your dining room table to feel a little more restaurant-worthy, consider putting out a menu holder—or a few. Then, print out tonight’s menu and put it on display. Or leave your menu holders totally empty. (Many are striking enough to stand on their own—though you may get questions about what, exactly, they are.)

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Design: Mindy Gayer Design, Photo: Lane Dittoe

Your outdoor tables deserve just as much love as your indoor tables, and since outdoor gatherings are inherently fun, you can get a little kitschy with your centerpiece. Consider lining your tables with some seasonal produce—like watermelons during the summer, or pumpkins during the fall. These items will set the scene for the meal you’re about to serve. And since they naturally grow outside, they should be hardy enough to hold up—rain or shine.

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Cathie Hong Interiors

If one flower-filled vase seems a little too simple for your taste, snag four flower-filled vases, instead. Add interest by switching up the shapes and sizes of your vases. And keep things cohesive by sticking to a single color or a clearly defined palette.

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Devon Grace Interiors

Tables are often used for eating, but they can be used for other activities, too. So consider the tasks you love to tackle at the table and set yourself up to enjoy them. If you love to sip your morning coffee while flipping through a great read, piece together a reading nook. All you’ll need is something to read, something to drink—and maybe something cozy to snuggle up with.

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Katherine Carter

If a bare table feels too empty—and a set table feels too crowded—bridge the gap by putting out some placemats. Placemats will add texture to your table without cluttering it up. And having them out will save you some time when you next need to set the table.

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Black and Blooms

Flowers and plants make excellent centerpieces. But if you want something a little less obvious, consider putting a tree—yes, a tree—in the middle of your table.

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Bespoke Only

Taper candles look great on any dining room table, and if you snag a particularly sculptural candle, you could end up with something striking enough to serve as a centerpiece.

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Devon Grace Interiors

If you can’t seem to keep plants alive, rest assured knowing fake flowers aren’t your only option. Dried plants—like pampas grass—offer a low-maintenance way to add some plant life to your space. Simply stick a couple in a bold vase, and voila—your centerpiece is done.

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Design: Mindy Gayer Design, Photo: Vanessa Lentine

Centerpieces are often symmetrical, but that doesn’t mean yours has to be. And you can craft something more dynamic without expending a ton of time or effort. How? By placing two classic centerpieces next to each other. Pair a fruit-filled bowl with a plant-filled vase, and up the contrast by making sure one is noticeably taller than the other.

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Pure Salt Interiors

When decorating your table, you don’t have to choose between form and function. And setting the table is a great way to embrace both at once. By setting the table now, you can save your future self some time, and you can leave your table looking decorated in a decidedly orderly way.

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Tyler Karu

Vases make a natural addition to any dining room table, but since there are so many great vases out there, it can be tough to figure out which ones to buy. One way to narrow things down? Look for vases that match the other elements in your space. Pair round glass vases with round glass pendant lights, and you’re sure to end up with something striking.

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Cathie Hong Interiors

When displaying taper candles, candlesticks aren’t your only option. If you’re craving something more orderly, you can use a candlestick tray instead, and you can dress it up by placing a few spare flowers next to your candles.

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Calimia Home

Monstera leaves are some of the most striking around. So if you want a pretty-yet-easy centerpiece, consider cutting off a couple of leaves and placing them in a vase full of water. 

What’s nice? If you cut carefully enough, you can actually propagate a new Monstera plant from your cutting. Look for a nub on your plant (called a “node”), and cut just below it. When placed in water and exposed to light, this node will turn into a root—which you can eventually plant in a soil-filled pot.

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Laura Brophy Interiors

For some, a bowl is an adequately striking centerpiece. For others, it’s a little too simple. And if you fall in the latter category, rest assured knowing you have some options—which go beyond filling the bowl with fruit. By draping a beaded garland over the bowl, you can add visual flair without cluttering up your table.

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Pure Salt Interiors

Centerpieces aren’t mutually exclusive, so if you have two pretty vases and two striking candlesticks, don’t force yourself to choose between them. Instead, put them both on display. By piecing together a centerpiece from some of your favorite items, you’ll end up with something that’s uniquely yours. Just be sure to keep things balanced by switching up the heights of the items you’re featuring.

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Design: Mindy Gayer Design, Photo: Vanessa Lentine

Book stacks look great just about anywhere, and your dining room table is no exception to this rule. So if that vase full of flowers is looking a little boring on its own, place it next to—or even on top of—a small book stack.

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Jessica Nelson Design

If that plant you bought just isn’t standing out the way you thought it would, take a look at the pot you’ve put it in. Odds are, it could be more eye-catching, and this simple swap could make all the difference in your space.

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Julian Porcino

Consider combining your go-to flower vase with a decorative object, like a striking piece of driftwood. This simple addition should make your décor feel more like an assembled centerpiece—and less like a simple flower vase—without demanding much effort from you at all.

Of course, driftwood won’t make a sensible addition to every home. So choose a decorative object that feels relevant to your surroundings. (Pro tip: Find an object that lends your home a sense of place. Driftwood evokes coastal environments—what evokes yours?)

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Tyler Karu

Once you’ve stocked up on candlesticks, you need to figure out how to display them. And one great option is to spread them across your table from end to end. This approach works particularly well on rectangular tables—and even better on long rectangular tables. But, you can certainly pull it off on tables of other shapes and sizes, as well.

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Charlie Coull Design

Looking for a striking alternative to the classic bowl of fruit? Leave your fruit completely bowl-less. This bold move is sure to turn heads, and since it cuts down on clutter, it should leave your kitchen table looking delightfully minimalist.

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Pure Salt Interiors

If clustering items feels a little too haphazard for you, consider decorating in threes. Place a tall plant next to a shorter plant—and place an even shorter fruit bowl in front of them. Of course, your set-up doesn’t have to look exactly like this, but combining three centerpieces should leave you with something that looks balanced and dynamic.

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Tyler Karu

Your centerpiece can be as subtle or striking as you want it to be. So if your space is in dire need of a little color, snag a bouquet of vibrant flowers. Sunflowers are a particularly classic choice, but even colorful wildflowers should get the job done.

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Sarah Fultz Interiors

Having something to set your centerpiece on can go a long way in making your space feel more complete. But decorative trays aren’t your only option. If you’d prefer something that’s not so neat and tidy, consider housing your centerpiece on a pretty kitchen towel.

The towel should make an easy addition to your space. (After all, kitchen towels typically live in the kitchen.) And it’ll set the scene for the rest of your centerpiece.

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Bespoke Only

When putting flowers in a vase, volume counts a lot. You want to get the size of your vase right and the size of your flower arrangement right. And of course, you want the two to work together. Nailing this ratio can get tough, but one easy way to pull it off is to pair a massive flower arrangement with a smaller, round vase. The size difference should keep the elements from competing with each other, while the roundness should help the vase hold its own against the flowers.

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Devon Grace Interiors

If your space is full of clean lines and solid colors, consider using your centerpiece to bring some texture into the mix. A wire bowl can be a great way to do this, and if you match it to some of the colors in your space, it’s sure to fit right in.

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Design: JDP Interiors, Photo: Amy Bartlam

Decorating your table in an unusual way can be great fun. But don’t stay away from the classics just because you feel like you have to. Sometimes, nothing tops the elegant simplicity of a couple of branches placed inside a tall glass vase.

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Design: Whitney Campeau Interiors, Photo: Amy Bartlam

The bowl of fruit has become a go-to in the table décor space. But, we tend to see the same fruits featured over and over again. Apples, lemons, and oranges are all fan-favorites—and watermelons are pretty popular, too. So, if you're looking for ways to make your centerpiece stand out, swap these classic fruits out for something a little less expected. Put a bowl of bananas on the table, and you’re sure to turn heads.

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Katie Martinez Design

If a set table feels too proper—but an empty table feels too bare—look for a middle-ground between the two. Leave out a stack of fresh plates, a few clean glasses, or a pile of just-washed cloth napkins. These items will spruce up your table without adding unnecessary clutter. And they’ll speed up the process of setting the table for your next meal.

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Julian Porcino

A centerpiece can be a great way to add a pop of décor to your space—and it can also be a great way to bring your space together. So, consider matching your centerpiece to some of the other items in your space. If your dining room boasts a pared-down palette full of blacks, beiges, and whites, snag a centerpiece to match. Cluster a few vases in a similar color scheme, and let your centerpiece bring cohesion to your space.  

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Black and Blooms

Here's a secret: You don't need an occasion to decorate your house for an occasion. A beautiful centerpiece is the icing on the cake in a dining room and the right centerpiece can hold its own all year long. Whether you're decorating a table for a dinner party or you just want an eye-catching centerpiece you can leave up all the time, no table is complete with a centerpiece.

Selecting the right table decor starts with a few decisions: Do you want something minimalist and low-key or are you going for a centerpiece that really sings? Do you find yourself reaching for natural blooms or oversized handmade pottery?

Here, we've rounded up some of our favorite centerpiece ideas that can stay up year-round. Read on for major dining table inspiration.

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Design: Katie Hodges Design

Photography: Amy Bartlam

A rustic kitchen or dining room doesn't have to feel old or overly country. Adorn your natural wood table with a bouquet of dried lavender and a handful of white linen napkins to give your dining table a French provincial touch.

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Amy Leferink at Interior Impressions

Eucalyptus is the type of greenery we always want in our house. It's refreshing, offers a minimalist and modern vibe and it lasts so much longer than fresh floral blooms.

DIY a table runner with strands of eucalyptus and arrange a handful of candles or small vases throughout for a centerpiece that is beautiful enough for the holidays but simple enough for the rest of the year, too.

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Ann Living

Tired of replacing your flowers every time they die? Instead, consider dried plants such as straw grass or pampas grass to adorn your dining room table. Though they may not give off any fragrance, they provide a lovely Scandi-inspired vibe in any home.

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Ashley Montgomery Design

Whether you fill them with flowers or keep them empty, large vintage jugs are perfect for decorating a simple table. This look pairs best with more understated furniture and decor, but the larger the pieces the better.

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Calimia Home

Sometimes you just need a centerpiece idea that takes up a lot of visual space without taking up a lot of physical space. Consider filling a vase with large sprigs of blooming trees such as magnolia or olive branches. Thin branches are subtle enough not to overwhelm the space, but large enough to create a statement at your dining table.

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Charlie Interior Design

Sometimes the best centerpiece ideas are the simplest ones. A bowl of fruit doesn't have to feel like a stale idea, especially in a bold dining space where you don't want to take away from the rest of the decor.

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KG Designs

What's better than one vase in the center of your table? A few vases that can work together to create a beautiful display that feels purposeful and interesting. Find three or four similar (but slightly different) vases in a simple color palette to fill the center of a large table.

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LeeAnn Baker Interiors LTD

Why not decorate your kitchen table with art? We love the idea of displaying a few beautiful sculptures as a centerpiece on a dining table to give your room a creative, artsy look and feel.

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Design: R.Johnston

Photography: Sara Ligorria-Tramp

For many of us, the kitchen island is not just a place where you prep dinner, but it's also a space to serve meals, especially during dinner parties. Spruce up your breakfast bar or kitchen island with an oversized vase filled with blooms or greenery to give it a more formal feel.

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LeClair Decor

If you have a green thumb (or honestly, even if you don't) you are probably always looking for an excuse to buy more houseplants. Instead of flowers, consider placing a potted plant at the center of your table to add a touch of green and liveliness to your space.

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Design: Think Chic Interiors

Photography: Regan Wood

Sometimes there's simply no replacement for a bouquet of beautiful fresh flowers. An easy way to take your dining table from breakfast to party mode is by arranging a large bouquet at the center. Stick with one type of flower for a more modern look or try your hand at a floral arrangement to go bigger and bolder.

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M Starr Design

If your table is feeling a little empty, consider arranging sculptures or candles throughout the center to act as a more visually interesting runner. This adds a ton of visual interest and is a great way to fill a table if you're not actually using it but want it to shine.

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Margaret Wright Interior + Lifestyle Photog

Take a spin by your local artisanal boutique and find a handmade bowl that can sit at the center of your dining table all year long and work as both a practical and a beautiful centerpiece.

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Michelle Berwick Design

If one oversized vase is too formal for your table, opt for three or four mini vases and repeat the look a few times to create a repetition that is simple but beautiful.

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Milk and Honey Life

Sometimes you need a large centerpiece to finish out a dining table. If you have a simple dining room or kitchen, an oversized vase or arrangement can act as a focal point and add a lot of texture to the room.

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Modern House Vibes

Even if you love neutral color schemes, it's hard to deny that a pop of color can do wonders for any space. Weave in a bit of color in a handmade bowl or vase for an eye-catching centerpiece.

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Sarah Fultz Interiors

While one beautiful vase can often stand alone, pairing two pieces together can create a bit more depth on your table. Instead of two pieces that match, pick opposite colors for contrast.

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Sarah Fultz Interiors

A good rule of thumb is a large centerpiece should be taller than 24 inches, but you can mix up the look by sprinkling in a few pieces of varying heights. Add a tiered cake holder and fill it with fruit or florals or mix in a handful of vases in varying sizes and your table will be set in no time.

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Ashley Webb

The best centerpieces are ones that can hold down a dining room and help center it and finish your table setting. Opt for an oversized vase and blooms for a look that works best in a large room.

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Black and Blooms

Sometimes a single centerpiece just isn't enough. First, lay down a runner. Then, fill it with air plants or candles. Finally, complete the look with a large bouquet in the center.

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Dishes on the festive table: recipes with photos and menus

Proven recipes for dishes that can be prepared for the holiday: unusual, bright and tasty, as well as menu examples. Hot, salads, appetizers, desserts, drinks. All recipes have step-by-step photos, calorie content and cooking time.

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New Year's Chicken with Pineapples and Cranberries - this is perhaps the easiest festive hot dish I know of.

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Appetizing mini-sandwiches are a great snack option for the New Year! Very simple to prepare, but tasty and unusual.

A puff pastry Christmas wreath is prepared quickly and from the simplest ingredients.

You can talk a lot about the benefits of vegetable salads, but how you want to relax at least at the festive table and eat a delicious salad with fragrant ham, and even seasoned with mayonnaise.

New Year's chicken in a citrus marinade is very spicy. Orange juice gives it a slight sweetness, and lemon slices set off this sweetness.

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In a light, like a cloud, New Year's salad of chicken and pineapple, all ingredients are perfectly matched.

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New Year's salad with shrimp and mango will delight all lovers of Asian cuisine, as well as travelers to tropical countries.

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Cheese lovers will appreciate this roll with filling for the New Year's table. The basis of the roll is melted grated cheese, and the filling consists of curd cheese with herbs and mushrooms.

New Year's duck with lingonberry sauce is a quick, cold dish that can be prepared a little in advance, and on December 31, just cut, decorate as desired and put on the festive table.

New Year's low-calorie green salad with avocado and mozzarella in orange dressing - only 93 kcal per 100 grams.

Festive chicken roll with bread filling can surprise even the most sophisticated gourmet at the New Year's table.

If you and your loved ones love seafood, then a hot langoustine appetizer will come in handy on the New Year's table.

Bright, spicy and delicious tuna tartlets will be a wonderful decoration for the New Year's table.

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Delicious snacks for the festive table » Tasty and simple. Culinary recipes with photos and videos

In order not to rack your brains every time what snacks to make on the festive table, I have compiled for you a selection of the most delicious, simple and unhackneyed recipes. These homemade snacks will decorate your feast, and it will take a minimum of effort and time.

Cucumber and Avocado Shrimp Canapes

Gourmet shrimp canapes are a great option for a buffet table or a family celebration. The combination of shrimp, avocado and cucumber is very successful. I bring to your attention another recipe in the piggy bank of interesting ideas for the festive table.

Ingredients:

Recipe:

  1. Fresh cucumber cut into slices 1 cm thick.
  2. Let's make avocado cream. Cut the avocado in half, remove the seeds and peel.
  3. Grind avocado pulp with a fork, add 2 tablespoons of natural yoghurt. Add the juice of half a lime, salt and black pepper to the mixture to taste. Let's mix.
  4. Wash and clean shrimps. Salt seafood to taste, season with dried garlic.
  5. Fry the shrimps in olive oil until golden brown.
  6. Spread cucumber slices with avocado cream, top with fried shrimp. Garnish with chopped green onions.

Canape with smoked salmon

Light appetizer with fish, soft cream cheese and dill on crispy bread. Prepares in a matter of minutes, but looks impressive and appetizing on the table.

Ingredients:

Preparation recipe:

  2. round slices.
  3. Fry the bread in olive oil until golden brown on both sides.
  4. Spread cream cheese on bread.
  5. Top with smoked salmon slices.
  6. Decorate the finished appetizer with fresh dill.

Cheese snow balls

The usual appetizer of processed cheese and boiled eggs with mayonnaise and garlic can be served in a completely new way. This version of the appetizer looks very nice on the festive table.

Ingredients:

Recipe:

  1. Boil hard-boiled eggs, cool, peel.
  2. Grind boiled eggs and melted cheese on a coarse grater.
  3. In the resulting mixture, add the garlic cloves passed through the press.
  4. Dress the appetizer with a little mayonnaise, mix.
  5. Let's form small balls with a diameter of 5 cm from the resulting mass.
  6. Roll each ball in coconut flakes on all sides.
  7. Let the appetizer cool in the refrigerator before serving.

Eggs with cod liver

Eggs stuffed with cod liver is not only a simple and quick cold snack, but also a very tasty, hearty dish. Chicken eggs stuffed with the most delicate filling will be a great option for a festive treat for your favorite guests. Be sure to cook and try!

Ingredients:

Recipe:

  1. Hard boil chicken eggs, cool, peel. Cut the eggs in half, carefully separate the yolks from the whites.
  2. Finely chop the onion, fry until golden brown in vegetable oil.
  3. In a separate bowl, combine cod liver, fried onions and egg yolks.
  4. Mash the mixture with a fork, season with a little mayonnaise.
  5. Fill the egg halves with the filling. Decorate the appetizer with parsley leaves.

Scotch eggs

The dish originally originated in Great Britain. But thanks to their incredible taste, Scotch eggs quickly gained popularity around the world. Such a dish is universal, it can decorate any festive table, it is great as a hearty snack and will be a godsend at a picnic.

Ingredients:

Recipe:

  1. Boil quail eggs for 3 minutes after boiling, cool, peel.
  2. Wash chicken fillet, remove fat and films, cut into large pieces.
  3. Combine chicken fillet, garlic cloves, parsley, salt and spices to taste in a blender bowl. Grind the ingredients into a homogeneous minced meat.
  4. Divide the minced meat into 12 parts. We will form a flat cake from one part of the minced meat, put a quail egg in the middle. Fasten the edges of the stuffing, give the product the shape of a ball.
  5. Roll each ball in wheat flour, then dip in beaten egg and coat in breadcrumbs.
  6. Put the blanks in a ladle with boiling vegetable oil. Fry eggs in Scotch until golden brown.
  7. Place items on paper towels to remove excess oil.
  8. The finished dish will be served hot.

The site has a recipe for this holiday egg snack in a step-by-step presentation with a photo, see it at the link.

Omelet roll

Appetizing egg roll stuffed with champignons, fried onions, fresh herbs and young carrots will diversify the usual daily menu and decorate the festive table. It is unique, rich and very tasty. The composition of the filling can be changed based on your culinary preferences and available products.

Ingredients:

Recipe:

  1. Wash the mushrooms, finely chop, fry in vegetable oil until golden brown.
  2. Peel and finely chop the onion. Wash the carrots, peel, chop on a coarse grater.
  3. Fry the vegetables until soft in a frying pan with hot vegetable oil.
  4. Combine sautéed vegetables and mushrooms in a deep bowl, add finely chopped greens, garlic cloves passed through a press, salt and ground black pepper. Let's mix.
  5. To make an omelet in a deep bowl, beat 5 eggs with a whisk.
  6. Add the sifted wheat flour, herbs de Provence and salt, stir.
  7. Pour milk into the omelette dough, add chopped dill, mix.
  8. Line a 20 x 30 cm rectangular baking dish with parchment and brush with vegetable oil.
  9. Pour the omelet dough into the mold. We will bake it in an oven preheated to 160 degrees for 10 minutes.
  10. Let the finished omelette cool down, transfer to cling film, put the filling on top. Wrap the workpiece in a tight roll, put it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
  11. Before serving, cut the roll into portions 2 cm wide.

Omelet roll you can see with step by step photos.

Lavash tuna roll

Lavash roll is one of the easiest, quickest and most popular snacks. In just 20 minutes, you get a delicious and satisfying meal. The filling can be absolutely anything: cheese, mushrooms, vegetables, chicken, minced meat, red fish or cottage cheese with herbs.

Ingredients:

Recipe:

  1. Hard boil chicken eggs, cool, peel.
  2. Grind chicken eggs and hard cheese on a coarse grater.
  3. Drain the liquid from the tuna, mash the canned food with a fork.
  4. Lubricate pita bread with a thin layer of mayonnaise. We conditionally divide the pita bread into 4 parts.
  5. Put the grated eggs on 1 part of the lavash, lettuce leaves on the second part, then evenly distribute the canned tuna, and lastly put the grated hard cheese.
  6. Roll the lavash into a roll, wrap it with cling film and send it to the refrigerator for 2 hours.
  7. Before serving, cut the roll into portions 3-4 cm thick.

Pear Starter with Parma Ham and Blue Cheese

In pear season, it's hard not to treat yourself to a delicious and light snack. Today I have a savory and gourmet appetizer of sweet pear, Parma ham and blue cheese. Very tasty and quick dish for a romantic evening.

Ingredients:

Recipe:

  1. Cut the pears into 8 pieces, remove the core, sprinkle the fruit with lemon juice.
  2. Blue cheese cut into 16 small pieces.
  3. Wash the arugula, tear it with your hands.
  4. Fry the pears in a mixture of olive oil and butter for 2-3 minutes.
  5. Add wine vinegar and cognac, continue to simmer fruit on low heat for another 5 minutes.
  6. At the end of cooking, add mustard, turn off the heat and let the pears brew.
  7. Place cooled pear slices, blue cheese and arugula leaves on thin slices of ham.
  8. Roll up the ham and put it on a dish.

Baked champignon appetizer with soy sauce

I want to share with you another delicious mushroom recipe. I roasted whole fresh mushrooms in the oven to keep them juicy and flavorful. If you have the opportunity to bake them on the grill, be sure to do it, it will turn out even tastier!

Ingredients:

Recipe:

  1. Wash the champignons, put them on a baking sheet with the legs up. Pour some water into the bottom of the mold.
  2. Send the mushrooms to the oven preheated to 180 degrees for 15 minutes.
  3. Let the ready champignons cool, cut into slices.
  4. For the marinade, combine soy sauce and vegetable oil, add garlic cloves and finely chopped greens, passed through a press.
  5. Add mushrooms to the marinade, mix, leave the appetizer for 10 minutes.
  6. We will serve the finished dish as an appetizer for meat, poultry or sausages.

Quick lightly salted cucumbers with carrots

Cooking quick lightly salted cucumbers that retain firmness, freshness and crisp crunch. Due to the addition of bright carrots and sesame seeds, they are also called Korean salted cucumbers.

Ingredients:

Recipe:

  1. Wash cucumbers, cover with cold water, leave for 30 minutes. We cut the cucumbers along the crosswise, not bringing to the end 2 cm. Salt the vegetables outside and inside.
  2. Wash the carrots, peel them, chop into thin long strips.
  3. Add garlic cloves, chopped herbs and finely chopped chili peppers to the carrots.
  4. Pour in soy sauce and grape vinegar, add sugar and crushed coriander seeds. Mix thoroughly.
  5. Stuff the cucumbers with a mixture of carrots, garlic and herbs. Complement the appetizer with sesame seeds.
  6. Leave the cucumbers at room temperature for 3 hours to salt them.
  7. We will store the finished snack in the refrigerator.

Sprat pate

Sprat pate is very tasty and satisfying. And for a snack, this appetizer will be appropriate on the festive table.

Ingredients:

Recipe:

  1. Open the canned food, drain the oil. Remove the tails from the fish, mash the sprats with a fork until smooth.
  2. Add finely chopped red onion to the fish.
  3. Hard boil chicken eggs, cool, peel.
  4. Grind boiled eggs and melted cheese on a coarse grater, add them to the rest of the ingredients.
  5. Dress the appetizer with a little mayonnaise, add finely chopped herbs, salt and black pepper to taste. Mix thoroughly.
  6. If desired, the pâté can be blended with an immersion blender to make it smoother and smoother.

Quick starter of canned fish on a tomato

This starter of canned fish is very easy to prepare, but very tasty and original. I suggest serving it on slices of tomatoes. But tartlets, crackers, toast or croutons are also suitable for this.

Ingredients:

Recipe:

  1. Peel the onion, cut into small cubes.
  2. Wash the carrots, peel them, grate them on a fine grater.
  3. Sweet and sour apple peel and seeds, grind on a grater with a fine cloth.
  4. Let's open the canned food, salt the marinade, remove the bones from the fish. Mash the canned food with a fork until smooth.
  5. Add onion, carrot, apple and finely chopped fresh herbs.
  6. Season the appetizer with mayonnaise, if necessary, add salt and black pepper to taste. Mix thoroughly.
  7. Put the finished appetizer on slices of fresh tomato.

Cracker balls with cheese and mushrooms

I want to share a delicious appetizer recipe, it will be an ideal option for a festive table. Mushrooms for the recipe are better to choose small ones. For the filling, you can use pitted olives, nuts or gherkins.

Ingredients:

Recipe:

  1. Place the cracker in a blender bowl, grind into fine crumbs.
  2. Grind hard cheese on a fine grater.
  3. Hard boil chicken eggs, cool, peel, chop on a fine grater.
  4. Combine cracker crumbs, grated cheese and boiled eggs in a deep bowl. Add sour cream to the mixture, stir.
  5. Wetting hands in cold water, form small balls the size of a walnut from the resulting mass.
  6. Put a pickled mushroom inside each ball. Roll the balls in finely chopped dill.
  7. Chill the appetizer in the refrigerator before serving.

Courgette and tomato turrets with garlic sauce

A simple summer snack made from seasonal vegetables that instantly wins the hearts of lovers of simple and tasty food. The taste of vegetables is emphasized by garlic sauce with fresh dill, making them spicy and moderately spicy.

Ingredients:

Recipe:

  1. In a separate bowl, mix sour cream, mayonnaise, pressed garlic cloves, finely chopped dill and ground black pepper.
  2. Cut the zucchini into 1 cm thick slices. Salt the vegetables and leave for 10 minutes.
  3. Then blot the zucchini with paper towels, fry until golden brown in vegetable oil on both sides.
  4. Cut the tomatoes into slices 5 mm thick.
  5. Grease the fried zucchini circles with a little sauce, put a circle of tomato on top, also grease it with a mixture of sour cream and mayonnaise.
  6. Repeat layers alternating fried zucchini with tomatoes and sauce. Decorate the top layer of the appetizer with grated hard cheese.
  7. We will serve the appetizer chilled.

Eggplants with nuts in a hurry

Cooking Georgian eggplants with nuts. For the recipe, vegetables can be fried in a pan or grilled. Then it remains to mix them with nut butter, and a chic restaurant snack is ready!

Ingredients:

Recipe for cooking:

  1. Groof ores chop in a bleach, add hops and suunels, wine vinegar and wine vine garlic cloves passed through a press.
  2. Add finely chopped cilantro, mix thoroughly.
  3. Wash the eggplants, cut off the stems and peel. Cut the vegetables lengthwise into thin long slices.
  4. Put the eggplants on the plates of the electric grill heated to 230 degrees. Lubricate the vegetables with vegetable oil, close the lid and cook for 4-5 minutes.
  5. Cut eggplants that have cooled to room temperature into medium-sized pieces, add to the nut dressing, mix.
  6. Let the dish rest for 30 minutes before serving. Decorate the finished appetizer with pomegranate seeds.

Quick pickled zucchini with honey

Today we are preparing spicy marinated zucchini with honey, garlic and dill. After 2 hours, the vegetables will be soaked in the marinade and will be ready to eat. The combination of juicy young zucchini and sweet and sour honey marinade makes this appetizer amazingly tasty.

Ingredients:

Recipe:

  1. Wash the zucchini, cut off the tails, cut the vegetables into thin long slices using a vegetable cutter.
  2. Put them in a deep bowl, season with salt and leave for 30 minutes.
  3. For the marinade, mix vegetable oil, table vinegar, liquid honey, crushed garlic cloves and ground black pepper.
  4. After 30 minutes, drain the resulting juice from the zucchini, add the honey marinade and finely chopped dill.
  5. Mix the ingredients, put the zucchini in the refrigerator for 2 hours to marinate.
  6. Ready-made vegetables will be served as a cold appetizer for meat or poultry.

Eggplant rolls with cheese

Portioned grilled eggplant rolls with aromatic filling of cottage cheese, hard cheese, garlic and nuts are suitable for everyday menu and for the festive table. I really hope you enjoy this recipe and your guests.

Ingredients:

Recipe:

  1. In a blender bowl, combine cottage cheese, hard cheese cut into small cubes and a few cloves of garlic.
  2. Add parsley, walnuts, mayonnaise, salt and spices to taste.
  3. Grind ingredients into a smooth paste.
  4. Wash eggplant, cut into long slices 5 mm thick.
  5. Brush vegetables with vegetable oil, fry until golden brown on an electric grill or grill pan.
  6. Let the fried eggplants cool down, evenly distribute the curd paste on top.
  7. Let's roll stuffed vegetables into rolls.
  8. Put the finished snack in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Before serving, decorate the appetizer with fresh herbs.

Shrimp and cheese tartlets

This fresh and tasty appetizer will suit the holiday table and will please all guests. It is prepared very simply and quickly. The appetizer is suitable for any dish, as well as for alcoholic beverages. Cheese with shrimp just melt in your mouth, and cucumber gives freshness.

Ingredients:

Recipe:

  1. Boil shrimp in salted water, peel and dry.
  2. Wash the cucumber and cut into thin petals.
  3. Rinse the parsley and remove the stems.
  4. Put cheese, shrimp, 1-2 cucumber petals and 1 parsley leaf into a tartlet.
  5. Repeat with remaining ingredients.

Cucumber Shrimp and Cheese Rolls

This is a very light but tasty appetizer. In the process of cooking, it is better to take small shrimp, as the roll may fall apart. Also, if you want to experiment with flavors, you can take not ordinary curd cheese, but with some additives. When serving, this appetizer can be garnished with fresh herbs, such as dill or parsley.

Ingredients: