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Title: New Book of Table Settings by Paige Gilchrist, Chris Bryant ISBN: 1-57990-255-3 Publisher: Lark Books Pub. Date: December, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Inspiring tablesettings for creative people
Comment: I loved this book. It is a fresh approach to decorating a table with plenty of unusual ideas. Admittedly it is not primarily about table settings as in "where-does-which-spoon-go-and-how-many-do-I-need-anyway", so the title of the book might be misleading to some people (I bought it in the store and was able to thumb through it before).
Instead it gives you an abundance of suggestions on how to achieve an individual and unique look for any occasion you might have in mind. Yes - there is a page on TV trays in there, but it is rather general, and just another "table" in the eyes of the authors (ok, I admit that even I didn't need THAT).
The book is arrranged by topics like dinnerware (the authors encourage you to mix and match freely), table coverings (vintage, quilts, any fabric, bare wood - you name it), how to present the food on the table nicely and appealingly, and last but not least the book shows you different and complete table decorations for all kinds of seasons and occasions. In addition to beautiful and very professional photographs of the varius decorations, the reader is offered alternatives to each of those settings. For example one decorating idea uses flowering witch hazel, but you may also use weeping cherry, or Bradford pear instead.
The centerpiece idea for a winter table is awesome and worth the book in itself - they suggest making a luminary of ice filled with twigs and red berries, and to put a candle in it - step-by-step instructions are of course included.
One word of caution: If you are looking for suggestions on formal or traditional decorating ideas, this book is not for you. It is geared towards people who would like to achieve highly personal and unusual, yet tasteful table settings (as in decorating). It is about pairing unusual things, e.g. bundling asparagus and displaying the bundle as centerpiece, and most importantly it is about freeing yourself from the notion that only a table setting with matching china and a traditional layout can be stunning and successful. My tip: Try it and see for yourself!
Rating: 1
Summary: The New Book of Table Settings is a bore
Comment: I was very dissapointed with this book. First, the concentration focused more on center pieces than table settings. It also had some very strange chapters. Example: How to set TV trays. Like I really need to know this? The book also strayed from the subject and focused too much on decorating your home for the holidays.
I do not think that this book was worth the investment. It also failed to give any new "funky" or modern ideas on how to deecorate tables and that's what I wanted.
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Title: Table Settings: Special Touches for Easy Entertaining by From the Editors of Victoria Magazine, Mary Forsell ISBN: 1588160521 Publisher: Hearst Books Pub. Date: 30 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Tabletops: Over 30 Projects for Inspirational Table Decorations by Jo Rigg ISBN: 0821228218 Publisher: Bulfinch Pub. Date: 09 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Table Chic by Kelly Hoppen, Kathy Phillips ISBN: 1571456511 Publisher: Laurel Glen Pub. Date: 05 September, 1997 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Tabletops : Easy, Practical, Beautiful Ways to Decorate the Table by Barbara Milo Ohrbach ISBN: 0517703327 Publisher: Clarkson Potter Pub. Date: 23 September, 1997 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Perfect Setting, The by Charles Peri/Gold Wolfman ISBN: 0810927497 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Pub. Date: 01 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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