- by Bipasha
This is how to prepare your dining area for a cozy dinner get together..
First
dim the lights in the dining area. Put colorful dining table mats (preferably
the woven ones that are easily available!). Use bright colored mats such as
magenta, orange, blue, turquoise etc. Light scented candles all around the
dining area. Next, hang little chimes (the terracotta ones available in local
markets) - I prefer colored glass chimes and lamps all over the walls giving a
very middle-eastern feel and look. Use organza bright colored curtains - the
see-through curtains add a mystical feel to the place.
And better still, if
there is a balcony either in the sitting room or the dining room then keep the
doors open and let the natural night breeze sway the chimes, bells, and
curtains.
Coming
to the crockery, use brightly colored serving bowls (the microwave proof ones
are readily available in friendly colors) and plates. Put away formal crockery
sets for some other time :) Play music
which would be appreciated by majority of the guests. And what more enchanting,
if you as a host can play some music yourself?
Last but not the least, place a
large terracotta bowl in the middle of the dining area with fragrant flowers/candles floating in it.
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