My nephew was in town over the weekend which meant I spent a lot time with him and my brother. Since I knew I was going to be hanging out at my brother’s new place I decided to decorated his balcony for a little impromptu entertaining.
My brother lives in the city and has an extremely large balcony. When you’re out on the balcony you have a great view of high-rise buildings and lush landscape.
The decorating has just begun for this space and so far they (hey Mary) have added plants and purchased a small table and chair set, and an umbrella.
I carried a few items with me and set up this simple table setting which played off the colors in seat cushions and umbrella.
Dynamic table settings are all about the layers and as you can see I used several.
I started with the linen placement and then layered on top of that with a wood charger, square white plate and decorative salad plate.
The colors in the salad plate, place mat and napkin all pick up on the colors in the cushion.
Pattern mixing can really energize your table setting do don’ be afraid to combined different pattern styles. As long as there are common colors that run through all of the elements you use the combo will work.
It’s always fun to through in a pop color which is what that flowers provided.
Since the table was small, I placed the flowers in a decorative wood box and displayed them along side the table.
If surface space doesn’t allow, don’t be afraid to decorate around the space inside of on top of it.
Setting up an entertaining environment doesn’t have to be lots of work. Combine elements you already own, in a fresh new way and in a flash you’ll have created a beautiful setting.
Very cute and colorful! A great space to sit back and relax and take in the views!
Beautiful! What a view and that thyme box… Beautiful pictures.