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Experimenting with tableware is a great way to achieve attractive table settings. Mix and match your favorite pieces of dinnerware to put together an elegant, one-of-a-kind table setting. Here are some simple tableware suggestions to get you started. Pick a Base for Your Combination Decide on a single shade or material as the starting point for your mix-and-match table settings. Porcelain, ceramic and melamine are popular tableware materials. White porcelain dinnerware works well with all designs and colors, and is a classic choice for formal and casual dinners depending on how you choose to dress it up. Opt for white dishes with colorful rims to harmonize the different color and design selections. For a nautical theme, white dinnerware with blue borders work wonderfully well with blue serving platters or blue-and-white china. Choose Complementary Shades and Designs Experiment with colors and patterns to select pieces that complement each other. White and blue, pink and green, blue and brown, black and red and grey and silver are some colors that work well together. Pale blue tableware is both elegant as well as soothing to the eye. Keep the dishware blue, adding serveware in deep brown with a matching brown ceramic vase for a decorative accent. Fill your vase with delicate blue wildflowers. Experiment with patterns and textures. Dishes with floral motifs work well with Provencal-style serving platters or salad plates. Mediterranean designs and colors are beautifully complemented by clay or wooden serveware. Mix circular or spiral patterns with polka dots to create an attractive combination for casual get-togethers. Have a Central Motif or Theme The most successful mix-and-match combinations are built around a definite theme or motif. Mix bright aquamarines, greens and yellows in your table setting to create a Mediterranean theme. Choose abstract blue dinnerware, with splashes of yellow and green in their design. Continue the theme with bright green or yellow salad plates. Use plastic glasses with tropical patterns to add a lively accent. Opt for oceanic-themed serving platters to add visual interest and unify the different design elements. Country decor styles like the Provencal design theme also make great table themes, especially for a relaxed family brunch. Use dishes with cheerful floral or botanical designs. Mix these with monochromatic serving platters in warm shades like green, rust or primrose. Mix and match your favorite pieces of tableware to put together a table setting that suits your personal style. Authors Profile: William Socket is a certified interior designer and runs his own interior decoration consultancy. William especially loves decorating a home in wooden furniture and believes that nothing gives a home as warm and cozy a touch as all-wood furniture and decor. William loves reading up on new design ideas, and has a special interest in space saving techniques. Here William writes about dinnerware and platters.
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