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Setting A Summer Table

Heidi Pribell Provides Tips on Setting the Perfect Summer Table for Entertaining Guests












(BOSTON, MA) – The arrival of summer evokes memories of humid, lazy days spent with friends laughing, relaxing and enjoying each other’s company. A season of good friends, food and fun, the summer is the perfect time to host an intimate dinner party. But, as any fabulous host knows, a dazzling first impression is what sets the mood and leaves a long lasting one.

Award-winning Interior Designer, Heidi Pribell offers her insider secrets on how to set a summer table perfect for entertaining. Follow these five easy steps below!



1.     Choose a Theme- Heidi’s first step for putting together any great dinner party is to choose a theme. Whether it be French provincial, monochromatic crisp and white or shabby chic, the theme of the dinner table will determine everything from guest’s attire to the freshly-cut accent flowers.


2.     Pick out Linen- Linens act as the base to build on. Heidi recommends a bright orange and yellow plaid country style tablecloth and matching napkins for French provincial while a monochromatic theme should be crisp, white and pristine. A bed sheet is a perfect, inexpensive and unique tablecloth for shabby chic.

3.     Choose a Centerpiece- Add depth, height and a focal point by choosing an appropriately themed centerpiece. Heidi prefers to use fresh, seasonal fruit or flowers as a centerpiece because it brings life and energy to the table. The scent and sight of lovely, aromatic lavender perfectly encompasses the rustic feel of French provincial whereas a sophisticated bouquet would appropriately convey the modern feel to a monochromatic theme. Heidi believes the less formal, the better when setting a shabby chic table. Fresh fruit or big, bountiful peonies are welcoming and give off a comforting aura.


4.     Create Your Menu- After she has a focal point, Heidi begins planning the food. She lets the theme of the dinner table determine the cuisine, and not vice versa. After all, a summer get together is about how the two compliment each other.


5.    Final Details- Add the final personal accents that speak to summer dining, and highlight any decorating theme. Summer dining is all about conviviality and sharing, so a big bowl for passing or a worn, wooden chopping board topped with cheese or a baguette sets the perfect mood and design for a French provincial dinner (www.distinctive-decor.com). Crystal wine goblets will make guests feel glamorous while adding depth to a monochromatic table, but when it comes to shabby chic, anything goes! Well-worn tin plates and mismatched flatware are a fun, unexpected way to pull the table together while adding comfort and eclecticism



For more information visit www.heidipribell.com!


SETTING A SUMMER TABLE FOR YOUR SUMMER GATHERING