Birthday table setting: 80 photos, ideas and economical solutions

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A little about the preparation and organizational issues
4 design ideas
8 budget serving solutions

The success of a party with friends or family gatherings for a birthday depends largely on the table setting. For those who are organizing a holiday by themselves or arranging a surprise for a loved one, we prepared a selection of 85 inspirational photos of holiday tableings, made 4 table decorations and 8 tips on how beautiful and inexpensive to set and decorate the table for a birthday.

A little about the preparation and organizational issues

Having appointed the date and time of the holiday, having decided on the list of guests, menu and budget, you should proceed to revision of the service and the decor you have. Make sure that the dishes, appliances, treats and napkins are in the right quality and quantity.
Especially pay attention to the availability of dishes for desserts: coasters for cakes, shelves and dishes for fruits and sweets, dessert plates and spoons, as well as candles and tubes for drinks.

If you are not familiar with the rules of serving - it does not matter, the modern design of the table at home does not require strict adherence to the rules, but still some principles should be learned. An approximate arrangement of appliances and utensils can be seen in the following diagram.

It is also worth it in advance to think about the design of the table. And this will help you to our selection of photos and tips.

4 design ideas

Idea 1. Table decoration, designed in an unusual style and colors

Any table setting, consistent in a single concept and color scheme, will be beautiful. But to make the holiday table look especially original, you should choose some unusual style, color scheme or motif.

Here are some fresh ideas for decorating your birthday table:

Serving in the style of a la rus - this look has not yet become fashionable and did not have time to pall. Table with dolls, samovar, males on sticks and the donuts will surely be remembered by the guests and create a spiritual atmosphere.

Rustic style - has long been popular in the wedding decor, but has not yet had time to pall in the design of home holidays. Rustik deserves attention not only because of its “trendiness”, but also due to the fact that it makes it possible to decorate the table with your own hands literally from improvised means and natural materials.

Another trend in the decor is a black-white-pink-gold range with prints: stripes, zigzags and peas.

Floral motifs on the dishes - an eternal classic, experiencing a rebirth. Flowers are in trend not only in vases and in porcelain, but also in table textiles.

Idea 2. Thematic design of the table

A birthday with a binding to any topic is doomed to success and beautiful photos.

There are a lot of topics for both children’s and adults ’holidays, and for each you need to choose your own accessories.

What elements of table setting can be stylized?

Napkin decoration;
Serving a sweet menu, including cake;
The decor of bottled beverages;
Table decorations: vases, candlesticks and other accessories;
Tablecloth;
Name plates and menus.

Tips:

As a rule, themed parties do not require expensive decor, you can easily decorate a basic set of accessories and do a lot with your own hands. So, on a classic white tablecloth, you can lay the tracks from the fabric in the desired colors.
Try to adhere not only to the given theme, but also to a certain color scheme in everything - from decorating dishes to decorating bottles.

Here are some examples of table setting for a themed birthday (adult):

Hawaiian style table setting

Italian Mafia Table Setting

Mexican-style birthday table setting

Table setting and candy bar in the style of the Great Gatsby movie

Themed table setting in the style of Gotem City

Idea 3. Seasonal orientation and seasonal decor.

If themed birthdays are more suitable for parties with friends or a children's matinee, then it is better to hold a party with your family or a solemn reception of guests in a more traditional and elegant way. Think about arranging the table according to the season of the year in which you or the birthday boy were born. This design option has a big plus - you can decorate the table not only beautifully, but also relatively inexpensively, using seasonal natural materials: flowers, fruits, leaves, cones and branches.

Summer serving can be decorated with garden or wildflowers in small narrow vases, as well as fruits as shown in the photo below (scroll).

Autumn holiday table can be decorated with yellowed leaves, acorns, cones, rowan branches, wooden coasters, seasonal vegetables, such as pumpkin. The color scheme, of course, consists of autumn colors: orange, gold, yellow, burgundy, brown, etc.

For the winter birthday, cones and dry branches of trees, such as mountain ash, are suitable, but in no case have pine trees been eaten. The color gamut here should be composed of cold colors and contrasting combinations: blue + white, blue + white, silver + white, etc. But the New Year colors (red and green), as well as Christmas tree decorations should be avoided. Snowflakes, stars and owls are suitable as decorations.

To completely eliminate the association of winter decorations with New Year, you need to put on the table a vase with flowers, for example, white roses as in the photo below.

The spring birthday is made in soft colors, the table is decorated with fresh flowers, for example, tulips and hyacinths, as well as willows, sakura branches. Enhance the spring mood can decorative butterflies.

8 budget serving solutions

It is not necessary to buy new accessories for a birthday party for serving, because most of the parts can be easily and inexpensively made from scrap and natural materials.

Vases can be made from bottles, canning and glass jars, decorated with lace, burlap, paint, ribbons, jute, etc. Photo-examples of such decor are presented below.

Balloons filled with helium are suitable for decorating the table. Here are some ideas suitable for serving the table for the birthday of a child and even an adult. It is better to choose the balls in accordance with the overall color scheme of the table.

Napkins can be decorated:

Rings of beads and beads that you can make your own hands in advance;

With ribbons or twine (for the rustic style of serving).

What can be used instead of expensive colors for serving the table and napkins? If the birthday is celebrated in the summer, then there are no problems with the flowers - you just need to collect in advance (in a clean place) and make compositions of field camomiles, clover, ivan tea, or even porridge. This design will be very gentle and elegant.

In autumn and winter, branches and cones will be suitable, which you can paint with your own hands, for example, in gold paint as in the following photo on the right.

In spring, and at any time of the year, instead of flowers in the decoration of napkins, you can use sprigs of greenery, such as rosemary or thyme (photo below), and you can put willow branches in a vase.

For decoration, for example, snack plates and cards with names you can use almost anything: fruits, vegetables, sweets, pastries, the same cones, leaves, acorns, twigs, corks from wine and much more.

For the decor of the table, you can use paper: silence, foil, colored cardboard, corrugated.

Above, we have already said that the usual white cloth, which is in every house, can be easily modified or completely replaced by runners, which are easily and quickly sewn. In the photo below, one track is sewn of burlap and lace, and the second runner is sewn of white cotton fabric, decorated with a special fabric paint.

And also holiday tablecloth can be made with your own hands from paper, such as kraft paper or from stapled book pages.

And finally, you can save time on dishwashing and money by using beautiful disposable tableware, which you need to match in color.

Well that's all. We hope that you have already gathered some ideas and are ready to start organizing the holiday. We wish you pleasant efforts, and your birthday was fun and sincere!

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