To properly set a table, you will need a table cloth or table runner, a place mat, dinner plates, napkins, silverware (forks, knives, and spoons), water glasses, and wine glasses. In the case of a ...

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Start with spreading clean, ironed linen on the table. Then set the dishes, glasses and cutleries properly. Then add decorative items to amp up the look of the table. It's that time of the year when ...

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Though British and American table settings play by their own set of rules, many of them overlap; forks on the left, knives and spoons on the right; glassware above the knives. Make sure the knife ...

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Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. In 2023, a standard table setting, the ones today that weirdly try and ...

Position the dinner plate about 1 inch from the edge of the table, in the center of the cover. If you're using a large plate called a service plate, however, set it flush with the table edge. The ...