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Tablesetting 101

If your mother forgot to teach you how to set the table, or if you’re forgotten those eternal rules, here’s our guide to help you navigate the complicated world of table setting etiquette, complete with cheat sheets.

Soup for Dinner

When you're serving soup as a main course, perhaps for an intimate dinner by the fire, you can simplify the setting. But simple needn't mean boring, as this non-traditional setting demonstrates. Square china provides a twist on the traditional soup plate, and a wine glass with a square off bowl echoes the geometry of the china. A soup spoon, often called a place spoon in etiquette books, and a salad fork are all that is needed for a meal of soup, salad, and bread, the perfect winter meal.

› Download the Soup for Dinner Cheat Sheet

China: Pottery Barn
Place mat: Gracious Home
Fabric: Lee Jofa
Flatware: Gracious Home
Glass: Pottery Barn
Basket containers: Charlotte Moss



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