Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Statement Pieces for Your Holiday Party

Every year when the holidays roll around, I always get asked for some festive decorating tips for holiday parties. One of my favorite things to do is create Statement Pieces as a focal point of any event with small, simple supporting pieces. And intimate gatherings are no exception!

We recently decorated for a Coordinator luncheon at the Balboa Bay Club in Newport Beach. I really wanted to embrace the concept of the use of a Statement Piece along with the colors and feel of the season. Here's what I came up with:
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What's the first thing that your eyes go to? Yep, its the center arrangement.
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The supporting pieces on either side of the Statement Piece are very simple in monochromatic colors, staggered across the table.
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Only 2 of the arrangements had a mix of colors.
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And mini pumpkins and gourds were clustered together in groupings throughout as a seasonal accent.
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The colors were kept simple: yellow, orange and deep red.

I know its the day before Thanksgiving. So I hope I have inspired you to pull in some fun decor for tomorrow's dinner party!

A special Thank You to Molly of Luminaire Images for capturing such beautiful images of our flowers!

2 comments:

Stephanie said...

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!!

Joanna Park said...

Thank you Stephanie!