Tips For Entertaining At Home

Although extravagant galas and over the top parties are fun, many of the best parties happen at home. Whether you are entertaining 4 guests or 40 preparation is the key to success. If you are know in your group as the party planner, this post is for you. Setting up your home for entertaining will be the key to well planned or last minute shindigs. You’ll want to keep a good decordrobe* for your dining room table. You don’t want your table seen in the same garb two parties in a row. This included cloth napkins, tablecloths, dinner ware, etc. Having serving dishes specifically for entertaining will leave you always feeling prepared. There are so many cool ways to serve guests, take some time to find some unique to your personality.
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Aside from keeping a stocked bar, bar tools will take you a long way with guests.  Ice buckets will keep you from making repeated kitchen runs to grab wine from the fridge or ice from the freezer.  It’s a proven fact that the best drinks are shaken so the shaker is a must.  Having everything you need in a centralized area will keep the flow from being broken description.  Garnish tools and ingredients are the things that will make you seem as though you have beenplanning your gathering for weeks even if it’s a drop by.  Toothpicks, lemons, limes, candied ginger or citrus peels, mint leaves, etc.

If you have a small space but still love to entertain invest in expandable tables and stow away seats.  Yes your living room can double as your dining room.

Also, don’t forget, scent is one of the most important yet forgotten senses.  It plays a much larger role in entertaining at home than it does at large gatherings and functions.  Be sure that the first breath guests take when they enter is a pleasant one.

The smallest details make the best memories!

*Decordrobe: A wardrobe for your home , consisting of seasonal décor and products specifically for entertaining. 

Although extravagant galas and over the top parties are fun, many of the best parties happen at home. Whether you are entertaining 4 guests or 40 preparation is the key to success. If you are know in your group as the party planner, this post is for you. Setting up your home for entertaining will be the key to well planned or last minute shindigs. You’ll want to keep a good decordrobe* for your dining room table. You don’t want your table seen in the same garb two parties in a row. This included cloth napkins, tablecloths, dinner ware, etc. Having serving dishes specifically for entertaining will leave you always feeling prepared. There are so many cool ways to serve guests, take some time to find some unique to your personality.
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Aside from keeping a stocked bar, bar tools will take you a long way with guests.  Ice buckets will keep you from making repeated kitchen runs to grab wine from the fridge or ice from the freezer.  It’s a proven fact that the best drinks are shaken so the shaker is a must.  Having everything you need in a centralized area will keep the flow from being broken description.  Garnish tools and ingredients are the things that will make you seem as though you have beenplanning your gathering for weeks even if it’s a drop by.  Toothpicks, lemons, limes, candied ginger or citrus peels, mint leaves, etc.

If you have a small space but still love to entertain invest in expandable tables and stow away seats.  Yes your living room can double as your dining room.

Also, don’t forget, scent is one of the most important yet forgotten senses.  It plays a much larger role in entertaining at home than it does at large gatherings and functions.  Be sure that the first breath guests take when they enter is a pleasant one.

The smallest details make the best memories!

*Decordrobe: A wardrobe for your home , consisting of seasonal décor and products specifically for entertaining.