I love using fresh flowers, vegetables and fruits in table centrepieces but don’t want to break the bank.
Confession time: I never spend more than €20 on my centrepiece and it always look stunning.
How do I do it?
There is no need to buy much to set a stunning centrepiece, have a good rummage around your cupboards and fridge and you will be amazed what you can make good use of.
Enjoy!
Here some tips for a stunning table centrepiece on a budget:
- Keep all emptied vegetable and fruit jars. Wash, remove labels and use as vases for the centrepiece, all mismatched and different sizes give it dimension. (it’s my favourite thing to do).
- Buy the flowers that are in season or on sale the morning of. If flowers need to open first like tulips and peonies, then buy them a few days before .
- Use foliage from the garden like ivy and ferns, this will fill up and let the flowers shine. In winter use pine branches and pinecones.
- Chose the colours of the season: use vegetables and fruit in season as centrepiece or as edible decoration on the plate like radishes in spring, tomatoes and herbs in summer, pumpkin, nuts, pinecones and oranges studded with cloves in autumn.
- Candlelight is a must. Use jars, bottles, votives, bowls and glasses as candle holders.
- Use vegetables and fruit in season like radishes, tomatoes, oranges, lemons, pumpkin, apples, pears, etc. Some vegetables and fruits can be part decoration, part of a dish. Some vegetables can be used later in soup or stock. Refrain from using strong scented vegetables like onions and leeks.
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No need to buy a lot of new stuff, have a good look around in your cupboards and borrow from friends or family ( I always “shop” at my moms first).
Have fun and Enjoy your table!
Written and photographed by Sandra Slawinski without commercial agreements. From the LHH collection: vintage plates, silver, stemware.
