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POTTERTON BOOKS : TABLE DECORATION
| | | Eventful: Table settings for parties and special occasions by Nada Riad Salame
Eventful is a gorgeously illustrated treasury with more than 50 colour photos and an abundance of effective strategies for turning all special occasions in your lives into celebrations to remember!
Price: £125.00 |  | | |
 | Once upon a table by Nada Riad Salame
477pp. Hardback. This book contains a sparkling cascade of new ideas, a fireworks of imagination, a meeting place of tradition and fantastic novelty. More than 250 tables, all set in Lebanon, are presented in this book. Some of these tables are in evening dress, some en "deshabille". There are odd as well as very classical ones. The sophisticated alternates with the simple, Some tables play on your sense of humour, others will amaze you. Fields as well as historical sites serve as backgrounds for tables dressed according to the setting.
Price: £125.00 | | |
Yes I do : Weddings and Great parties by Nada Salame
408pp. Hardback. This book features over sixty table settings for weddings and great parties with more than 800 colour photographs that stand witness of how magnificent a wedding can be. Each event is an amazing occasion whether it is an elaborate yet traditional affair or an extraordinary fantasy. There are winter weddings and summer weddings receptions held in the open air and receptions in banqueting rooms, the desert as a back drop for the day, or the ocean in its infiinity. Every kind of theme you could possibly think of, and lots more besides are described and beautifully photographed throughout the book.
Price: £125.00 |  | | |
 | Elegant Eating by Philippa Glanville & Hilary Young
2002. 144pp, 200 colour illus. Surveying the art of fine dining in Europe from the 16th century to the present day. Elegant eating will combine stunning photography of individual pieces of fine tableware with a variety of specially arranged table layouts in historic settings, and will be an inspiration to anyone with an interest in style and interior design.
Price: £30.00 | | |
Floral Table Decoration by Carl Vandermoere
144pp, 120 colour photographs. This publication on Carl Vandermoere shows examples of amazing ways of dining, from tete-a-tete to an incrediable breakfast in bed, and the beautifully decorated party tables for a christening, marriage, first communion and so on. Furthermore included are a delicious picnic and a nicely decorated table in a restaurant. Carl Vandermoere shows us some jewels of floral art, but also some simple decorations that make dining more exclusive. Hardback.
Price: £50.00 |  | | |
| | Table Inspirations : original ideas for stylish entertaining by Emily Chalmers
144pp, 250 colour photographs. Stylist and interiors writer Emily Chalmers offers an abundance of delightful ideas for adorning your table with stylish settings and decorations for every possible occasion, from the simplest weekday supper with friends to a classic celebratory dinner, from a weekend brunch to an informal alfresco lunch. Unlike other books on table settings, the decorations here do not reply on ornate dinner services or canteens of silver cutlery but on simple, pretty and imaginative ideas that will bring a dash of originality and elegance whatever the event. The ideas, captured in David Brittains elegant photography, are also designed for people with busy lifestyles, and are quick and easy to create.
Price: £18.99 | | |
The perfect setting by Peri Wolfman & charles Gold
191pp, softcover. The Perfect setting has refined the ease, beauty and pleasures of table settings, for any time, and for all occasions. With more than 160 colour photographs and 50 of the author's favorite recipes, the Perfect setting continues to be a popular resource and gift book for anyone who wants to create a perfect setting anywhere.
Price: £15.95 |  | | |
 | Big Birthdays: The Party Planner Celebrates Life's Milestones by David Tulera
208pp, 200 colour photographs. David Tulera lends his expertise on how to throw an unforgettable party on everyday budget, coming up with fun themes, how to arrange the decor, planning the menu and addrsssing every detail for a wide variety of events. Tulera brings a fresh twist to birthday parties while retaining time-honoured traditions. Each chapter covers a different party and each event is planned to consider the five senses. There is a party for every decade from 1 through 100, including a father/son fishing party for a 5 year old, a turning over a new leaf party for a 40 year old and a safari send-off for a 65 year old. They are set indoors and outdoor and feature instructions for entertainment, room transformations, decor, table settings and floral arrangements.
Price: £19.99 | | |
Entertaining by Martha Stewart
314pp, softcover. This is one of the most beautiful and influential lifestyle books ever published. Entertaining is the classic volume, with 450 full-colour photographs, in which Martha Stewart first shard the creative principles and practical ideas that have made her America's most-trusted guide to stylish living.
Price: £24.95 | | | |
 | Table settings: stylish entertaining made simple by Emily Chalmers
64pp. Hardback. Dozens of inspiring and imaginative ideas for quick, easy and stylish table decorations. Make a simple meal into a celebration with Table settings.
Price: £8.99 | | |
Table flowers: over 50 arrangements for simple, special and spectacular occasions by Shane Connolly
128pp, softcover. This beautifully photographed book features unusual and striking decorative centerpieces for every occasion. The book includes simple schemes for everyday meals, as well as ideas for casual parties, buffets, formal dinner parties and all the big feastive occasions.
Price: £9.99 |  | | |
 | Table flowers: over 50 arrangements for simple, special and spectacular occasions by Shane Connolly
128pp, hardback. This beautifully photographed book features unusual and striking decorative centerpieces for every occasion. The book includes simple schemes for everyday meals, as well as ideas for casual parties, buffets, formal dinner parties and all the big feastive occasions.
Price: £20.00 | | |
Preston Bailey's design for entertaining
188pp, 192 colour photographs. Hardback. In this incredible sourcebook of inspiration and ideas, Preston Bailey shares his experience from twenty years of designing celebrity weddings and large scale parties to show how to plan unforgettable events.
Price: £30.00 |  | | |
 | Tabletops: over 30 projects for inspirational table decorations by Jo Rigg
128pp. Hardback. 20 themed table designs to create a fun and festive atmosphere for any meal. Over 30 beautifully illustrated projects and more than 100 simple and imaginative styling tips. Ideas for a beach picnic, a romantic anniversary, a cozy tea, or a sophisticated holiday dinner.
Price: £18.99 | | |
The art of party by Renny Reynolds
224pp, 250 colour photographs. Hardback. In this sumptuous visual banquet, the author shows would-be hosts how to achieve a truly glamorous party. Through the skillful deployment of lighting, colour, texture, progression, and scale, he reveals a number of party designs, from elegant to playful.
Price: £30.00 |  | | |
 | Tabletops: Easy, practical, beautiful ways to decorate the table by Barbara Milo Ohrbach.
136pp. Hardback. In Tabletops, the author reveals simple yet spectacular ideas for deocrating beautiful tables for both entertianing and everyday use. Illustrated with more than 275 full colour photographs, this book offers practical tips and easy how-to projects for setting the table and for creating centerpieces and individual flower arrangements for your home, parties, holidays, special occasions, and more.
Price: £28.00 | | |
The National Trust. The art of dining: a history of cooking and eating by Sara Paston-Williams
348pp, softcover. Sara Paston-Williams has used the great wealth of National Trus houses and records to produce this carefully researched book. She has tackled the subject chronologically, from the cavernous kitchens and great halls of medieval houses like Cotehele in Cornwall to the ingenious technology of late Victorian service areas like Cragside in Northumberland producing food for ornate dining rooms and intimate parlous. Each chapter includes historical recipes, together with their modern adaptations. The result is a feast for the eye as well as a fascinating guide to all the arts of dining.
Price: £19.99 |  | | |
 | The Dining Room by Diane Berger
147pp. Hardback. In this lusciously illustrated volume, the author treats us to a feast of dining room styles and trends, from stately formal rooms to cozy country kitchens. Whether your taste runs to the traditional or the outre, the book whets your appetite for creating the dining space of your dreams and gives you plenty of practical, inventive , budget-conscious tips on how to go about it, including wall and window treatments, furnishings and table settings.
Price: £21.00 | | |
Stylish Settings: the art of creating a beautiful table by Margaret Caselton
1996. 144pp, 160 colour photographs. New styles in cooking and eating, with more emphasis on home entertaining, have carried over to the table and there is a growing belief that the table decoration is as important as the meal itself. This book, organized by theme, provides table decorations for every occasion and guidance on etiquette.
Price: £16.99 |  | | |
 | Table Chic by Kelly Hoppen
1998. 144pp, 180 colour photographs. Softcover. This book reveals the secrets of creating the ultimate in table chic, including chapters on the use of colour, tables for breakfast and tea, special occasions and theme parties providing you with all you need to know for creating tables with style.
Price: £12.99 | | |
Entertaining Dining by M M Pegler
2000. 176pp, 300 full colour illus. Successful merchants today are incorporating entertainment in their business. Whether they own a theatre, nightclub, fitness centre, restaurant or retail store, they are entertaining their customers at the same time.
Price: £30.00 |  | | |
 | Dining in style by M Wexler
1996. 160pp. This visual survey explores 50 great hotel restaurants of the world.
Price: £35.00
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POTTERTON BOOKS : TABLE DECORATION
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