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Welcome to Adorn the Table
This site is dedicated to helping you create low-cost table settings that will impress yourself, your friends, and your family. Adorn the Table is a place where you can find inspiration and easy DIY projects for your next gathering that will create lasting memories.
Your tablescape doesn’t need to be perfect. You just need to be proud of yourself, for doing it yourself.
Hi, I’m glad you are here.
I hope to inspire you to create a welcoming, budget-friendly, table setting for your next gathering.
I believe that every table can be adorned on a budget and easily changed to suit your mood. I love ALL table linens and crafts, and own SO many tablecloths (I could never own too many, haha).
I would love for you to join me in setting a beautiful table on a budget.
~Nicole
Latest Table Setting & DIY Ideas
Memorial Day Table Setting: Red & White Picnic
Are you looking for ideas for your Memorial Day table setting? Don’t stress. I’ve gotcha. This Memorial Day table setup can be recreated inside or outside. Yep. It’ll work great for an indoor Memorial Day gathering or at an outdoor Memorial Day party. Why? Because of the red and white picnic theme. It’s SO EASY…
Easy DIY Patriotic Pin
There couldn’t be a more easy DIY patriotic pin. I feel like it’s cheating to create this DIY post, but at the same time, I want to share with you how easy it is to do. Memorial Day is coming up, and I need a little something to share with my guests. So I thought…
9 Summer Outdoor Dining Essentials
This list of Summer outdoor dining essentials will ensure you have everything necessary to enjoy eating alfresco. It’s that time of year. We’ve been cooped up inside because of the cold, snow, or rain, and now the weather is warming up. And we can’t wait to be outside for as long as possible. To just…
How to Get Rust Marks Out of Fabric
I hadn’t planned to write about how to get rust marks out of fabric. It wasn’t even on my radar. But there I was – staring at two pieces of fabric (one a pillowcase and the other a tablecloth) that had lots of rust dots in random places. I had been soaking old table linens…
Last-Minute Mother’s Day Brunch Checklist
Are you looking for a last-minute Mother’s Day brunch checklist because it has TOTALLY snuck up on you? Like, where did April go, and now Mother’s Day is around the corner? And you have too much going on that planning a brunch is the cherry on the sundae? I get ya. I totally do. I’m…
A Simple Beautiful Mother’s Day Tablescape
Setting a beautiful Mother’s Day tablescape for your mom, and/or grandmother is a must. A table setting she will remember. One she will appreciate and gush over. When you think of your mother, what’s her style? Is she modern, bold, traditional, frilly, outdoorsy? Try to bring her sense of style onto your Mother’s Day tablescape….
Easy DIY Flower Place Card Holders
I originally started with the intention of making silk flower Plaster of Paris napkin rings using but ended up making these easy DIY flower place card holders instead. I’d seen posts and YouTube videos of people using Plaster of Paris with silk flowers from Dollar Tree. I really liked the idea of transforming the cheap…
3 Quick & Easy Mother’s Day Table Centerpieces
I have 3 quick and easy Mother’s Day table centerpieces for you to copy. In fact, I want you to copy them. I want to help you. Are you swamped? Just too much to do? There aren’t enough hours in the day? And to add to your crazy list ~ you’ll be hosting family for…
The Best Ways to Clean Heavily Tarnished Silver: An honest review of 3 popular methods
Are you familiar with the best ways to clean heavily tarnished silver? I have tried the three most popular methods to remove silver tarnish and am sharing the results with you. I have accumulated a lot of random silver pieces. None of which I bought. People just don’t seem to want silver anymore. So they…
How to Mix Colors & Patterns on a Table
Do you want to know how to mix colors and patterns on a table? Something that makes a person stop and think. Almost as if they are wondering “how” it works. Because they can see that mixing it all up works, but they don’t know how or why. I love mixing up colors and patterns….
Blue & Yellow Tablescape for Spring with Mixed Patterns
What could be better than a blue and yellow tablescape for Spring? So bright and cheery! I absolutely love the combination of blue and yellow. Which (I’m sure) is why years ago, I bought the tablecloth I used for this table setting. It makes me happy. Does a blue and yellow tablescape may you feel…
Simple DIY Upcycled Cork Board Placemats
This simple diy upcycled cork board placemat transformation will easily revamp your old cork-backed placemats into trendy ones you will enjoy using. Rectangular cork placemats are very useful for everyday table settings and there’s nothing more satisfying than repurposing old placemats. After all, cork backed placemats are very durable and won’t damage your tabletop. Plus,…
5 Easy DIY Easter Dinner Table Centerpieces
I want to share with you 5 easy diy Easter dinner table centerpieces for your table. I think we often put too much pressure on ourselves to create something amazing. Something that will knock the socks off friends and family. Which can be very stressful. But we don’t need to put that kind of pressure…
Simple Easter Lunch Tablescape: A “Pop” of Orange
I know it’s a little early but I had a thought for a simple Easter lunch tablescape. Actually – a nagging idea. I needed to get it out of my head, and onto a table right away. You see, I didn’t want to do your typical Easter tablescape with pastel colors. Or the rustic look….
Pretty Lace Flower Pot DIY
Are you looking for an indoor pot for Easter or Spring? Then look no further. This pretty lace flower pot diy project is what you want. If you’re looking for a way to recycle your grandmother’s crocheted doilies or lace, this is a great diy upcycle project. So often we inherit crocheted items that we…
~ Free ~ 12 Alternatives to Using a Tablecloth
Grab this unique list and keep it as a reference when planning your next gathering. Then continue to learn about new table settings and DIY projects.