I placed this little arrangement with pink spring hyacinths, gathered from our garden at Fox Hall on the bedside table for my husband, Stuart. And now, our bedroom has the sweet memories and aroma of Easter lingering on.
The day after Easter, a family holiday or a dinner party, your table is still adorned with flowers and decorative accessories, in situ. So, why not relish this enchanting aspect and make a concerted effort to dine there and enjoy them all week long!
Admire the polished silver, pretty crystal glasses, flower arrangements and lovely porcelain plates. Don’t let your hard work disappear too quickly! Mummy always said to me, “Dine with your best accouterments every day, not just for special occasions. . Remember, everything tastes better when served on silver or pretty porcelain, and under the gentle glow of candlelight!”
By leaving your dining room table dressed in it’s finest, you will also have a proper reason to use your family napkin rings so that everyone can reuse their linen napkins more than once after the initial celebration.
If there is a stain on the tablecloth from the antecedent dinner celebration, a clever solution is to open a linen napkin and place it over the stain to cover it. Then, it is disguised and you can easily pretend that it disappeared! This is exactly what transpires in lovely restaurants when an accidental wine spill occurs.
Millennial Tip
When you are preparing to store your silver, consider using some anti-tarnish silver cloth which can be purchased by the yard from here. I line my drawers with enough of this flannel so that it will cover the top and bottom of the silver, tantamount to a duvet cover! It truly is a wonder at retarding tarnish on my silver.
Most flower arrangements have blossoms that vary in their “wilting timetable”! If you have a few flowers that continue to be happy and bloom on, remove them, discarding the sad wilted flowers, and create a smaller arrangement utilizing the remaining lovely flowers. I love to place a little arrangement by my husband’s bedside for him to enjoy, along with my family’s bedrooms when they come to visit, as a little kiss from me!