If the table sets the scene to a great event, then the table setting is critical in creating the right vibe at a dinner party or casual get together.
Table styling trends come and go, but the key to any good table is making your guests feel relaxed. Start with a quality table and comfortable chairs. Bistro chairs like Thonet are perennially popular, but we’re also seeing a move toward more formal upholstered chairs in velvets and linens.
Tableware is respoding to the trend of metallics, with gold and rose gold cutlery and barware. Textured crockery and handmade ceramics are gracing tables with more organic forms and “less than perfect’ pottery styles. Colours such as deep greens, plums, timbers and whites are popular, as well as linens and textured fabrics.
Topping the tables are native plants such as Eucalyptus leaves, Waratah and wildflowers, from small sprigs and posies, right through to large scale bunches of foliage. Above the table, consider your lighting – perhaps pendant lights with focused lumens or masses of candles for a mood-driven evening soirée.
Interest rates dropped this month, there has already been early evidence of increasing market confidence, but it is too soon to really analyse the full impact. In this edition though, we are bypassing the sales report because there is much ado on the investment / rental side. As savvy investors … Read more
Sales Report: We’ve now moved past Easter/Anzac Day/Election phase and into the next stage of the property cycle. As is typically the case at this time of year, we’re seeing a reduction in the number of new listings coming to market. Buyer demand however, remains steady – so we’re expecting … Read more