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Black & Gold Table Setting

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I have always loved cute bowls, pots, china cups and pretty crockery. When I had my first flat near Paris, whenever someone was coming for a visit, I would give my table setting some thought, get all my favourite plates, pretty cutlery and fancy glasses out. My friends would always say I was playing tea parties. You tend to grow out of a lot of things as you become an adult.

Playing with dolls: no thanks!

Cuddling teddies: nope, thank you very much, I’m allergic to dust!

Messy play: no way, Jose!

Playing tea parties: Yes please, every time!

In fact, my children have an impressive amount of tea sets, from china ones to cute retro metal ones, to wooden ones. Friends and family who know me really well know that nothing would make me happier as a little surprise than a pretty new bowl or a few mismatched bits of cutlery. I simply stopped playing tea parties and moved on to food photography, which is basically playing tea parties for grown ups. The difference is the food is real and I get to eat it after taking lots and lots of photos of it! Boom!

For my first sponsored piece of content as a Wayfair Home Expert, I couldn’t have dreamt of a better assignment: styling a black and gold table setting, using their Viners gold cutlery together with Seltmann Weiden black and white plates.

Black and gold is such a timeless, glamorous combination. It never fails to impress. The sleek combination works beautifully for celebrations throughout the year, like special anniversaries, birthdays, an autumnal dinner party, Christmas or New Year’s Eve.

The cutlery, by Viners, is made of titanium coated stainless steel, which makes it ten times more resistant to scratching regular stainless steel. Thanks to the coating, tarnishing, corrosion and rust should not be an issue. I absolutely love the 16-piece set, with its shiny ends and matte handles.

The porcelain china plates by Seltmann Weiden, with their uneven black rim, are unique and of high quality. I will definitely be using them as props for my food photography soon. Watch this space!

Right, what comes to my mind when setting a table?

It has to be quick, simple, effective and elegant.

Because of the feel of the grandeur the gold and black tones bring to mind, I wanted my table to look dramatic, without making my table setting feel claustrophobic. I never go over the top. The food is always the star of the show for me, but a few pretty bits and bobs always help give the right impression, don’t they?

I started by getting Ivy from my garden and drying it thoroughly. I went for a crisp white tablecloth, spotless and freshly ironed. I folded the black napkins so they could hold the cutlery into place in the centre of the plates. Wine is my start ingredient here, with a lovely Côte du Rhône which beautifully complements the cheddar, strong goat’s cheese and Reblochon cheese. The champagne is ready to be served with desert.

I hope you like the table I created!

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Wayfair. As always, all photos and opinions are my own.

08/09/2017 · 10 Comments

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  1. H is for Home, Adelle says

    09/09/2017 at 7:13 pm

    Your styling is fab – the lighting is amazing! Many thanks for the link to our table setting post! A x

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    • Mel says

      11/09/2017 at 2:50 pm

      My pleasure Adelle! It’s all about sharing the love 🙂

      Reply
  2. Aditi says

    10/09/2017 at 7:20 am

    Loved your table styling Mel, that gold cutlery looks so gorgeous when paired with black and white plates and background. I’d love to have some gold cutlery for myself but I’d worried about cleaning them and keeping them as new always. Thanks for sharing your styling tips and gorgeous photography!

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    • Mel says

      11/09/2017 at 2:48 pm

      I really love this gold cutlery because the handles are matt and it makes them look nice and clean (no fingerprints all over them) with very little effort on my part!

      Reply
  3. Christopher Mitchell says

    10/09/2017 at 8:05 pm

    I think this looks very nice actually, and that gold looks like rose gold to me, which is very much “in” right now. I like it, so thanks for putting together this post!

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    • Mel says

      11/09/2017 at 2:47 pm

      I’m glad you like it! Thanks a lot Christopher!

      Reply
  4. Ana De- Jesus says

    10/09/2017 at 9:06 pm

    I think you have hit the right balance between the ‘dramatic’ and ‘minimalism’ I really love how you said you like to ensure that the food is at the forefront of the table setting. The black and gold is a beautiful combination x

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    • Mel says

      10/09/2017 at 11:47 pm

      Thanks Ana, it means a lot! It’s the first time I’ve written a post like this so I was a little nervous about posting it!

      Reply
  5. Renee says

    12/09/2017 at 7:53 pm

    Gorgeous cutlery and table accessories, utterly fabulous for a dinner party!

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    • Mel says

      14/09/2017 at 10:57 am

      Thanks sweetie. Not that I hold many dinner parties, bwahaha!

      Reply

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