Evaluate your current dinnerware. Does it matter whether your new dinnerware matches your old stuff?
Define what range of uses your new pieces will have. For example,do you plan to use these dishes outdoors on a regular basis?
Decide whether you want sets or not.
Decide whether you’re looking for casual or formal dinnerware.
How to set utensils on table?
Place utensils in the order of their use. The first course should start with the outermost layer and work inward.
Forks should be placed to the left of the plate. There are only a few exceptions to this rule: the dessert fork,which is placed above the plate,and the
Spoons are laid on the right side of the plate,aside from the dessert spoon which,similar to the dessert fork,is placed above the dinner plate.
Only the silverware that will be used to eat the meal should be placed on the table. If you are not serving dessert,do not lay out a dessert fork.
Knife blades should always face the plate,except for the butter knife which lays on top of the bread plate pointing down and left.
Napkins should be placed on the left of the fork,or,on the plate before service.
Lay silverware starting about one inch from the plate,leaving room for service. Also,make sure you line up the bottom edge of the silverware for a neat appearance.
What is table setting etiquette?
Table setting etiquette is a system, evolved over time, that ensures an orderly meal. It contains informative place settings that serve as maps, giving you a glimpse of what foods you are about to enjoy. You know what you’re being served, and are prepared to eat it with the proper utensils.
How to set a table?
Put the placemat on the table.
Place the dinner plate in the middle of the placement.
If you’re having soup, place the soup bowl on top of the salad plate.
Place a napkin to the left of the setting.
On the left of the plate, place the dinner fork on the napkin.
On the right of the plate, place the dinner knife and soup spoon, from left to right.
