Whether it is a weekend family get-together, a date for two or an extravagant Thanksgiving dinner, centerpiece decorations can help you stand out as an exceptionally creative host. But how does one go about decorating table for every occasion? Pottery Barn’s expert and floral designer Nico de Swert has come up with simplified solutions to help you create a simple and striking table centerpiece by yourself. In this video, he explains how simple objects can be used to prepare stunning and long lasting centerpieces. Nico uses a Pottery Barn bowl and three ingredients – fresh lemon leaves, fresh lemons and fresh Satsuma mandarins. He places the lemon leaves in the bowl along the edges to create a base. Next, Nico takes lemons and bunches them by tying together the stems. These are placed with the leafy layer along the edges as well to which the mandarins are added in the space in between; thus creating an elegant table centerpiece; perfect for weekend brunches. For the second arrangement Nico takes – three lanterns from Pottery Barn, a few river stones and some clump moss (you can even use Spanish moss). The three lanterns are placed next to each other with the clump moss around it. And the river stones are placed on the moss in a pleasingly random fashion. The most noteworthy thing here is that all these ingredients can be bought from the local fruit store or gardener. You may choose any local or seasonal fruits, leaves and other accessories to develop your own long lasting …
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linathan33 says:
January 24, 2012 at 8:42 am (UTC 0)
You are amazing Nico. Your work? makes me so happy. Love, Love, Love!
youreyeswideopen says:
January 24, 2012 at 9:11 am (UTC 0)
Great ideas! love your work, have been a fan? for years. Check out his work on the Ford artist website…he is one of Martha Stewart’s talented stylists. And his book Living With Flowers is just incredible!! Thx Nico.
SavannahsCeramics says:
January 24, 2012 at 9:38 am (UTC 0)
And how do you go about getting oranges & lemons with the leaves still attached in cold climate areas? like New England??
Great ideas =]
posidonass says:
January 24, 2012 at 10:19 am (UTC 0)
you are gorgeous? i am really in love with you