If you’re hosting a party, be it for family or friends, you want to dress your dining table to impress! Check out these five favorites from local retailers that are sure to do the trick!
1 | GO WITH GOLD
Covering your table is part protection and a BIG part decoration. Do it with this beautiful gold table runner and licorice placemat set made by Hen House Linens. The print will make your table the star of your soiree! Table runner: $20, placemats: $7/each at Shade Tree Interiors, 3459 Penn Ave., Sinking Spring. 610.777.7288; ShadeTreeInteriors.com.
2 | PITCHER PERFECT
Pitchers aren’t just for lemonade, and this bold beauty by Penn Woods Pottery proves it. Fill it with pine sprigs, gourds or even poinsettias to set the mood, depending on your dinner event. Each American Folk Art Redware piece is unique, fabulous, and absolutely worthy of front and center attention at your table. $102 at A Splash of Red, 325 Snyder Rd., Oley. 610.987.0483; asplashofred.com.
3 | BRONZE BEAUTY
Place it on the table for all to see, or even hang it on a nearby wall–just make sure you give this trivet its due and let it get noticed! With his Table Art, artist Michael Michaud captures the beauty of nature in metalwork. A bonus: it’s handmade in the U.S.A.! Oak Leaves Trivet, $78 at Sunshine Blue Skies, 86 Commerce Drive, Wyomissing, 610.375.0445.
4 | IT’S EGGSCELLENT
What would a Berks County gathering be without a frequent favorite: deviled eggs? Show them off before they're snatched up with this Polish Pottery Plus Deviled Egg Platter. The hand painted piece is sure to be a hit at your next gathering. $56 at Evelyn & Harriette’s LLC, 1232 Oysterdale Rd., Oley, 610.987.6055.
5 | THE BEES KNEES
Royal in design, this Queen Bee 11.5-inch saffron tray will elicit oohs and aahs. In the fall, place it in the center of a small table, add a couple of pine cones, crack open a window and feel the cool, crisp air. $99 by Julia Knight at The Compleat Baldwin Brass Center, 623 Penn Ave., West Reading. 610.373.1040; baldwinbrasscenter.com.
BY NIKKI M. MURRY | PHOTOS BY HEIDI REUTER
