Design Tips
Texture | embrace it
Use texture to add depth to a monochromatic scheme, or to enhance designs with lots of color.
Color | over-splash it
Consider using a single color palette in the invitations, flowers, linens, favor boxes, beverages, food, presentation, etc. Add textures to your color-splash. Monochrome themes need texture.
Containers | thinking outside the bag
Designing gifting-moments often begins with a unique container. Wine glasses, tins, plates, cups, mugs, bottles, picture frames, baskets, boxes and bags of every description are big drivers for presentation.
Fabrics | combine opposites
Mix opposites like leather and lace, burlap and organdy, silk and denim. Opposites do attract – especially in design and love.
Spaces | add ambiance
Set a moment in a unexpected space. Plan a picnic in a parking lot, play a board game on the front porch, have lunch with a friend on a park bench or underneath a tree. The natural surroundings add to the ambiance.
Matchy | okay to nix
Combine items that don’t match exactly. A collection of mismatched, yet coordinated, items adds interest to your event design or table setting. It's okay to nix matchy-matchy.
Perfection | pitch it
Attention to detail is important, but striving for perfection can become too time-consuming and stressful. If perfection prevents the process from proceeding, then pitch it.
Patterns | mix them
Stripes get along great with dots or scrolly motifs; bold patterns fare well with tiny patterns.
Dots | happy motifs
Dots of any kind are your best go-with-most-things design motif. They evoke happy emotions and work well for moments involving children and ladies.
Centerpieces | reusable & budget friendly
Glass tanks (those square or rectangular, straight-lined vases) can be filled with anything from beans to bows. They can be reused – a budget bonus! For moments involving food, combine fruits and nuts in a wooden bowl and flank with non-fragrant textured candles.