To Do | Plan for Valentine's Day

It's always so hard to come up with a gift for Valentine's Day that isn't cheesy or commercialized. This year, why not do something special with our friends at Experimental Table. We've gushed over their Dinner in the Field and inspiring story before. Now they're offering a Valentine's Day "Date in a Box" featuring their ever evolving and fresh farm-to-table menu. Add some elegant place setting from POSH, and this will be a date night for the books. For more details, visit Experimental Table here.

Image courtesy of Experimental Table.

You know the meal will be good. Now you just need to spice up your tabletop. We love Experimental Table's original picks for a dinner in the field. It will brighten your table at home without getting into cheesy Valentine's Day territory. Mix our Carnival Glassware (shown below in green) and vintage flutes for a toasting, and add a classic pattern to your place setting, like the Sevres Collection from Charles Sadek. 

Tabletop Tuesday // Dinner in the Field

Farm-to-Table: Farm fresh eggs served in vintage milk glass with natural wildflowers as centerpieces for Experimental Table. Adding POSH to the mix means an equal amount of glamor with a relaxed vibe - perfect for Dinner in the Fields.

Cooler temps have been gracing Dallas (finally), and there would be nothing better than to enjoy a night of delicious food, good conversation, and a beautiful atmosphere in the serenity of the great outdoors. The only thing to make such an experience better is to have excellent catering and beautiful tabletops, right? Well, the team at Experimental Table have done just that. Founded by Katie and George Brown, the duo formerly behind GEORGE Catering, took a hiatus from the catering world to travel and be with their families. Their love of food still remained strong, however, and newfound appreciation for the local farmers and seasonal ingredients they found along their travels turned into a passion for the farm-to-table concept. Thus, Experimental Table was born. This fall, they will host Dinners in the Field, a way of showing you exactly where your food comes from by eating at their farm in Lucas, Texas. Four-course dinners, live music, farm tours, and beautiful tabletops are just a taste of the experience. For their first dinner, they handpicked detailed POSH pieces that best displayed their moveable feast. Our kind of garden party. 

Jute linens are an ideal foundation for the rustic chic of Dinner in the Field while the Natural Grand Chiavaris are comfortable yet stylish seating.

POSH Place Setting: Sevres China Collection, Floral Elegance Flatware, Pure White and Red Wine Goblets, Vintage Carnival Water Goblets in Green, Vintage Milk Glass

For more info on Dinners in the Field, email kc@experimentaltable.com
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Tabletop Tuesday: Haute Hues

 

A kaleidoscope of color, perfect for summer's palette.

 We love the Meadows Museum and team of event professionals at SMU (as evidenced here, here, and here). We love their love of color, authentic patterns, and presentation, whether it be the tabletops, the flowers, the band, or the food. With our summer sale now in full swing (subscribe to our newsletter to not miss any of the details), we thought it appropriate to show how to really layer place settings that can transcend any season. Herewith, a brilliant display of tabletop featuring our colorful Carnival Glassware and authentic Charles Sadek Antique Sevres Collection.

Layering isn't just for Fall: Square Rattan Charger, Mottahedeh White Lace Charger, Sevres China Dinner, Salad, Teacup and Saucer

Antique Carnival Glassware in Parisian and Classic, shown in Purple, Green, Pale Pink, and Clear

 Planning, Marink Fiske-Rankin for SMU / Photography, Tamytha Cameron Photography / Rentals, P.O.S.H. Couture Rentals / Floral, The Garden Gate / Venue, Meadows Museum

 

POSH Picks: The Festive Table

We are endlessly inspired with Oliver M. Furth's heavy hued tablescape for this month's issue of House Beautiful. Building of Spring's bright colors and the always in style jewel tones, Furth created a temptingly delicious tablescape. We're taking this idea to heart with our personal china at home and supplementing it with pops of color hand-picked from a variety of scalloped chargers, Chloe Goblets, Vintage Carnival Glassware, and chiavari chairs. The addition of a dazzling goblet or a chiavari chair in a pronounced color like green or red will take your tabletop from boring to spirited in no time. 

 WHAT WE LOVE

Furth's tabletop plays with patterns and colors. For Spring, we say channel your inner artist and break out of the classic neutral heavy stylings with our P.O.S.H. Picks below.

 GET THE LOOK

Clockwise from top right; Green Chloe Goblet, Green Chiavari Chair (now on Summer Special), Green Polka Dot China, Exotic Bird China (to bring out every color), Scalloped Acrylic Chargers in Fuschia, Lime, Tangerine, Turquoise, and Gold; Vintage Parisian Carnival Glassware in Light Pink, Clear, Green, and Purple. 

Tabletop Tuesday: Industrial Design

Two different place settings for optimal effect. Both glam settings incorporated a mix of metals and textures. Left: Chocolate GEO Charger, Simply Ivory Dinner Plate, Silver Barcelona Salad Plate, Elise Cut Crystal Glassware, Silver Rimmed Goblet, Parisian Flatware. Right: Jan Barboglio Hammered Charger, Silver Barcelona Dinner Plate, Mottahedeh Tree Salad Plate, Birch Hall Flatware

Today we share a little West Texas love with one of our favorite group of planners. The University Events team at Abilene Christian University designed this showstopper for the 2013 Catersource/Event Solutions Tabletop Contest in Las Vegas. Their concept, inspired by great industrial design coupled with a masculine edge but feminine touch, moved the judges to award ACU with the Most Viable Concept Award. We love the mix of couture patterns, metallic tones and historical allusion for a truly modern tabletop.  This is nearly an androgynous look, begging to be recreated for posh events. Jennifer Ellison, Director of University Events, led the team and will be on the blog tomorrow to share what inspires her. Be sure to check back!

We love the mixture of stemware: Vintage Carnival Parisian Glass in Clear, Silver Rimmed Water Goblet, Silver Lace Wine Goblet, Elise Cut Crystal Hiball

This tabletop has an almost Gatsby vibe with it's luxe linens, cigar trays, and glamorous bar.

Do you love this as much as we do? Thanks to Jennifer Ellison and the University Events team for sharing, and congrats on your award. Check back tomorrow to hear more from Jennifer.

Entertain: 5 Things for Spring

Even though it is freezing outside, we're still in the mood for Spring. We've picked five favorites for the perfect P.O.S.H. settings, just in time for Passover and Easter. 

1. Blue/Green Glassware / 2. Traditional Blue + White China / 3. Round and square Rattan Chargers / 4. Pretty pastels in vintage Carnival Glassware, available in pink, purple, celery green, and clear / 5. Scalloped Acrylic Chargers in fuchsia, turquoise, green, tangerine, and gold. // All P.O.S.H. COUTURE RENTALS.

 

Toast: St. Patrick's Day

Vintage Carnival Glassware in Green, P.O.S.H. / Note by RED STAMP

A toast to our favorite green holiday. See how we use the hue here and here.

Posh Pairings: Accent Goblets

With last week being focus on square china, we thought we'd show you how take your plain white china to a P.O.S.H. place setting with unique accent goblets that show your savvy style whatever your budget.

Get the look with P.O.S.H.
Earth Angel: Pair a natural tabletop of succulents and wooden elements with silver metallic accents. RENTALS: Square White Porcelain China / Silver Rimmed Goblet / Silver Goblet / Silver Compote
Pretty Pastels: Take a creamy palette from boring to pretty with a pop of color and delicate patterns that matches a heavenly floral centerpiece. RENTALS: Light Pink Chloe Goblet with Gold Leaf Glassware.
Golden Grace: Classic blue + white stripes on a gold tabletop call for the Midas touch. RENTALS: Gold Lace Glassware / Gold Square Salad Plate / Gold Lyons Flatware
Rustic Chic: Simplicity must never be mistaken with boring; keep the allure alive with the slightest details. RENTALS: Schott Zwiesel Pure Tritan Glassware / Riedel Glassware / Rattan Square Charger / Simply Platinum China / Silverbead Flatware
Citrus Sights: Shock the senses and excite your guests with a bright palette. RENTALS: Square White Porcelain China / Green Classique Carnival Glassware