Table setting ideas for your alfresco dining

Dining outdoor on the terrace or in the garden, under the shade of a tree or by the swimming pool is a wonderful way to spend your quality time with friends and family in a relaxed setting. 

All you need are some tasteful touches to give your garden dining a cozy and original feel. Create something unique that reflects your personality and taste and find some tips on our “Lunch in the Garden” photo shoot.

Be inspired by Marinoni pewter creations!

Small pewter and glass pitcher.
Big pewter and glass pitcher.

Pewter and glass water jug.
Pewter and ceramic pitcher.

"Bollicine" pewter and glass dinner plate.

"Bollicine" pewter and glass dessert plate.

Pewter and glass water glass - big.

Pewter and glass water glass - small.

Pewter butter dish with dome.

Pewter and stainless steel dessert fork.

Bella Bianca 6 pcs flatware set.

Pewter round napkin ring.

Pewter & alabaster-white glass compotes. 

Pewter rectangular tray with handles.

Pewter and glass oil and vinegar cruet set.

Pewter rectangular bowl with handles.

Oil and vinegar cruet set with cork.

Cache-pot pewter planter.

Pewter and ceramic bread plate.

Pewter and ceramic salad/dessert plate.

Classic "a venaison" Marinoni pewter plate.

Halloween Party: come apparecchiare la tavola?

Ottobre sta per finire, perché non organizzare un Halloween party? Su, raddoppiatevi, fatica e doglia, ardi tu fuoco, calderon gorgoglia. Ecco la nostra formula magica: utilizza elementi naturali come il metallo, la pietra, la terra e la sabbia. Noi suggeriamo il peltro, l'ardesia, la ceramica e il vetro. E ovviamente la zucca è sempre la star della serata!

Bacchetta alla mano, wingardium leviosa. Guarda gli incantesimi che puoi utilizzare:

1 - Magico e sofisticato 

Ingredienti: colori delicati, luci fatate, oggetti raffinati, zucca bianca, peltro e vetro.

2 - Rurale 

Ingredienti: legno grezzo, zucca tradizionale, color arancione, un tocco di country, peltro e ceramica.

3 - Nero e misterioso

Ingredienti: stile contemporaneo, colori scuri, dettagli spettrali, luce di candela, peltro e ardesia.

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Tips and treats to style the Halloween party table

October is running out, why don't organize an Halloween party? Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble. Here is our formula: use natural elements such as metal, stone, earth and sand. We suggest pewter, slate, ceramic and glass. Of course pumpkin is always under the spotlight!

Wands at the ready, swish and flick. See three spells you can use:

1 - Magical and sophisticated 

Ingredients: soft hues, fairy lights, refined objects, white pumpkin, pewter and glass.

2 - Rural 

Ingredients: raw wood, traditional pumpkin, orange color, a touch of country, pewter and ceramic.

3 -Black and mysterious  

Ingredients: contemporary mood, dark colors, spooky details, candle light, pewter and slate.

Picnic Ideas || Idee per un Picnic con Marinoni

Con la bella stagione è arrivata anche la voglia di gite e passeggiate in compagnia, l'occasione perfetta per un pranzo o una merenda all'aperto: perché non organizzare un picnic? Bastano piccoli dettagli, come un tovagliolo a quadretti bianchi e rossi e panini ben incartati per rendere l'atmosfera allegra e spensierata. Naturalmente non possono mancare i nostri prodotti Marinoni! Ne abbiamo scelti alcuni per realizzare il set fotografico con nuove idee per un picnic.

Spring and summer mean the return to warmer weather and increased sunlight, resulting in many spending more time outdoors. What about organizing a picnic? For a cheerful atmosphere just add few details such as red and white checked napkin, wrapped sandwiches and of course some Marinoni products. We enjoyed taking some pictures of picnic ideas with our products, find the list of the items at the end of this post.

Oggetti Marinoni utilizzati per il set fotografico || Marinoni products used for these photos:

• P2544M Vassoietto rettangolare con manici 16x25 cm - Small rectangular tray 
• P2717/6 Set posate in peltro e acciaio inox 6 pz. - 6 pcs Pewter and stainless steel cutlery set
• 5193 Piattino per pane in ceramica e peltro ø 17,5 - Pewter and ceramic bread plate 
• P2921 Bicchiere birra 16,5 cm 56 cl - Beer glass 
• P3242 Mug in vetro bianco e peltro h 11,5 ø 9,5 cm - Volterra pewter and glass mug 
• P5104C Mug in ceramica e peltro h 10 cm  - Pewter and ceramic mug 
• P5106M Ciotola con manici in peltro e ceramica ø 19 cm - Small pewter and ceramic bowl
• P5115 Ciotola cereali in peltro e ceramica ø 16 cm - Pewter and ceramic cereal bowl 

One charger, 24 ways to set the table by Casa De Perrin

See how a single Marinoni charger is used by Casa De Perrin - the Californian leading luxury tabletop rental and design company - in 24 different ways. We sorted them into 5 different moods, get inspired by their unique table settings and choose your favorite one.

MINIMAL: black and white with an hint of dark blue

DELICATE: Neutrals colours such as powder pink, taupe, cream or pastel green

ELEGANT: Black detail

MERRY: Just add a touch of colour

ROMANTIC: Embossed white or flowery blue & white

How to create the perfect table setting

Table setting is both a science and a creative art, such as our process of pewter handcrafting. In order to create the perfect table setting you have to follow some specific rules. The one rule for a formal table is for everything to be geometrically spaced: the centerpiece at the exact center, the place settings at equal distances and the accessories balanced. Beyond these placements, you can vary flower arrangements and decorations as you like.

Once you've followed the basics of table settings science, then you must be creative adding your personal touch. The secret is to follow a mood or an element, for example a color. Choose the main color and two related colors that agrees with the main one. Additional tip: while golden and striking colors are hard to combine, grey and silver are always a good choice to give continuity to the main color.

Take the BLUE for example. Keep it as your table setting main rule and choose two allied colors such as ceramic-white and pewter-grey. In the above table setting example you see the result. The Marinoni creations placed on the set are the pewter and ceramic small footed bowl, the pewter goblet, the traditional plate charger,  the 28 cm pewter and ceramic dinner plate and the Isabella pewter and stainless steel flatware. Everything is placed on a navy-blue and white background.

If you will have external colored elements, such as very colorful food, wine and decorations, you can keep GRAY as the main color and play with different hues of it until it shades to white. In the second table setting example we used the Bellabianca flatware,  both the small and the large pewter and alabaster-white glass, the pewter and tesoro-glass dinner plate and bowl.

Do you want to be more natural or to use more than one color? A good idea is to use GREEN and MUSTARD, so that you can also be in agreement with the food you serve. A wicker charger plate is perfect for a natural-green background and it can hold the Marinoni pewter and ceramic dinner plate with a delicately beaded rim. Moreover, in this table setting example we used the Marinoni tall chunky glass tumbler, ideal for long drinks drinks as well as everyday use for water and beverages, the Hiball glass, the Elena flatware set, and the Marinoni pewter and glass pitcher.

Not colorful enough for your taste? Then can also use a more shocking and trendy combination: fluorescent PINK and GREEN, always with a touch of grey. This table setting is perfect for a light lunch or a dinner with appetizers, vegetables, fruit, cocktails and drinks. We combined the appetizer bowl, the Martini glass, and the whisky decanter for the cocktail and drinking moment, while lying on a watermelon pattern you see the Regina flatware set, the pewter and glass charger and the Marinoni pewter and alabaster-white plate.

The practice of dictating the precise arrangement of tableware has varied across cultures and historical periods. So, according to the country you are in or to the nationality of your guest, you should take other elements into consideration.

Do you have a special occasion and you want to create the perfect table setting? Tell us, we'll give you the right advice.