Nothing puts a finishing touch on a place setting quite like an elegant napkin ring, so its understandable that you may have ...

Planning an event – from a wedding to a dinner party – always comes with its challenges; once you’ve pinned down the date, the location and the food, the amount of decisions which still need to be ...

I like to host dinner parties, and I like to think I'm pretty good at it. But after a discussion in the Livingetc office the other day, I realized there is a part of the table I've never considered ...

The worn, textured nature of a few old leather belts is a sweet juxtaposition to a silk or cotton napkin at the dinner table. Instructions: Using the kitchen shears, cut belts into 6-inch strips. Mark ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am planning to invite my daughter’s in-laws to a formal dinner. I plan to host it the way my late almost-aristocratic mother would have done 60 years ago: with fine china, ...

‘Tis the season for hosting – and, in our view, the secret to a design-forward table lies in the details. Yes, invest in the right cutlery and crockery, but the true joy comes from the unsung heroes ...

If you're looking for simple, easy ways to add festive touches to your holiday table, these napkin folds will do the trick. They can be created with cloth napkins — preferably ones that have been ...

Napkin rings with cloth napkins used to be considered a necessity in some households. Typically, napkin rings are small metal circlets, usually 2” in diameter and standing about 1½” high, and used to ...