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Party at Your Place

Designers set the mood this season with a silver soiree and a come-one-come-all plaid-mad supper.

By Jessica Voelker

View Slideshow » Photo: Ryan McVay
View Slideshow » Photo: Ryan McVay

Silver and Starlight By Luxe Productions and Wedding Design

Inspired by more Easternly traditions, Annette Lefebvre of Luxe Productions and Wedding Design lends bespoke drama to her white-on-white tabletop with letterpress fortunes at every place setting and black caviar on ice.

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RESOURCE GUIDE

Tabletop design Luxe Productions and Wedding Design, 206-679-8044; luxeweddingdesign.com. Aleta linens, Lambert champagne flutes, Kunstindustrien candleholders, and Guaxs vases available locally at Liave, 1205 Western Ave, Downtown, 206-364-0748; liave-home.com. Astier de Villatte dinnerware available locally at Far 4, 1020 First Ave, Downtown, 206-621-8831; far4.net (Arte Italica flatware from Far 4 discontinued). Roost Round Organic serving bowl and spoon available online at Velocity Art and Design, velocityartanddesign.com. Caviar available locally at Seattle Caviar Company, 2922 Eastlake Ave E, Eastlake, 206-323-3005; caviar.com. Bremelo Press letterpress paper fortunes available locally at Birch Paperie, 5605B Keystone Pl N, Wallingford, 206-372-6142; birchseattle.blogspot.com.

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Plaid to the Bone By the Adventure School

“The more the merrier,” say the Adventure School’s Cori Ready and Aviva Palmer, who cheered up a classically Northwest urban lumberjack look with a pastiche of Scottish plaids. It’s a come-one-come-all mismatch where an old flannel bedsheet rubs up against natty scotch glasses and tartan-patterned tableware by Martha Stewart herself.

View Slideshow » Photo: Ryan McVay
View Slideshow » Photo: Ryan McVay
View Slideshow » Photo: Ryan McVay

RESOURCE GUIDE

Tabletop design, menus, and place settings The Adventure School, 802 Sixth Ave S, International District, 206-802-8048; theadventureschool.com (email plaid@theadventureschool.com for free menu and place-setting templates). Napkins, place mats, scotch and water glasses Ralph Lauren, ralphlauren.com. Dinnerware Martha Stewart Collection, shop.marthastewart.com. Flatware Rosanna, 206-204-0588; rosannainc.com. Assorted bread loaves available locally at Macrina Bakery, visit macrinabakery.com for locations. All other food available locally at Nettletown, 2238 Eastlake Ave E, Eastlake, 206-588-3607; nettletown.com. Plant holders Fleurish, 1308 E Union St, Capitol Hill, 206-322-1602; fleurish.com.

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Thanks for reading!

 

Published: December 2010

 

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