2023-12-24 07:22:28
Professional table decorator Ana Fuertes in one of her Christmas setups.
The expert gives the keys to being the best host, especially this Christmas. She recommends candles, which “give warmth,” and a palette of colors that are essential for the main celebrations.
24 dic 2023 . Updated at 05:00 a.m.
The luarquesa Ana Fuertes is a professional table decorator, a trade in which he specialized after confinement. She linked to the world of visual merchandising and social protocol, the pandemic sharpened their creativity without leaving home. There “the idea arose to put a different table every day», a plan to which she felt attracted to the point of making it her way of life. She began to specialize by studying and training in that field and today she organizes workshops and does private consulting in homes, in addition to coordinating events and marketing and advertising actions.
How to combine the tableware, where to place each element or what colors and objects to use for decoration are some of the keys that he reveals to those who attend his training sessions or require his services in their homes. For Ana Fuertes, The main characteristic of a well-decorated table is that “all the elements are well placed.”“It doesn’t matter if the kitchenware used is more expensive or cheaper.” “The forks in their place, spoons and knives in their place and the glasses the same, that is the main thing, that it is well placed, the rest is the imagination and the taste that you have when it comes to placing it,” he assures.
Candles are one of Ana Fuertes’ essentials on Christmas tables.
Floral centerpieces, special tableware, candles and brilliant tablecloths draw the attention of those who see this type of tables decorated with great detail. But, Are they affordable for all budgets? Ana Fuertes is clear that yes: «One of the mottos I have is that my tables are low cost. It is not necessary to have large trousseaus, with simple Duralex plates you can set beautiful tablesbut they have to be well placed,” he defends.
Furthermore, he defends that Asturias has several advantages when it comes to setting up low-cost tables. One of them is the existence of stores that allow “you to have more variety at home at a very low price”, using as an example Kerámica, an establishment in Gijón that sells Portuguese earthenware. On the other hand, the most expensive part of decoration is flowers and plants, but the region has one virtue: «There is nature nearby and in a simple walk you can pick up things, as long as it is not prohibited, that can help you. decorate a table without spending money.
Red, green and white are the predominant colors on every Christmas table.
For the expert, having a well-decorated table on any special occasion is not just a matter of aesthetics, it also has meaning. “It gives personal satisfaction to the host or hostess and is a way to let your guests understand that you have gone out of your way to show that deference to them,” says Ana Fuertes. The Waldesan uses her grandmother’s proverb to underline the importance of taking care of these details: «Well presented, looks good. In the end, if you arrange everything beautifully and make an attractive table, everyone will like it.
Tips for decorating the table at Christmas
If there is a time of year when special attention is paid when decorating the table, it is Christmas. Dates of meeting and celebration that make families worry more about taking care of even the smallest detail of the table. More and more people are turning to professionals like Ana Fuertes to know how to do it. In fact, his workshops Christmas table decoration They are undoubtedly the most requested and have all types of audiences. The majority are women, although there are more and more men who are joining this trend. In addition, they have participants of all ages, “from 18 years old to quite older ladies,” he says.
The underplates and bread plates give even more importance to the Christmas tables.
For those who arrived late to these workshops, the professional table decorator gives a series of recommendations. The main one: “Don’t make it too complicated, sometimes simple is the best.” In this sense, she advises not using more than three colors on the same table, “which At Christmas it would be red, green and white». The trick? In his opinion, the best thing is to “choose the tablecloth and replicate the colors of the tablecloth in the decoration, in the tableware or in the flowers that are going to be placed. “Make a kind of 3D effect so that what is on the tablecloth comes out.”
Furthermore, he believes that there are elements that cannot be missing from every Christmas table. «There must be candles on a Christmas table, even if they are LED type. They give a lot of warmth to the table and a great feeling of home, I really like that there are candles,” he recommends. He also adds as a detail that “the use of underplates and bread plates is not usually placed and gives importance to the table”, two accessories that make a well-decorated table look even more beautiful on these dates.
If you lack inspiration, through her Instagram profile, where she has more than 16,000 followers, she gives some examples of tables decorated by herself or resulting from the workshops she directs. Of course, seeing them makes you want to get to work and Receive guests with great detail this Christmas.
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