Mixing It Up
  A Timeless Table
  Table Matters
  A Formal Affair
  Seven Tips for Setting the Perfect Table
Set a Fabulous Table
This table is set with William Yeoward's Avington charger and dessert plate and Hampton Court dinner plate.
(Photo: Michael Weschler)
2. Show off inherited pieces without feeling like a fuddy-duddy.

“Lots of people come in with a dinner plate they’ve inherited from their grandmother,” says Bowman. “Mixed with metallic-edged contemporary lines, tortoise, or even pottery, the old patterns can be fresh again.”

Designer Martha Reeves is on the hunt for hot-pink chargers to go with her great-grandmother’s dainty floral china. “All is forgiven these days,” she says. “You’ve just got to be clever with what you’ve got and use it.”


RESOURCES: Martha Reeves, Newman Reeves Designs, 404/402-9746, www.newmanreevesdesigns.com; William Yeoward Crystal, 212/532-2358, www.williamyeowardcrystal.com.
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