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Art glass, pottery, and a wood place mat make the formal pattern, Allee Royale by Raynaud, feel more casual.
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3. Add personality by breaking the rules.
“I don’t even have a ‘set’ of china,” says designer Jackye Lanham. Her tables are a variety of antique and new, casual and formal. “I love the look of pottery chargers with antique creamware dinner plates. If you keep things in a neutral palette, it’s easy to mix.”
According to author and hostess Sally Quinn, fussy patterns may coordinate just as well. “I sometimes use one pattern for the first course, one for second, and yet another for dessert.”
RESOURCES: Jackye Lanham, Jacquelynne P. Lanham Designs, 404/364-0472. Soulé Studio kiwi lunch plate, Soulé Studio ambre mug, Soulé Studio kiwi bud vase, and Deborah Rhodes green fringe napkin, all from Table Matters, 205/879-0125, www.table-matters.com. Wood charger from Pacific Merchants, 888/207-8999, www.pacificmerchants.com; flatware from Target, 800/591-3869, www.target.com, green double old-fashioned glass by Leonardo, 980/322-3430, www.leonardostore.com; Raynaud through DeVine Corporation, 732/751-0500, www.devinecorp.net.
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