If you have a dining table....

Daisy77 · September 2011

Do you have a centerpiece at all? If so, what?

We have a large rectangular dark wood (not sure of the type) dining table that will comfortably seat 6, yet it can seat 8 children. We have a chair at each end with benches along the longer sides. I currently have 6 navy blue place mats but feel the "center" could use something yet, I just don't know what and I'm looking for some ideas.

ENI36 · September 2011

You could do some sort of seasonal theme for a centerpiece. Right now, I have fake fall flowers in a vase as a centerpiece. I know it's not fall yet, but I guess it's wishful thinking

. I also have napkins in a pretty wood napkin holder in the center.

Rebekah1021 · September 2011

I always keep fresh flowers on my table. Sometimes they are large, some are small, but always fresh flowers. Nothing else.

Oh, and occasionally I will have a vase with candies that is for looks only.

passar3588 · September 2011

I have a formal dining room with a large rectangular table that seats six. I have a crystal vase for the center and I change the flowers according to the season. I use fake flowers, but the ones I use for spring/summer are lilies and look real. For winter, I use greens, pinecones, and berries. For fall, I have some silk mums and sunflowers. I think they look fine. I'd prefer fresh, but I could never keep up with it.

HarrietNJMommy · September 2011

I have a formal dining room. It has a lazy susan in the center with a pumpkin on it (ceramic that I made) and 2 candlesticks flanking it.

Liz342 · September 2011

I have a red bowl with those yarn ball things in it (not sure what they are called, they are not actual yarn). I also have a nice rectangular red placemat underneath the bowl.

Stacyc625 · September 2011

Right now- a large oak bowl that FIL carved filled with pinecones and two tiffany candlesticks with white pillar candles- deep purple and hunter green runner

Mrs.Hizzo · September 2011

We have a formal dining table that seats eight. I have a runner on it, with a pretty bowl in the center (keep seasonal items in it, pine cones or easter eggs or just potpourri) and it's flanked by a pair of hurricanes.

J&A2008 · September 2011

Large hurricane with a thick pillar candle in a coordinating color with the table settings

babypuplove · September 2011

It alternates between piles of stuff that need to be put away and a vase of fresh flowers. :-)

bim38106 · September 2011

Mrs.Hizzo:
We have a formal dining table that seats eight. I have a runner on it, with a pretty bowl in the center (keep seasonal items in it, pine cones or easter eggs or just potpourri) and it's flanked by a pair of hurricanes.

This exactly for us.

susanmosley · September 2011

We just got a new dining room table and wall art...but no centerpiece - I have been trying to figure out what I want to do. Thanks for posting this!!

brightning · September 2011

I usually have DD make something. Currently, it's two glass containers filled with layers of colored salt and a glass vase that she filled with green stones and fish beads on a string. I change it up about every 2 weeks, and try to have it be seasonal.

Daisy77 · September 2011

susanmosley:
We just got a new dining room table and wall art...but no centerpiece - I have been trying to figure out what I want to do. Thanks for posting this!!

No problem! We use to have a small vase with a fake plant but it broke:( Then we upgraded our table after DD#2 outgrew her high chair and now I'm at a loss. I'm just not the decorating type! I'm even lost on how to display school pics...DD#1 has been "top dog" for so many years, one 8x10 on the "display cool pics" side table in the living room did the job. Now with DS starting kindergarten I think we may need to designate a wall, I'm just not sure which one.....

Mc_Newlywed · September 2011

I have a pretty colored bowl that I use for fruit. We eat a lot of fruit, and I don't have room for it on my kitchen counters (well, I do, but I don't like that it looks cluttered there).

I'd put it on my kitchen table but it seems silly to move it for every meal.

Other times, I do large hurricane style jars filled w/ beads, shells, pinecones, Christmas ornaments or whatever then a large candle inside. Something like this (but you can get them MUCH cheaper at the craft store) https://www.potterybarn.com/products/display-hurricane/?pkey=e%7Churrican%7C10%7Cbest%7C0%7C1%7C24%7C%7C6&cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_-NoMerchRules-_-