4. Utensils with a twist.

Surprise your family or guests by presenting utensils with a bit of a twist. Try wrapping them with a printed napkin and placing them in reused water bottles or mason jars rather than the usual flat layout. It’s easy to do, plus the jars can double as your glasses for the meal!

3. Spiffy up your beverage game.

Packrats rejoice! Now you have an excuse for keeping every empty liquor bottle that comes your way. Give ‘em a little soak and a wash and reuse them as a water bottle. Not only does glass cool your water faster in the fridge compared to plastic, glass bottles with their décor printed on (rather than labelled with paper) will give your table a vintage feel.

2. Get quirky with your placemats.

Sometimes all a table needs is a placemat revamp to feel brand new again. Think of this as the perfect lipstick to your table’s gorgeous face—and the best part is, you don’t have to settle for just one set. Feel free to switch placemats up according to your mood. Whether your new placemats are plastic, knitted or cloth, just make sure that they complement your tabletop and dining room color scheme.

1. Revamp your table top.

Sometimes it doesn’t matter what goes on it—if your table top isn’t up to par, it could throw your entire set up off its game. Embrace your DIY skills and give your table a marble make-over. Just grab some marble paper, a knife and a measuring tape and go for it. Don’t forget to pat yourself on the back afterwards as congratulations for a job well done.

Know any other tablestyling hacks? Help another host out and share them in the comments below!

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