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PROFILE

Q. How do you best update a look when the tableware or
silverware is an older pattern that was in style 10, 20 or 30
years ago that isn’t necessarily a classic?
I always love mixing old with the new. Using an older place
setting but updating the placemats and napkin rings is an
easy way to marry styles together without blowing your
budget on all new place settings. I also suggest having a
very simple set of dinnerware on hand if you are accus-
tomed to entertaining because it’s much easier to dress
up and dress down the table depending on the event
you are hosting.

Q. What are your favorite ways to add pops of
color to a table?
My favorite ways to add a pop of color are with
table linens and floral arrangements. Napkins
and tablecloths are an easy way to add color, and
fresh flowers are always a beautiful way to bring in
vibrant colors of the season.

Q. If you’re hosting multiple dinners, what can you do to
ensure each event has a unique look but doesn’t require a
whole table makeover each time?
Swap out your flowers, napkins, napkin rings and placemats
or table runners. That’s a really easy way to create an entirely
different look without a lot of work.

Q. What are some of the hot holiday colors this year? What
are your tips for using them without looking too trendy?
We’re seeing a ton of matte brass accents throughout the
The Splendid Table accessory market right now. Incorporating some brass
accents into your table décor is a great way to have an up-
dated tablescape. Don’t be afraid to mix metallic accents.
Owen Designs Sensory Feasts, No Kitchen Required Silvers and golds play beautifully together. The color we
are seeing at the moment that will carry on through the
holidays is emerald green. This color is being used in all
Meredith Owen believes a well-designed space can trans- aspects of design right now, and adding a dose of it to
form a person’s life, so a well-designed table surely can
transform and elevate a meal to an incredible sensory
experience. From a holiday table to a whole home make- The Meredith Owen Interiors PHOTOGRAPHY BY MOLLY CULVER. FLORAL DESIGNS COURTESY OF LEMON LEAF FLORIST. TABLEWARES COURTESY OF BREED & CO.
over, she draws on more than a decade of interior design
experience to blend beauty and functionality in all her proprietress shares how she
work. The Meredith Owen Interiors proprietress shares how
she approaches the mundane task of setting a table to make approaches the mundane task
it a magical holiday memory.
of setting a table to make it a
Q. When you begin designing a tablescape, do you start magical holiday memory.
with a theme or a color scheme? Do you build around a
key piece of the tableware, such as the plate pattern or the
antique candelabrum that’s to be the centerpiece? your holiday table immediately elevates your style with-
I typically begin a tablescape design with a theme, depending out looking trendy.
on the holiday or event I’m hosting. Once the theme is select-
ed, I gather anything I have from my home to start building To view more of Meredith Owen Interiors’ work, visit the firm’s
the look I want and purchase pieces to fill in after that. website at meredithoweninteriors.com.

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