One gust of wind and all hell breaks loose. Your still-in-progress tablescape, not yet anchored by heavy vases or plates, is suddenly in a precarious position. Salt cellars capsize. Floral napkins take flight. All four sides of your new ikat tablecloth start swaying like they’re lost at sea. But you have a trick up your sleeve.
Tablecloth weights. A whole set, actually – one for each side of your teak wood table. It’s not exactly standard outdoor dining fare, but then again, you’re not a standard host. You’re a prepared one. So you clip on a few friends: a quartet of surrealist, hand-painted lobsters from Anthropologie, cheekily foreshadowing the course to come. Or perhaps silver Art Nouveau–style seashells from H&M Home, because your table – like your fashion-minded guest list, already en route – knows how to accessorize.
Outdoor entertaining means making peace with Mother Nature. She’ll do her thing. With these 12 summer table-saving pieces, you’ll do yours.
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