Here’s a decorating tip from furniture importer Maitland Smith’s newsletter, The Art of Living:
Fresh Summer Idea, Use Fruit as a Centerpiece
by Coral Nafie
Next to fresh cut flowers, the aroma of fresh fruit is a perfect complement during summertime to bring the outdoors inside. Follow these simple steps to create your own masterpiece.
1. Look at your room’s or table’s color scheme and decide what fruits will look best. Citrus runs yellow, orange, and green. Apples, grapes, persimmons, and pomegranates are red, purple, and pink.
2. Select a container that will really show off the fruits, such as a clear footed bowl. Carefully arrange fruits in container, saving the best looking pieces for the top.
3. Arrange sprigs of leaves between the fruits at all layers as well as at the top.
Enjoy!
Category: Environments · Getting There · Spaces & Places
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1 kayemme // Nov 9, 2008 at 3:49 am
I also like to use fresh-cut herbs from the garden as a functional centerpiece. Cut basil, cilantro, mint, thyme and oregano sprigs can sit in water for days at a time before browning. The water takes place of the earth and keeps the leaves plump and ready for eating or cooking.
Also, sometimes I like to take small fruits like limes or small lemons and fill a vase with them, cover them in water and then have a boquet of edible flowers and herbs.
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