I have only recently moved into a new home and, alongside this immense life change, have taken up following just about every homeware-loving/food-making influencer on Instagram. The way these people can set a table is astounding. There are colourful plates with mismatched fruit prints on them, bowls shaped like cabbages, gold cutlery, funky glasses and napkins, and usually a deliciously homemade cake in the centre to top it all off.
But you don’t have to quit your full-time job and launch a new social media account to tablescape like the pros ...
I’ve discovered it’s as simple as finding the right brands and choosing a few key pieces to make your dining room sing. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today All good tablescaping starts with the single most essential product: The table itself. Now while this is a highly personal decision, and depends on how much space you have, I opted for Mocka’s Eve 6 Seater Dining Table because it’s both modern and sturdy — nothing like the flatpack IKEA builds you can buy for about the same price.
Currently on sale for $679.99 — it usually retails for $849.99 — this exquisite table has a ’70s feel about it with a light timber setting that takes about 14 minutes to set up (I counted).
While many of Mocka’s furnishings are flatpack by design you can’t actually tell I was the tradesman who put it together — each piece requires just a couple of screws and washers to set it in place. Same goes for the chairs. I chos.