Farmhouse Chic
Vintage Crystal Basketweave charger, $7.50; Cutout Lace plate, $3; Christian silver flatware, $0.80 each; rectangular plate, $1.50; Traditional silver demitasse spoon, $0.65; mini glass jar, $0.90; Vintage Etched glassware, $2 each; Rust Satin napkin, $2.50; Silver napkin tie, $2; Aged Farm square tabletop, $45; all items available in Chicago from Tablescapes
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For the grand opening of the Miami Airport Convention Center in Miami earlier this year, the venue's catering team created an edible garden using toasted pumpernickel crumbs as "dirt" with spears of baby carrots, asparagus spears, and zucchini, as well as baby tomatoes and buffalo mozzarella "flowers."
Photo: Harvey Bilt
At this year's Luminescence gala in Chicago, passed canapes included cured salmon lollipops, displayed on beds of wheatgrass.
Photo: Courtesy of John G. Shedd Aquarium
At Barbra Streisand's fund-raiser for the Cedars-Sinai Women's Heart Center in Malibu, colorful floral arrangements in wooden vases played off the outdoor setting.
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California-based rental company Archive Rentals offers a large collection of authentic vintage Western and camping-themed items, including reclaimed barn-wood tables, camping trailers, Airstream trailers and canoes.
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The centerpieces at Diffa's Garden gala in Chicago this year included candelabras wrapped in greenery and white flowers surrounded by Mason jars holding tealights.
Photo: Nicholas Foli
The V.I.P. area of Toronto's Power Ball was styled with rustic elements for an English-picnic look. Designers used loading palettes as banquet seating and cocktail tables.
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Markus Daly Ryan produced Univision's Deportes launch in New York, where picnic tables formed the bulk of the seating and found lumber was turned into cocktail tables for a neighborhood-block-party feel.
Photo: Brian Ach/AP Images for Univision
A selection of Valentine's Day-appropriate gifts include a box of wooden chocolates and the Sweetheart Carving Kit with Vintage Knife, a slab of wood that you can carve your initials into.
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Guests could also help themselves to boxes filled with crudités and jars of ranch dressing, which were placed atop wooden barrels.
Photo: Nilaya Sabnis
A lounge area included chairs and a coffee table crafted from wood pallets. Pillows and blankets from the Feed U.S.A. collection completed the look.
Photo: Nilaya Sabnis
Dishes to Go
Yogurt trifles by Creative Tastes Catering are served in mason jars with an attached spoon for on-the-go guests.
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Chopped salad with salumi, provolone, fresh oregano, and red wine vinaigrette; tarragon egg salad sandwiches with watercress and radishes;Â and ricotta pound cake with Meyer lemon curd and whipped cream, produced by Dandelion Ranch Events with catering by Cooks County in Los Angeles
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David Stark's vignettes mixed hay bales and a pickup truck with bedding and apparel from the new line.
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As part of the "California Cool" theme, organizers set up a lemonade stand near the registration table and served lemonade to guests.
Photo: Tim Saltsman
At a Belvedere-sponsored event during the 2012 Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, guests sat on haystacks covered with bright orange blankets and chevron-patterned pillows.
Photo: Aubree Dallas for Belvedere Vodka
Give a sweet gift from All Jarred Up in honor of the 4th of July.
Photo: Courtesy of All Jarred Up
Pure Kitchen Catering prepared champagne-cranberry spritzers and rosemary-infused sparkling water. A white tray of cranberries and rosemary spruced up the drink station—and provided a subtle, holiday-friendly fragrance.
Photo: Maypole Studios Photography
