For those of us who will be entertaining at home during the Holidays, albeit in smaller groups the new design book Entertaining Beautifully by style icon, Aerin Lauder is perfect. The pages are chock-full of ideas, inspiration and tips for making your own intimate get together a successful and elegant affair.
With page after page of stunning photos covering a year of entertaining from lavish formal occasions to having a casual lunch in the kitchen. Each of Aerin’s table settings receive the full-on treatment, exuding a singular vibe with no detail overlooked.
Aerin learned at an early age from her grandmother, the legendary Estée Lauder and her mother Jo-Carole, both sublime hostesses the finer points of at home entertaining. As she reminisces in her Introduction, “I grew up surrounded by enchanting parties and dinners that inspire me to this day: my grandmother Estée and my mother, Jo Carole. Both were flawless hostesses, but each had a different style.”
A consummate hostess herself and one of today’s premier tastemakers, Aerin gives direction for laying out table place settings and offers useful advice that covers just about any dining situation.
Want to elevate your occasion by sending actual invitations and decorating the table with menus and place cards? Aerin makes recommendations and shares her preferred sources. Her list is an insider’s guide to the best artisans and purveyors in the luxury home-decor community.
Entertaining Beautifully is the perfect gift for anyone who’s dreaming about returning to entertaining with their family and friends. For now sit, relax and be transported by this beautiful book.
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If you have the space it’s nice to change location of where to have a meal especially now while we’re home so much. Aerin chooses her foyer for an intimate dinner for 4. The sumptuous wall tapestry serves as an alluring backdrop
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Details of all the elements that bring the intimate table setting for 4 together
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Go simple and rustic if eating outdoors with lots of textural greenery, pine cones and hurricane lamps scattered around
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Aerin glamorously turned out for her Christmas evening at home with a gorgeous floor length look
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Estée Lauder renowned for her lavish gatherings, pulls out all the stops for her classically formal dining situation with the opulent glittering crystal taking center stage
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