Swap out your mother’s gothic candlesticks for these sleek, shiny holders, and dinner at her house will no longer feel like eating at a Renaissance faire.
BUY IT: Bloomingvale Copper Taper Holder, $16 on Amazon
A so-pretty-it’s-distracting platter
Store-bought cookies. Roasted vegetables from the deli down the street. A grocery store rotisserie chicken
BUY IT: Hawkins New York Jackson Serving Platter, $108 at Need Supply Co.
A water pitcher that makes waves
Nobody likes to see a Brita in the middle of the table. But this beauty? Let’s just say your guests will be very well hydrated due to their not being able to take their hands off it. Bonus: at the end of the meal, you can use it as a teapot.
BUY IT: Glenna Teapot, $68 at Anthropologie
Napkins that hide a stain
You can wash and scrub and bleach all you want, but those drops of red wine are never going to come out of those white napkins. But a spill on these napkins? Who’d ever notice?
BUY IT: Sandia Napkins, $7 each at Anthropologie
A big-ass salad bowl
The bigger the salad bowl, the better. Of course, when the bowl is this stunning, you’ll keep it out at all times, whether it’s filled with salad, fruit, or nothing at all.
BUY IT: ‘Legacy Heritage Collection by Fabio Viviani’ Mescolare Salad Bowl, $119 at Nordstrom
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