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hosting at home without making it a whole production
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items I love having people over. I do not love turning having people over into a full-time job. These are the things I've bought to make hosting at home feel a little more put together without me having to do the absolute most — pretty glassware, serving p...
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Make the Food Part Easier
Drinks, But Make Them Cute
Make the Table Look Like You Tried
Make the Food Part Easier
The food getting cold before everybody actually fixes their plate irritates me, so this is one of those hosting things that solves an actual problem. It rolls up when you're done instead of me having to figure out where to store another giant applian...
Coanto Food Warming Mat, 9-Temp Electric Tray
I like a tiered tray. I do not like storing a tiered tray. This one collapses, which is honestly the part that sold me because where exactly am I supposed to put all these hosting things when nobody is here?
3 Tier 14 Inch Porcelain Serving Tray Set
A cake on a regular plate and a cake on a cake stand are somehow two entirely different cakes. I don't make the rules.
Godinger 9" Footed Cake Stand, Harper
This is for the cheese, crackers, fruit, little meats, basically anything I can arrange on a board and suddenly pretend I planned the menu.
Godinger White Marble Serving Tray Gold Trim
a real serving board changes the whole vibe. it's the difference between "I threw some snacks on a plate" and looking like you actually planned a spread, and this one's long enough to fit the cheese, the meat, and the crackers without everything touc...
Large Acacia Serving Board 36x12 Inch
Drinks, But Make Them Cute
I entered an espresso martini era and apparently that required proper glasses. And unfortunately, I was right. The drink really does hit different in the little V-shaped glass.
Martini Glasses Set of 4, 9oz Coupe
If we're making drinks at home, I want the actual little setup. Shaker, jigger, spoon, all in one kit so I'm not in my kitchen trying to measure a cocktail with a tablespoon.
KITESSENSU Gold Cocktail Shaker Set, 25oz
Necessary? Absolutely not. But if I'm putting out coffee, tea or little desserts and there can be tiny gold spoons sitting in a swan, why would I choose not to?
AnSaw Gold Swan Base 10-Pcs Mini Leaf Spoon Set
If you're setting up drinks away from the kitchen, an actual ice bucket keeps you from making seventeen trips back to the freezer. This one had the combination I was looking for: insulated double wall, a lid, and tongs included, in a gold finish that...
3L Gold Ice Bucket with Lid & Tong
the martini glasses cover cocktails, but wine needed its own moment. copper rim matches the gold ice bucket and the shaker set so the bar cart actually looks coordinated instead of like three separate Target trips.
MyGift Stemless Wine Glasses Set of 4 Copper
Make the Table Look Like You Tried
This is my favorite kind of decorating: put three things at different heights on the table and suddenly it looks like you know what you're doing.
Candlestick Holders Set of 3 Brass Gold
These are the candles I bought to go with the brass holders. Simple ivory tapers, because the candle holders are already doing enough.
10-Inch Ivory Dripless Unscented Taper Candles
I love something that can come out when people are over and then go back to having another job when everybody leaves. These can serve food or drinks and then go right back to being pretty little trays around the house.
4 Pack Silver Oval Serving Trays 15.7x11.8"
cloth napkins are the cheapest way to make a table look like a restaurant instead of a lunch break. they're also just better than paper, you're not restocking a drawer of napkins every time you host.
Urban Villa White Cotton Napkins Set of 12
marble coasters are one of those things that make your table look pulled together without you doing extra work. the gold edge can wear a little over years of heavy use, but for the price and the look they're worth it.
Godinger Marble Coasters Set of 4, Gold Edge