"elaine" > wrote in message
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> I've been looking for over a year for a tablecloth that might match the
> colours in my kitchen. Today I found placemats.
>
> I could set the table except no-one is coming for supper so it seems silly
> to pretend with silverware, wine glasses;
>
> I would love any suggestions to make this look cheerier.
>
> http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=5xgluz4

Perhaps a cloth napkin rolled up with a napkin ring -- I know they are old
fashioned, but I have some that are German wooden-handpainted that I was
thinking about would be homey/cheery. You wouldn't have to set the table
that way.

Do I see a small vase there? If you have no flowers, search your yard for
some greenery for a vase.
Dee Dee