Tablescaping: We show you how to vamp up your tabletop

Sitting down to dinner becomes a feast for all the senses and not just our taste buds with this trend 

Fruit and flowers decorate a lemon-themed tablescape, with highly decorated tablewares picking up the theme (Sicilian Man pasta bowl €22.18 at www.thehouseful.com).

On an average day of work and school, laying the table is a no-frills business; just a means to facilitate a meal quickly made to feed ravenous mouths, with the functional implements of plates, cutlery and some glasses.

Sunday lunch or a special occasion typically means more effort, but it wasn’t until the trend for tablescaping was sprung on us did laying the table become the art form of hosts looking to expand their presentation skills beyond the charcuterie board trend of 2019 when we enjoyed what now seems like the heady days of entertaining at home.