Centrepiece help!

Why dont you cut out some card and cover with material to match?

I did think about this but can't seem to find the right colour material - am probably looking in all the wrong places!

Is this one too light?

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/20152714/

Yes, its more of a baby blue... I need a brighter turquoise colour

Hey Mrs C- a word of warning about those placemats if they are from Ikea. I have them on my dining table and they scuff incredibly easily, so they look scruffy about 2 minutes after putting them on the table!!

I'm having lanterns too. I got these from ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260616760770&var=560007908207&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_671wt_905

and plan on getting some dark blue pillar candles for them. I also have a navy blue table runner and a selection of some shells and pearl beads as I'm having a a nautical theme.

In fact, the lanterns arrived only ten minutes ago and I'm made up with them!!

I suggested this but OH doesn't like runners on a round table (weirdo!)

Hmmm.....

Ooh ooh..... do you think it would look naff to have say a cake board (thicker than cardboard basically - maybe half an inch thick), with brightly coloured wallpaper/fabric over the top and edged in turquoise ribbon?

I think with a bit of time and patience to make sure it is done right (perfectionist? me? never!) that could look fab

How about these:

https://www.johnlewis.com/

http://www.biomelifestyle.com/browse/kitchen/table-linen-and-placemats/colourful-felt-fair-trade-placemats/?source=webgains&siteid=9242

We are planning to have gingham squares on top of white tablecloths to add a bit of oomph, like the top left pic here (but in navy):

Could you do something like that? I like the cake board idea and think it would work, but depending on how big your tables are, you'd have to find a pretty big cake board, plus if you did round ones, it might be tricky to tuck all the fabric/paper around it neatly?

Much closer in colour Sherrie... I could have a different colour for the top table too to separate it from the rest?

Another possible idea is turqouise tiles? Depends how big you need them but you will have more chance of finding these in this colour than table linen etc at this time of year I would think.

What about these charger plates:

https://www.christmastimeuk.com

Oooh Sherrie these are great! You are so good at internet research. How do you do it!

Love the colour, would the lantern look out of place sat on a "plate"...?

I think it's hard to say without trying. The depth of the 'plate' bit on charger plates is usually very shallow isn't it? If you have some things to sprinkle over it too then that will cover up the plate a bit.

Maybe I'll order some to try... am shopping Thursday night so will keep an eye out for anything else.

Thanks girls... fab sounding board as always!

I think Sherrie has found a winner there! They could look really fab, and a great colour too!

Nope I think it would be perfect & maybe add a few Orchid Heads around it.

I think I might ❤️ you (in a non weirdy internet stalker kinda way!)

Will see what the boy thinks...

Liverbird I love the gingham squares!!!!! Fab idea!!!

It's not as good as the plates but I saw this idea in a magazine... they used lace paper doilies spray painted purple or whatever colour you want??

Jane Asher sells 14" ones on her site for £2.95 for 4 so might work out quite cheap?

I was thinking that those looked familiar, then realised that is one of my weddings, lol. What they did was quite easy to do, and made the perfect statement.

Shameless plug, this wedding be in the next issue of Wedding magazine

Teri