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Decorating: deck the table

Sunset, Dec, 2004

"Many people put one big centerpiece in the middle of the table," says stylist Birte Walter. "I like to have things strewn down the entire table so everyone gets to experience a little piece of it." Walter also worked around the rule about low centerpieces by making them tall, see-through, and skinny: more drama, and the guests can still see each other. She went for a slight variation on the familiar color scheme--opting for cherry red and olive green--and chose pepper tree berries and leaves and Lady apples instead of poinsettias and holly. Walter gets away with pushing the envelope by staying within this one: "Match either shapes or colors; that way it looks eclectic, but it hangs together."--M.J.B.

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DESIGN: Birte Walter (birtewalter@earthlink.net)

Decorating: deck the table

Sunset, Dec, 2004

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