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Party tricks: affordable supplies from Ikea

Email thisPosted Jul 1st 2008 at 11:04AM by Cat Lincoln

The best advice we ever heard from Ted on Queer Eye was to get inexpensive wine glasses from Ikea instead of paper or plastic cups. It doesn't cost that much more -- in fact, over time it's actually less expensive -- and it's about a million times nicer to sip from glass than plastic. Not to mention the carbon footprint you're reducing by skipping the red keg cups.

A quick spin around Ikea reveals additional party supplies that are as affordable as disposable items, but give your party a more festive, grown up feel. From plates to cutlery to our favorite paper napkins, some of Ikea's best buys in the gallery.

Gallery: Ikea Party Supplies on a Budget

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Seven ways of Betsey Johnson style on your holiday table

Email thisPosted Nov 17th 2006 at 1:21PM by Sarah J. Gim

Filed under: Holiday Style, Haute Home, Style in the News

Stylista, you absolutely must set a stylish table for this upcoming Thanksgiving to match your adorable self when you present the Big Bird, but that doesn't mean you have to spend a fortune (that you could use toward shoes, instead!) buying designer pieces to dress up your table. And your table most certainly doesn't have to be red and green, blue and white, or gold and silver. Instead, do what Neiman Marcus did: pick your favorite designer and build your tabletop based on that designer's style - linens, dishes, flatware, glasses, and even the centerpiece.

Betsey Johnson isn't actually a favorite designer of mine, but her sense is easy to replicate because it's so distinctive and recognizable with bright, hot colors and lots of flair. For this table, I'm picking up on her use of black lace and bright purple in Fall '06 collection.

Tablecloth - For a table, you have to start with a good foundation, which is the tablecloth. For the Betsey style, go with a nude, er beige, basic tablecloth that you can get anywhere, then add sexiness with black lace on top, just like you'd wear a shapeshifting nude slip with a great black lace tankdress on top!

Table runner - On top of the black lace tablecloth, now you get to accessorize. Think of a table runner as a belt. Pick up a wide, shiny black satin runner and by loosely ruffling it along the length of the table, you create a little volume. Do the best you can, since you don't have the help of layers of crinoline like Betsey does on her dresses and skirts. If you get motivated, get an extra long runner, tie it into an enormous that sits just off center of the table (you need room for the centerpiece).

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