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Last minute events..

lets say you decided to have a small gathering at your home,, there is no time to decorate, you just need a few pieces to enhance the space, and add some drama to your home, without nailing, painting or damaging your home..

Clean out the clutter

Rent a few key furniture pieces like giant puffs or white leather sofas, or even our new high back white sofas that cover up walls, giving the illusion of a clean and modern event space..

Dont put candles everywhere.. Focus on one or two large coffee tables and fill them with safe candles and bowls of floating flowers.

Go to the Irani Souk and buy a couple dozens of Moroccan tea glasses and use them for smoothies, drinks and also chocolate mousse.

Serve 3 excellent appetizers instead of 6 or 7 average party snacks… 

Here are a few tried and tested Party Hits:

Root veggies from Munch are excellent

Firecracker shrimp  puffs  and Crab cakes from Amaya ( http://www.amayaseafood.com )

Mini Peking Turkey wraps with a hoisin dip from Lenotre

 And as for desserts….We might as well toot our own horn…

Cake truffles, Dulche de leche mini mousse trifles, and white chocolate and raspberry meringues.. from the November Bakery.. Tooooot!

Make sure you have a good playlist and you are good to go..

big purple puffs

 

high back chairs

Posted by The November Company on April 5, 2009   /   Filed under: Design, Dessert, Events, Just for fun, Savory
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  1. j
    Sunday, April 5th, 2009
    "we might as well toot our own horn" .....toooot! hahaha cute!
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    • novembercompany
      Sunday, April 5th, 2009
      yes.. yes we are!
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  2. kira
    Monday, April 6th, 2009
    I am in the middle of cracking head for last minute party set up on the beach....! What do you recommend to use for elegant table decoration? Blue, shell, flower but how to put them together... inspire me pleaseee..
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  3. novembercompany
    Monday, April 6th, 2009
    There are so many options for setting up a beach party, but theres one truth to them that no one actually thinks of, nobody actually like to get covered in sand, so i would reccomend getting some of that fake parquet/vinyl and rolling it out on some smoothed out sand, and creating a passage way to your main seating area, and making sure that you have a clean and flat space to work on.
    gather some floor mats, bean bags and low tables, i wouldnt push the seashell idea,, its great but a bit cliche, instead get a dozen or so glass cylinders fill them half way with sand and drop a large white candle inside, it will look great glowing in the glass and also be protected for any wind coming from the sea.
    Get some umbrellas and spice them up with a funky trim that matches your colour scheme.
    if you have any other questions please feel free to ask!
    XXX
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  4. kira
    Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
    Thanks for your ideas, I can visualize them already! I would like to use some white flowers like orchid or calla lily for table decoration, but cylinder with candle also a great idea, is there anyway to put them together?
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  5. kcal
    Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
    oo i love your ideas! thank u ;)
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    • novembercompany
      Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
      you are very welcome! :)
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