The Perfect Setting [Paperback]

Peri Wolfman (Author), Charles Gold (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2000

This work celebrates the beauty and pleasures of table settings, for any time and all occasions. Peri Wolfman and Charles Gold offer advice on how to combine simplicity with elegance, creating inviting table settings without great expense or effort.

Product Details

• Paperback: 191 pages
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams (May 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810927497
• ISBN-13: 978-0810927490
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 9.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,135,277 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I've never been so excited about setting the table!, January 13, 2000

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Amanda Saggau (Mesa, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Perfect Setting (Hardcover)

This is a gorgeous book with lots of wonderful ideas for setting a perfect table for ANY occasion! I have always been so worked up over having to have EVERYTHING match that it would take me hours to decide on purchases for dinnerware, linens, centerpieces, etc. Many times I would just leave the store empty handed. Peri Wolfman and Charles Gold showed me that not only isn't it necessary for table items to match, it even looks more interesting and personal when they don't! Now I know I don't have to buy expensive tableware and serving items. Simple baskets and thrift store finds work wonders! This book covers everything from formal dinners to picnics to children's parties to large holiday settings to breakfast in bed! There is something in this book for everyone!

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Table Settings, February 25, 2002

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Cathy Mitchell (Creve Coeur, MO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Perfect Setting (Paperback)

I really enjoyed this book more than most of the books that I've purchased on the subject (I have thirteen). The pictures are fabulous and the variety of table settings is superb.

The only room the book has for improvement is the amount of instruction provided. In the future, the author should show us how to fold the napkins, give details on the spacing of the china and provide a few more "down to earth" settings. I've found table setting books that have this type of information to be the most helpful.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Lovely Book, March 12, 2001

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Tracey A. Nettell (Houston, Texas, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Perfect Setting (Paperback)

I am very happy with my decision to buy this beautiful book and know that I will make great use of both its table settings and recipes well into the future. My only negative comment (and this is from a purely personal perspective) is that it contains more casual table settings than formal, the latter being what I was actually looking for when I purchased the book. But I am still very glad that I did.