Chargers are generally reserved for more formal place settings, but Real Simple home editor Stephanie Sisco says you can still use a charger in a casual table setting if you wish—just make sure ...

Chargers and PlacematsFor a formal table: Place a charger, or presentation plate, at every place setting. If you like, you can place a soup bowl or salad plate on top of it when yo Nov. 17, 2011 ...

Charger plates tend to be only slightly larger than the average dinner plate, while a placemat takes up more room on the table, designating more space for the place setting.

In the formal table setting, Swann notes that chargers can be used as the dinner plate and should be removed before dessert. If the chargers are only intended to be used for decorative purposes, ...

First, the ABCs of table setting: Place the plates on the center of the placemat. Lay the napkin to the left of the plate, or get fancy with a fold — it's easier than you think.

At the center of things is the service plate, or charger, which does nothing useful though it used to. It covered food on the dinner plate on the long hike from kitchen to table in castles and great ...

“Chargers instantly set the tone of the table,” Ashley says. “Personally, I like to use two chargers [one just smaller than the other] to create texture and added interest.” Step 3 ...

In 2023, a standard table setting, the ones today that weirdly try and replicate those in the Gilded Age with the heavy use of sterling silver and dusty china, are beautiful to look at but dull to ...