When you want to host a party or a nice family dinner there are a few things on the to do list. One of the most obvious is what are you going to make. The food and shopping is something that most people can deal with and take care of with little difficulty. Another step that should be taken is to be sure that the house is clean and ready. This is best accomplished by calling a professional cleaning company. We can come out and take care of all the general and deep cleaning in your home. This will free you up to worry about the guest list, food and set up. The guest bathroom will be freshly cleaned and ready as well as the kitchen so you are ready to start your food prep. Now that you have a nice clean home and your dinner is in the oven it is time to start setting up the table. Most people have no idea how to set up a proper place setting at the table. This is a great way to make your guests feel like they are at an extravagant dinner party.
 

Nadia’s House Cleaning Outlines Steps to Properly Set a Place Setting at Your Kitchen Table

Plates & Bowls Go First: This part of the process will require four pieces of your plates and bowls. The largest plate is the first to put down and should be directly center of the chair. You can also use your thumb as a guide for how far back away from the edge the plate should be. You want to have the place settings on either side to be exactly opposite. The plate should have a smaller plate that is called the salad plate that lays directly on top of it. Then place the bowl that is normally used for soup and finally place the bread plate on the upper left side of the dinner plate.
Silverware Placement Etiquette: This next step is the one that really throws not only people that are setting the table, but those using them for a loop. There seems to be too many pieces of silverware for the food that you are going to eat. Most people know that a formal setting means that you use the outer most utensil first and keep working towards the center. When setting up the place you want to work from inside out so you can get the amount of space right. On the left of the plate goes the forks. The smallest fork is the dessert fork and goes next to the plate. The dinner fork goes next then the salad fork on the outside. The right side of the plate will have spoons and knives. The knife will be the first piece that is placed and you want to be sure that the cutting edge is facing the side of the dinner plate. Then two spoons will follow which is the table spoon and lastly the soup spoon on the outside.
Where Are Glasses Placed: The glass that you are placing as the water glass should be set up just above the knife and the wine glass of your choice is to just to the upper right of the water glass.
 

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