Drink Coasters in Party Decorating

A gentle trepidation creeps across your home. It's the night of the party. All of your friends are coming. They'll be there, in your house, quietly watching, taking in the details, looking around, and judging. While at the same time, their very presence will help to speed the forces of entropy, bringing about the greater degradation of your native space.

The answer? Drink coasters. It may seem a bit ridiculous but these handy little accessories can actually go a long way towards improving, and protecting, the beauty and elegance of your home environment.

First you have to consider the mundane use of these accessories. The nature of the coaster is to function as a layer of protection, standing in between the ravages of a wet, jagged beverage, and the soft perfection of your surfaces.

The more people you have in the home, the more drinks you'll end up serving. As a good host food and beverage will flow, however with every plate and cup that goes out into the environment, there is a potential for scratches, spills and stains. Coasters are the first line of defense against these disasters.

When throwing a party you have a choice. You can have the coasters already prominently displayed in the environment when guests arrive. This can be done by having the holder and set on display in a highly visible space, or by having the actual pieces spread throughout the home. On the other hand you can keep the coasters off to the side of the beverage area. Then when a drink is poured or served, either by you or by the guest themselves, a coaster can be taken one at a time.

Having the coasters in the environment is great because you won't have to push people to use them. They'll see the pieces, and know rather quickly what is expected of them. However keeping them in a central location makes it easier for you to suggest that guests take advantage of these accessories. The choice is one you should make based on your own social preferences.

The other benefit of drink coasters is their decorative value. These tiny accessories can come in just about any shape, size, or color. They also are available in a wide variety of materials including stone, steel, hardwood, tin, copper, and thatch. Finally, you can also often find them printed with a variety of images, as vast as the imagination can conceive of.

This allows you to choose coasters which are seasonal or holiday specific, or even to create a theme throughout the house using these attractive little pieces. The idea is that there are such a vast array of coaster types out there, that you can use them to set the mood for an entire room.

You should be careful not to underestimate the decorating potential of these pieces. Even though they are small in stature, they are also numerous, which allows them to spread out throughout a space, casting a decorative net over the room.

Coasters are a powerful party decorating tool, both because of their functional capacities, and their decorative uses. This dual nature is what makes these pieces an invaluable piece of the party puzzle.

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