The Ultimate Guide to Styling Your Dining Table
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Your table, your rules. Whether it’s a dinner party or a casual meal, your table is a reflection of your style. Check out our tips to turn every meal into a moment.
Setting the table isn’t just about plates and cutlery - it’s about creating an atmosphere. A good table feels considered. Styled, but never stiff. At ANTA, we design for exactly that balance: form that meets function, in pieces you’ll reach for every day.
Here’s how to style your table the ANTA way.
Choose Stoneware That Speaks for Itself
Start with the foundation - and make it bold. Our signature hand-painted stoneware plates and bowls are where Scottish craft meets modern design. From classic checks like David Kennedy and Isobel Anderson to bolder statements like Cream Thistle or Jay, each piece is made in our Highlands workshop and designed to be lived with.
Style tip: Don’t save the “nice plates” for special occasions. Elevate your everyday. Cheese and crackers on a David Kennedy serving plate? Yes please.
Play with Proportion and Layering
Layering isn’t just for outfits. Mix larger salad bowls with smaller bowls for dips and olives. Stack a salad plate over a dinner plate to break up pattern and shape - it adds interest, without the fuss.
Try this: Contrast a soft-toned linen tablecloth with the clean lines of our stoneware. Add a single stem in a milk jug or vase - just enough to make the table feel dressed, not decorated.
Let Colour Anchor the Mood
Our colour palette is grounded in the Scottish landscape - earthy greens, deep blues, warm reds. Use that to your advantage. Build your table around a palette that feels like you.
Don’t worry about everything matching - curated contrast is where the charm lives.
Make It Feel Lived-In
This isn’t about perfection. It’s about presence. A half-sliced lemon. Crackers in a porridge bowl. A spoon resting in the chutney dish. These details make your table feel intentional, not overly styled.
Our stoneware is dishwasher safe, oven safe, and designed to be used - so go ahead, pass the olives without worry.
Every ANTA table starts with a story of slow mornings, late-night chats, and everything in between. Whether it’s Tuesday tea or Saturday supper, our pieces are made to turn meals into moments.