How To Decorate A Birthday Party Table?

Who doesn’t love a well-executed and joyful birthday celebration? While we all love attending one, hosting all by yourself is a whole different story. Most parties are theme based nowadays, with different concepts for adults and children.

Once you decide on the venue and the theme, your next concern shall be the efficient execution. If you’ve hired a party planner, kudos to you. Sit back, relax and watch them curate what’s on your mind.

On the flip side, if you’re on your own, the entire responsibility from planning to arranging every little stuff, falls on your shoulders. Generally, we are more concerned about the décor and seating arrangements. However, it is the birthday table attracts all eyes. Yes, that’s the show stopper! And you must not miss out on that…

15 Ways To Decorate Your Birthday Table

Okay, there are more than 1001 different ways in which you can decorate a birthday table. You may set up a side birthday table where you place the birthday cake. Whereas, other desserts may be slightly away from the cake.

It majorly depends on your space and theme you pick. Moving on, these are some other boxes that you need to check as well-

1. Theme And Colour Scheme

Let’s begin with the theme you have chosen. It’s a no-brainer that will select a theme according to the age of who’s birthday you’re celebrating. If this party is being held for a child, the theme is going to be as per kids liking. It can be a themeless affair too.

Once you’ve picked your desired theme, you can work accordingly in setting up the birthday table. That includes the color scheme as well. Say, the theme of your party is Frozen. It is for your daughter. Then, the color scheme ought to be white and blue. You can decorate the birthday table with frozen center pieces, white & blue table cloth, a cupcake stand, and so on.

Similarly, if you selected an elegant affair or a movie reference, you can coordinate the theme and color scheme around it in the same manner.

2. Napkins

You can’t do a birthday party without napkins. Yet again, there’s a wide array of choices to pick from. Everyone’s going to need one after they’re done licking the cake off from their fingers.

Try opting for good-quality one for this. The options are fabric or paper-based: pick one that suits your preference.

3. Electric Candles

While real candles have their own charm, but can be a bit risky around so many things on the table, and especially if it is a kid’s birthday party. You can consider using electric candles if safety is your priority. Do note that they are long-lasting than the traditional ones. I recommend you give it a shot!

4. Cutlery

You can opt for silverware as well as plastic or paper cutlery for the ocassion. If you go for the latter, you’re going to be spoilt by choice. Also, you can get them customized too! Options like printed plates, mermaid plates, or plates of different designs are easily available everywhere. Just make sure to harmonize the designs according to the theme of your party.

5. Desserts

You can spread some chocolates or treats on the table, and watch the kids go crazy for it!

6. Balloons

Balloons are an excellent choice of decoration to put up on your birthday table. You don’t have to stuff it all in a cramped-up manner. Use a couple of balloons and place them on the sides of the table, and that’s all! These could be printed balloons, polka balloons, and helium balloons too. No matter what you choose, they have always been a hit at all birthday parties, and will continue to be so!

7. Table Cover

You can begin setting up your birthday table with a table cover. You can spread a solid colour one as well as a printed cover. Just make sure to stick to the theme you have in mind. They’re easily available online or in-home living stores.

8. Flowers

You can adorn the birthday table with flowers. You can use either real or artificial flowers for this. If you’re putting food on the same table, we recommend you don’t put up real flowers. You can study the variety and put flowers sans the overpowering aroma.

9. Black Board

This might seem clichéd but putting up a menu on a blackboard or a sweet message for the birthday guest of honor is a cool idea. You can even write down beautiful quotes or birthday wishes for the person whose birthday party you’re hosting.\

10. Streamers

Nothing beats good old streamers! Place them at the corners of the table and let them hang. You can use “Happy Birthday” streamers as well at the backdrop or on the table itself.

11. Candles In Silver Candle Holders

Candle stands and holders are easily available online or offline. You can light some candles on the birthday table. Be careful about the elevation and distance from other objects. Lit up candles on the birthday table have always been one’s go to birthday table idea. It magnifies the beauty of the objects around it.

12. Colour Coordination

Coordinating the colour scheme of the table with the rest of the decoration is key to achieve the ideal birthday table. You can coordinate the colours according to the theme and your liking.

13. Backdrop

If it’s a side table or cake table, you can add a dramatic backdrop behind the table. You can install curtains and then hang streamers, birthday streamers, birthday boards, etc.

14. Lights and lamps

We don’t mean bright, big bulbs that pierce through your eyes. You can place tiny lamps or electric candles around the table. Lamps with cut-out designs are so pretty. They’re super tiny and reflect a shadow of the lamp. Give it a try!

15. Gift Boxes

Ideally, there should be another table for gifts. But if you’ve got less space, you can put some gifts on the birthday table. You can even use artificial gift boxes for decoration purposes.

Conclusion

You can go all around creative when hosting a birthday party. Different themes, decoration styles, colour schemes, etc can be used. The birthday table is always the focus of the party. Everyone’s keen to know what is on the table. Obviously, people are interested in the cake and food but adding some decoration around it can add to the beauty of the table.

That’s all for now! Hopefully, this piece provided you with sufficient ideas for your birthday table. If you want more ideas, write to us and we shall accumulate more ideas for you. Until next time, peace…..