LOVE ACTUALLY

From glasses to dinnerware, starter to dessert, a rose-on-rose palette sets the scene for romance.

STYLING JULIE LAPOINTE | PHOTOGRAPHY TANGO

Linen TABLECLOTH, $215, MaisonLipari. TABLE RUNNER, $80; NAPKINS, $13 each; Crate and Barrel. Porcelain PLATES, $10 each; porcelain BOWLS, $30 each; Linen Chest. Stainless-steel CUTLERY, $30, set of 16 pieces, Simons. CHAMPAGNE GLASSES, $19 each; WATER GLASSES, $19 each; CANDLES, $1 each; gold PLACE CARD HOLDER, $15; VdeV. Metal CANDLESTICKS, $15 and $18, H&M Home.

IN THE PINK

CREATE IMPACT WITH ONE COLOUR BY LAYERING OBJECTS OF DIFFERENT SHAPES AND WITH SUBTLE COLOUR VARIATIONS IN MATTE AND GLOSSY FINISHES. WE EVEN SERVED PINK-HUED FOOD – BEETS ARE IDEAL FOR COLOURING RICE OR PASTA.

Above Small flower-shaped ceramic PLATES, $15 each; small scalloped stoneware PLATE, $12; pea-motif rimmed stoneware PLATE, $44; VdeV. Patterned porcelain PLATE, $30; Kate Spade New York plain PLATE, $80, set of 3; Linen Chest. Porcelain TRAYS, $92 (small), $106 (large); mini porcelain BOWL, $32, and CAVIAR SPOONS, $12 each; Atelier Marie-Hélène Robillard. Textured ceramic PLATE, $20, Crate and Barrel.

ROMANTIC FASHION

AS IN HAUTE COUTURE, IT’S THE DETAILS THAT MAKE THE ORDINARY EXTRAORDINARY. DELIGHT THE EYE WITH PASTRIES ADORNED WITH FROSTING ROSES AND HEARTS, AND ADD REAL ROSES TO PINK-TINGED GLASSWARE. WE EVEN “PLANTED” CANDY FLOWERS IN STEMMED GLASSES FILLED WITH PINK HIMALAYAN SALT.

Serving TRAY, $80, Crate and Barrel. The French Jacquard cotton TEA TOWEL, $33, Lipari House. Kate Spade New York glass PITCHER with metal STIR STICK, $100, Linen Chest. COCKTAIL GLASSES, $30, set of 2 (sold with a carafe), HomeSense. Small porcelain BOWL, $30, Atelier MarieHélène Robillard.

Stoneware PLATES, $40, set of 24 pieces, IKEA. Gold TRAY on stand, $25, H&M Home. Stemmed WINEGLASS, $9; dessert SPOONS, $46, set of 4; VdeV. NAPKINS, $10, set of 2, Simons.