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Saturday, September 20, 2014

Have a Romantic Dinner At Home

Make that special Meal an Unforgettable Memory for just $4

DIY romantic dinner at home. Make that special Meal an Unforgettable Memory for just $4

 

We all cook favorite dishes for our spouses on special occasions like birthdays, anniversaries and such. But after a few months do any of you really remember or cherish it? Just adding a romantic presentation to your delicious dinner can make it memorable. Trust me on this, you just need $4 or 5 to make it happen. Hey!!! It worked for me, may be you can give a shot too :)

DIY romantic dinner at home. Make that special Meal an Unforgettable Memory for just $4


 Before buying our dining table, we had this simple table (from walmart) which served as both dining table and study table for many months. Since I was planning this dinner in our patio, the table worked perfectly for it.

DIY romantic dinner at home. Make that special Meal an Unforgettable Memory for just $4

I bought 2 plastic table covers (1 Red and 1 White) and Heart Shaped Candle Votives from Dollar Store. I had Red Paper crepe roll and a dozen tea light candles on hand. (You could buy them at dollar store too, so that is a total of $5.)

Let's get to the process. 


DIY romantic dinner at home. Make that special Meal an Unforgettable Memory for just $4

The table covers from dollar store are so long that I had to fold into half and then cover my table.  
For the chairs, I cut the white table cover into half and used each half to cover a chair.
I laid the table cover on the chair, adjusted the front and back, folded back the sides and stapled them in middle. (Adjust the front and staple near chair legs, if you feel its necessary.)

As I didn't have red ribbon at home, I used red paper crepe to tie around chairs. I tried tying bow like how we do on a ribbon but the paper crepe ended up wrinkled and looked ugly. So, I just wrapped it around and stapled leaving 2 tails. Then I made a bow separately and stapled it to the wrap.

DIY romantic dinner at home. Make that special Meal an Unforgettable Memory for just $4

Tada! I added few candles I already had at home and a floral plant. As the plant pot was looking too dull, I wrapped it with a scrapbook paper I had on hand. ( I assumed you would anyway buy flowers for your spouse on a special occasion, which is why I dint add it in the total. )
 I got that Birdie little Lantern for $3 long back in Michales, just in case you want to know :)

DIY romantic dinner at home. Make that special Meal an Unforgettable Memory for just $4

And here is a pic of delicious Indian dinner served :) I made an Onion Lotus and Tomato Rose for Garnishing :) The Tiramisu is store bought, I just added Birthday message to it like they do in restaurants ;) 

I hope you will give it a try and enjoy the romantic date with your spouse just staying home :)

I love to read your comments. Thank you for stopping by :)


7 comments:

  1. I love this idea.. I do add candles to my table and often placemats and dried flowers to add elegance.. Coming over from Dare to Share party.

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  2. Thank you Marlys. As I was in a hurry to surprise hubby, I forgot to add the placemats, will definitely take care next time :)

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  3. Thanx for the idea.. Keep giving like these..

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  4. What a great idea. I love how simple, yet special it is. It never ceases to amaze me how we take the little moments with our spouse or kids and forget to do the little things to make them special. I know I'm already missing the little dinners we had as a family when the kids were little, and now they are moving out. Thanks for reminding us that we only need a little bit of time and effort to make every moment a little special.

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    1. After all, its little things in life that we cherish the most. Have a great time with your family. Thank you for stopping by :)

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  5. That tomato Rose is the best part of this post. I can't seem to dice a tomato, let alone make a rose out of it... that is some awesome knife skills you have. Love your blog!

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