The first and most basic thing to look at is the dining table on which you will serve food. Whether you are going for a cozy intimate feel, or a grander elegant feel, tablecloths and table runners are great ways to turn your regular dining table into an exciting place where your guests can enjoy the best of your food and hospitality while appreciating the unique aesthetics you choose to serve their food on.
Tablecloths and table runners do much more than keeping your dining table clean. It is a great way for you to add a fine decorative touch to the party. It is easy and effective. You will be surprised by how much you can brighten up your dining room, or that picnic table out in you patio simply by using a nice table cloth or table runner.

For unique and elegant Asian table runners, browse our selection of silk table runners. Choose from a variety of classic Asian motifs beautifully embroidered on silk. Our table runners make great additions that will add a luxurious touch to your next Asian party.

What makes a party memorable for guests is often the little touches a host makes that lets them know the time and effort that has been spent. You can impress and delight your party guests with the simplest finishing touches.

Not forgetting a name card for each place you set for guests makes each guests feel special with an assigned seat. Check out our cherry blossom fortune cookie coin purses that make great name cardholders as well as a little party favor for each guest. Our charming Chinese paper fans also make wonderful party favors.

Chopsticks rests are great additions if you plan to use chopsticks at your dinner party. It allows guests a place to rest their chopsticks and spares them the embarrassment of run away chopsticks. You can also surprise guests with a personalized pair of chopsticks. At Mrs. Lin’s kitchen, we provide chopsticks personalization services, if you would like to make the party a night for guests to remember.

Adding unique touches to liven up the party doesn’t have to be time consuming or expensive. Beyond the common decorative options of balloons and streamers, below are some economical and ingenious ways to add distinctive decorative flourishes without burning a hole in your pocket and without taking up precious time.

Chinese Paper Cutting

Chinese paper cutting is a traditional folk art that began in the Han dynasty. Requiring nothing more than colorful pieces of paper and a pair of scissors, you will be amazed by the variety and complexity of designs that can be created from this intricate art form.

The craft of Chinese paper cutting can be used to created wonderful paper art designs that can be used as wall decorations, or to form paper sculptures that can make decorative pieces on the dining table. Strung up they form unique and unforgettable streamers that can really set or create a mood for your party. You can go online to find a wide variety of paper cutting templates to find designs that will go with the mood and theme of your party, be it cheery, contemporary, contemplative or casual.

Origami

This traditional Japanese folk art is another inexpensive way to add a unique touch to your party. With simple pieces of papers, you can create wild fantastical creatures and plants, or graceful abstract shapes. You can create underwater worlds, conjure up rain forests, or even take your guests into outer space with unique origami creations. Your imagination is the limit and you can browse our origami paper and origami book selections to find clever ways to delight your guests with this art form that is always full of surprises.

Lanterns

Great for both indoor and outdoor parties, paper lanterns are a sure fire way to create a mystical and exotic atmosphere for your next Asian themed party. Turn down the usual dining room light and replace them with exotic Chinese and Japanese lanterns and watch as your ordinary home gets transformed into a colorful land where you can transport your dinner guests to along with tasty dishes and beautiful Asian tableware.

Dining out back? Paper lanterns are clever ways to add a little mood lighting to your garden or patio. Have a giant pine or oak in your backyard? A few paper lanterns will add a magical glow to the entire party. At Mrs. Lin’s kitchen, you will find great paper lantern options that can enhance any living space.

Outdoor Lighting Options

Other than wall or ceiling lightings, tea light candles and tea light holders or even tiki torches can really add a dramatic edge to the lighting and mood of your party. Are you going for a sweet poetic approach or do you want to take your guests on a walk on the wild side with your lighting choice? It all goes back to the theme and mood you want to create for your party, and the possibilities are endless.

Fresh Flowers

A classic decorative choice that never fails. For your next Asian themed party, consider going for some exotic choices when it comes to fresh flowers. Better yet, if you have a Japanese maple in your backyard, or a cherry blossom or a gingko tree, you can use these live plants to liven your party.

Now that we’ve given you some great tips for party decoration for your next Asian themed party, we hope we have given you some fun ideas for the next dinner party you are planning to throw. After all that hard work of preparation and decoration, the most important thing at the end of the day, is not to forget to have fun!