ABASK it: Lighting to Create Ambient Spaces
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ABASK it: Lighting to Create Ambient Spaces

From garden soirées to intimate two-person dos, events producer Nicole Goldstein of Picnic Productions has the tips that will take your next al fresco set-up from standard to sensational.
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For the garden soirée

For a garden soirée, form pathways towards the party area, mixing up glass lanterns and hurricane lamps with paper bags filled with sand and tealights, clustering them in little groups. Colour wise, I always keep things natural and pick a colour from the garden around you. Amber lighting in the garden for special occasions is especially beautiful.

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For the big get-together

For a large dinner, a long, mirrored table runner is a wonderful base to place tealight holders like those from NasonMoretti and watch the light dance around (always make sure you get tealights that are eight-hour burners). When passing food around, space on the table is always great so this helps to not overcrowd the table with lighting. Less is more.
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For date night

For a romantic dinner for two, go for something bold and sexy, like Osanna Visconti’s bronze candle holders with a tall, tapered candle or with a set of candle holders like Lorenzi Milano’s and a Bzzwax candle to create an intimate light. Also, focus on the lighting you have in your house, don’t forget that the light spills out from your home into your space.

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For date night

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