How to set a table used to be common knowledge, but in today’s fast and busy world, knowing how to set a table properly has become somewhat of a party trick. If you’ve been tasked with hosting a baby ...

Choose cloth napkins for a formal holiday look. Fold them into a classic rectangle and place them under silverware on the ...

Mackenzie Schmidt is the Home and Travel Editor for PEOPLE. She's worked at PEOPLE for over five years as a writer and editor on the Lifestyle team. Real talk: You eat all your meals on the couch.

Even a hasty, mid-week meal of soup and sandwiches involved a placemat and a napkin. It was usually kids who set the table. Early in our table-setting careers, we were keen for the task. Later, we’d ...