Breakfast is the heartiest meal of the day, and what can make it better than being served on a well laid out table? On most days, we hardly find time to lay out a nice breakfast table to enjoy with our family and friends. However, there are days when you might want to pamper yourself or your loved ones with the first meal of the day.

The tables or breakfast tray have a huge role to play, in laying out a nice breakfast. For this purpose, the table has to be both stylish and fulfil its utility. Although, it is one thing to buy a breakfast table online, and another thing to prep it up in a manner to make it look aesthetic and appealing.
Read this to get one-step closer to be an excellent food blogger or a nice host.

Select a Single or an Assortment of Breakfast Tables and Trays
Depending on the style you want, choose a nice and classy breakfast table. If you do not want to keep all the items in a single tray, then you can go for several small and independent trays for keeping different items. Wooden trays look classy and accentuate the decor of the food.

Select a Theme Layout

You need to select a perfect layout for the table whether it is for a few friends or a much more personal meal. Based on the occasion, you table should be laid out. However, there is a basic layout to be followed at all times. In that, the bread plate goes on the top left, the meal plate or cereal bowl goes in the center, and the beverages goes on the top right. Place your cutleries folded in a napkin and keep it on the bottom left of the main plate or cereal bowl. However, for entertaining more number of guests you can use a much more formal and elaborate style of table setting.

Use a Fabric underneath the Table

Using fabric along with solid wood breakfast table or those that made of cane, gives the table a much more classy and aesthetic look. It adds on a perfect touch of finish and adds to the whole ambience. Especially for an English style breakfast, placing a plain white cloth underneath your tray or assortment of trays, gives the layout a much more put together look. The bright colours of the food contrasted with the solid white colour of the cloth, also does wonders to any pictures taken of it.

Place Some Flowers or Touch of Nature

This step creates a final touch of finesse to the whole breakfast setup. Any well laid out table is incomplete without a bit of touch of the nature. Placing flowers or dried twigs, or sprinkling around some coffee beans can make your setup look gram worthy. This makes the morning fresh and enhances the breakfast experience. Whether you are setting a breakfast table for ‘breakfast in bed’ for your partner, or a lovely morning brunch outdoors, this trick will never fail to give good results.

Have All the Necessary Crockery and Cutlery

Utensils have a major role in both utility and look while serving food, and breakfasts are no exception to this. Using stylish crockery and cutlery, that suffices the individual needs, will make your breakfast experience much more delightful. This also varies from cuisine to cuisine, and is determined by the type of food you are having. For a nice English style breakfast, having the following utensils is necessary.

- Bread plate and bread knife
- Cereal bowl
- Luncheon plate
- Knife and fork
- Cereal spoon
- Juice glass
- Tea cup and plate
- Tea spoon
- Napkin

Garnishing Your Food Is the Key

Be it any food, garnishing is the key of a well-presented meal, which also enhances the taste of it. Although, it may not seem like but this also influences the overall look of the table. Sprinkle some nuts over the cereal or keep slices of fruits and berries to add colour to your meal.

Focus On the Lighting Factor for Good Gram Pictures

Lastly, you have been reading this article for making your breakfast table look gram worthy. So, while taking pictures of it make sure that there is proper lighting. Too much or too little light can interfere with the quality of the photograph.

To Conclude

Visual appearance of the food and the way it is presented influences the overall taste and feel of it. This article will help you in that regard, especially if you are planning a surprise for your loved one or want to decorate your Instagram with aesthetic pictures of your breakfast.