Sex in our City: Love Letter
Kelley Moore creates a new at-home Valentine’s Day dinner tradition with an heirloom love letter tab
By Seattle Mag February 23, 2010
Love letters are an incredibly romantic gesture that have been lost in the flurry of e-mails and Twitter posts (that’s a hint, fellas). For a giant gesture that’s sure to impress, profess your eternal love with an inscription on a personalized Valentine’s Day tablecloth you can enjoy year after year.
Pick up a piece of canvas (at a fabric store) big enough to cover your tabletop and pen your feelings, memories, inside jokes—or even pop the question—with a permanent Sharpie pen. Add sentiments to this easy-to-create tablecloth each year to create a romantic V-Day dinner setting for two that will last for decades.
To complete the table setting, layer the canvas letter with a chic tablecloth (like this dramatic black and cream design print) and add romantic votive candles amongst your finest flatware for that final romantic touch.
>> For more seasonal decorating ideas, tune into “Moore to Life” with Kelley Moore on KONG-TV every Saturday morning at 10 a.m.
Credits: Tablecloth: Custom white canvas fabric, $6.99/yard, and Bonetti black and cream decorator fabric, $29.99/yard, both from Hancock Fabrics (Kirkland, 12030 NE 85th St.; 425.827.3020); medium silver-plated taper holder, $34, and 15-inch hand-dipped taper candle, $15/set of two, at Pottery Barn (University Village, 4627 26th Ave. NE; 206.522.6860); Glimma tea light candles, $5.99/pack of 24 at Ikea (Renton, 601 SW 41st St.; 425.656.2980)