When it comes to hosting in our visually-driven world, the plates you put on the table are just as important as what you put on those plates. Tablescaping, a snazzy term for table setting that implies high-concept flair, has become a way to share family and personal histories, idiosyncratic aesthetic inclinations and sustainably-minded approaches to living well with your guests. What today’s tablescapes do, more than anything else, is eschew the formalities that have ebbed and flowed through the ages. Contemporary tablescapers seek to emphasize what makes them, and those invited to their home, feel included and special. Still life and wardrobe stylist @chadxchad translates his artistic approach from professional to personal settings. Sometimes, he’ll cook up a charming table runner and coordinating slip covers for festive crackers by using leftover fabric from work projects and sewing on a simple but zippy trim. “I find most crackers are so cheap-looking with designs I’m never very into, so this way I can cover them anyway I like,” he says. There’s certainly a personalized pulse of eclectic energy to one of Burton’s tablescapes, which typically include sculptural candles held in vessels from travels to places like Mexico City, and an array of British potter Portmeirion’s iconic Greek key serving ware. Read @odessapaloma’s full story at the link in bio. Photo by @brandontitaro.