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1 A real breakfast tray
Although a laptop tray can double in a pinch, a dedicated bed tray or breakfast tray with raised edges will do a better job of securely holding your plate, coffee mug and juice glass while you nosh in bed. Just buy one tray for the two of you to share: separate trays will take up too much space, and sharing a plate of croissants and fresh fruit is more romantic anyway. Breakfasttray.com has an assortment of high-quality, North American crafted trays.
2 Proper juice glasses (& champagne flutes)
Skip the supersize-me mindset and opt for traditional 4-to-6-oz juice glasses filled with OJ, whether fresh-squeezed or fresh-from-the-carton. They're more genteel, take up less space on the tray and channel a wholesome, health-conscious breakfast vibe (definitely less glutton-ish than filling up highball or Collins glasses!). For morning-after mimosas, use champagne flutes.
3 Porcelain tableware
There's nothing wrong with a good diner, but truck-stop style isn't what you want your romantic breakfast scene to emulate (time and place for everything, my friend). So always use fine porcelain tableware on your breakfast tray. Basic, classic white is the smart choice. No need to commit to a full service if you prefer inexpensive ceramic tableware for everyday dining. All you need is a couple of fine porcelain china plates, mugs, plus a creamer and sugar bowl just for brunches in bed.
3 Comments
You know when Marie Antoinette was asked about what the common people could do for bread, her response was, why dont they eat cake and milk? my point here is that, why whenever someone comes along and tries to suggest to us how to improve our lives, they always give us suggestions that only tycoons can live up to. You know wake up, we are not millionaires, please do include us, the common people in your suggestions. After all we are most of the society, and we cant afford to live in an extravagant manner.
I think that's a harsh comment, if you asked me. The point here is not imposing high-end, expensive ideas, but rather to provide ideas that you can work with and apply to your own lifestyle. The article is not suggesting a luxurious, expenseive morning, but a romantic one, nor is it telling you to by your china from Mikasa or Lenox. Let us not get too ahead of ourselves. A+ to the article.
I'm with denden - expensive things aren't necessarily classy AND vice versa. The "common people" can recreate this one if they are resourceful. (find a tray and bodum on sale, cloth napkins are probably less expensive than paper given that you can resuse them, the best fruit is often the cheapest because it is in season, etc.) This article lets people know that evryone can create a romantic breakfast in bed for their partner. And nobody can afford not to treat their partner on occasion.