Does Valentines Day need to be red?

What if we did another colour for our special dinner at home with our other half? Red is great, but we did just have Christmas after all… How about these images below for inspiration?

Below,

NEVER enough flowers - get lots

Below, Old World opulence from Tiffany, sets off contemporary items on your table top!

Chrysanthemum Silver Gilt Serving Tray by Tiffany & Co. via 1st Dibs

Below, ultimate luxury showcasing Lobster, in a butter and egg white custard sauce.

Image from LuxeBeatMag.com Ecume Porcelain by Bernardaud, Lobster dish created by; Tam Kwok Fung, Head Chef of Jade Dragon (2 Michelin stars), City of Dreams, Macau X & Vicky Cheng, Executive Chef of VEA Restaurant & Lounge (1 Michelin star), Hong Kong 

Below, a dome lid, or cloche adds just the right amount of drama when you are ready to serve the Petit Filet Mignon in Truffle sauce!

Below, keep it fun with a few irreverent things like this great swan cocktail glass by Martin Jakobsen

Martin Jakobsen Swan Shaped Cocktail Glass with Straw, Overstock.com

Instead of a decorative accessory, think about serving caviar from this well chilled bowl of quartz crystal!

Cascita Crystal & Gold Bowl from Gump’s San Francisco

What is any Valentine’s Day without a great gift? Some of the finest parfum - Benigna from Paris; Bulgarian Rose, Orris, Ambergris, Oud, Vanilla, Crystalline Musk

Benigna Parfums