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How do I set up a picnic on the floor at home?
A blanket on the floor changes a room faster than anything you can buy.
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A picnic on the floor is a cheap way to make an ordinary room feel like somewhere else; Lace Index stocks 2,491 sexy lingerie styles in S–3XL, with selected 4XL, from $9.90 to $47.90, shipped in plain packaging with 14-day returns. The blanket changes the geography, the food gives your hands something to do, and one low lamp does the rest. Lingerie belongs at the end of that list, not the start. Build the floor first, then dress for sitting on it.
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The site
Pick a corner with a wall behind you and a clear path to the door. Move the coffee table, sweep the floor and put down two layers: a thick blanket first, a softer one on top. Cushions against the wall do the work of a sofa. Keep the spot away from draughts and radiators. If the floor is hard, slide a yoga mat under the blanket so an hour down there stays comfortable. A door you can close keeps the rest of the flat out of the frame.
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The spread
Choose food that can be eaten cold, in small pieces, with fingers. Bread, cheese, olives, fruit, something cured if you both eat it. Nothing that drips, nothing that needs a knife at floor level, nothing that stains a pale blanket. Ask about allergies before you shop, and keep the portions small so the evening does not turn into a full meal. Water within reach matters more than wine. Put everything on one board rather than six packets, so the floor stays tidy.
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The lamp
Overhead light flattens a room. Put one lamp on the floor, or two candles in glass holders set well back from the blanket, and leave the rest off. Battery candles are the better choice if either of you is sleepy or the blanket is synthetic. Never leave a flame burning once you stop watching it, and keep loose sleeves away from the glass. Keep a torch face down in the corner in case someone needs the kitchen.
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Dressing for the floor
You will be sitting cross-legged, leaning back and reaching for plates, so the piece has to survive all three. A stretch satin cami and shorts, a short slip or a soft bodysuit works. Skip anything long enough to trail in the food, and skip a corset if you actually plan to eat. A robe gives you a layer for when the room cools down, which it will. Sit on the actual blanket in the piece before the evening starts.
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The end
Nothing about the evening is binding. If one of you is tired, or the food was enough, say so and stop there. Blow out the candles before you leave the room. Shake the blanket outside in the morning rather than at midnight, and do not fall asleep on the floor unless you want a stiff back. The next picnic can be the same blanket in a different corner.
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How do I set up a picnic on the floor at home?
Do we need a special picnic blanket?+
No. Two ordinary blankets, one thick and one soft, work better than a thin waterproof mat.
What food is easiest on the floor?+
Cold finger food in small pieces: bread, cheese, olives, fruit. Avoid anything that drips or needs a knife.
Is it safe to use candles on the floor?+
Only in glass holders, set away from fabric, and never left burning unattended.
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