# Outdoor Seating Secrets for Hosts

> Designer Sarah Giesenhagen shares low-vantage seating and edible centerpieces for outdoor parties.
- Title: Outdoor Seating Secrets for Hosts · domino | Shortify
- Summary: Designer Sarah Giesenhagen shares low-vantage seating and edible centerpieces for outdoor parties. Interior designer Sarah Giesenhagen recommends low rugs…
- Keywords: sarah giesenhagen, sonoma, verdant phenomena, outdoor party, edible centerpiece, low vantage seating, local farmers markets, garden, domino
- Source: domino — https://domino.com/lifestyle/sarah-giesenhagen-hosting-tips
- Author: Samantha Weiss-Hills, Danica Taylor
- Published: 2026-10-26T05:02:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: sarah giesenhagen, sonoma, verdant phenomena, outdoor party, edible centerpiece, low vantage seating, local farmers markets, garden
## My case for rugs as seating
The low vantage point changes your perspective in a way that chairs with an 18-inch seat height cannot.
## My best advice for building an edible centerpiece
Decide your ideal color palette first then consider what is available from local farmers markets and flower farmers.
## I skip a tablecloth when
Almost always. It would be a crime to hide the table beneath it.
## My favorite napkins for dinner parties
Washed linen napkins from Bed Threads work with any event color palette.
## If I don’t have place card holders
We use limes or aluminum plant labels for card holders, or folded card stock with legible handwriting.
## Why collectible design is meant to be lived with
Objects, art, and environment tell us about our aspirations, memories, hopes, fears, and values.
## My go-to outfit for outdoor entertaining
She wears a sheer celadon dress over a nude slip with vintage leather jacket and ostrich boots.
## Everything on my self-serve bar
Sparkling water with fresh herbs and aromatics sourced from our garden and mezcals.
## Key takeaway

Interior designer Sarah Giesenhagen recommends low rugs for outdoor seating and edible centerpieces made from local gardens.