It’s Table for Two Tuesday! As often as possible, I hope to be
able to share a new tablescape with you on as many Tuesdays of the month as
possible. I am so enamored with my table for two in the conservatory that my
creativity is flowing.
Today’s table is one suitable for Father’s Day, a masculine birthday, or
anything else where a man is involved. In this one I pay homage, of a sort, to
Ernest Hemingway.
A round
tablecloth in burlap color is topped with a
black runner featuring Safari animals in gold. The runner, you will notice,
matches the cushions on the seats. My mother made both of them; the cushions
began life as bed pillows, the runner as a drapery panel. Turning both sides in
on the drapery panel, I was able to press it into service as a runner and, as
you can see, it works beautifully.
Atop the wicker placemats are white metal scalloped-edged chargers with touches
of gold. On top of those are nubby-edged cinnamon colored plates from the Pier
One spice collection. On top of those are salad plates featuring cigar labels.
These are from Pottery Barn. They are part of a set of four, each plate with a
different cigar label.
My mother’s smoky Fostoria stemware stands next to Moroccan
tea glasses, the colors chosen to match the
cigar labels on the plates.
Gold
flatware (also once my mother’s) sets off the
gold highlights in the cigar label plates quite nicely.
Salt and pepper shakers add to the overall theme
as well as the palm frond topped elephant, stack of books, and Cuban cigar box.
A plain black napkin, tied into a knot tops each plate arrangement.
The vintage hotel desk bell adds a subtle touch of gold and allows the diners to ring for service.
Two palm tree candle holders with stubby green tapers create a charming mood, particularly at nighttime.
I hope that you have enjoyed this table, that it
has inspired you to create one of your own, and that you will be back next
week.
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