Country Bunnies Tablescape

 

This table is set for a country Easter brunch. I started with the rustic bunnies holding faux hydrangea blossoms, and glazed pitcher, filled with faux grasses for the centerpiece, and went from there.

This table setting came together very quickly, because I used so many elements from my previous table. Let this be a lesson to you, a few changes, particularly where color is concerned, and you have an entirely different look.

 

 The plate stack features a variety of colors and textures. The chargers are Bordallo Pinheiro cabbage plates, topped with Amelie Versailles dinner plates in white, topped with bamboo salad plates, topped with a Blue Ombre appetizer plate by Pfaltzgraff in their “Logan” pattern, on top of which I have lovely vintage glass tea cups with matching saucers, perfect for holding a cup of cold summer soup prior to the meal. That is quite a descriptive sentence, and quite a plate stack, isn’t it?

 

My mother made the sweet bunny napkins many years ago. I had completely forgotten about them until I started digging around in the Easter decorations and there they were. I’m so happy to have them at my table.

 

 The silver, freshly polished, is by International in the “Contessa” pattern. A friend gifted it to me, and I absolutely love it. I am one of those people who does not mind at all polishing silver.

 The cups are simple white cappuccino cups, the water glasses Villeroy & Boch.

Overnight guests gifted the pale green teapot to Jim and me years ago. The country cottage sugar and creamer set belonged to my mother. I had no idea that she had this set until I unearthed it when I was emptying out her and dad‘s house. I have had them on display in my home ever since.

 

I think you will agree that this is a charming and serene table for an Easter brunch.

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Table for Two in the Conservatory

 

Last week I introduced you to the lanai-replacing conservatory, and gave you a look at the table for two located within. This week I am going to give you an up-close look at that table and the place settings. I cannot tell you how much I enjoy having my meals out here. I suspect my “Table for Two” posts will become on regular thing, and I couldn’t be happier. It's as lovely by day as it is by night.

Because I use this table so much, I thoroughly enjoy changing it up to suit certain color schemes, seasons, or my whim.

This week I decided to go with neutral colors to reflect the generally calming vibe of the room. The table itself is actually a wrought iron table with a mosaic top that I bought years ago for outside use from Pier One. Because the colors of the mosaic are quite bold (primary colors of red, blue, and yellow), I covered it with a round tablecloth in “burlap.” (I have a variety of these in a variety of sizes and colors, having found them on Amazon, and what a bargain!)

I then shopped the house collecting two of my favorite pieces that belonged to my mother in the elephant and candleholder (mysterious things.). Behind it is a candleholder disguised as greenery. the lid on the elephant lifts off revealing storage space for mysterious items.

Round wicker placemats are beneath those ubiquitous chippy white wooden chargers that everyone with the exception of Alycia, seems to have (also from Pier One). The square black plates were gifted to me by my son and are from Rachael Ray.  They are topped with scalloped-edge, white-on-white salad plates called “Blanc Amelie” by Maison Versailles.

The square bread plate in a large plaid pattern is from local favorite, The White Hare; it by Creative Co-Op. It is topped with a square, white fruit dish from World Market.

The crystal is Marquis “Park Lane;” flatware is “Napoleon Bee” by Wallace. The napkins are a favorite of mine. They are thick and luxurious, and from Pottery Barn.

I hope that you enjoyed this table and it provided a bit of inspiration for you. Keep in mind that a beautiful table may not be one for a crowd, but a simple one for you and a guest, or yourself alone.

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"Pining" for Christmas Tablescape

   It’s Christmas week, can you believe it?! With our weather fluctuating between 75° and 36° highs, it’s hard to get a grasp on just what time of the year it actually is.

I am in love with nature and the color green, so when these pine cone plates became available, I pounced on them. Both beautiful and educational, each one is different, and provides both the common and Latin name for the tree they represent as well as illustrations of the seed, greenery, and both mature and immature pine cones.

The pine cone salad plates (from Creative Co-Op) pair nicely, I thought, with the pine branch and pine cone-edged dinner plates that I got from Pottery Barn a couple of years ago. Both of these get a wonderful punch of color from the green edged, Italian chargers underneath from Roma New Works.

 

The wicker placemats set on top of my favorite checkered tablecloth on which I put a rustic table runner that I got from Pottery Barn this year.

The centerpiece of lighted greenery and frost-laden pine trees provides a nice backdrop for the Pottery Barn twig reindeer in both full-size and miniature as candle holders.

 The pine cone flatware is from one of my favorite places to shop for flatware, Cabela’s.

The “Fa La La” napkins with their text in muted gold are similarly from Pottery Barn, and brighten the table with a bit of sparkle.

The green water glasses were my mother’s. I love the jewel-toned depth of color here. The mugs are by Maxcera, and are in the “Postcard Owl” pattern. I found them appropriate because while they feature an owl on the front side, there is a lovely pine cone image on the back that I found suitable for this table.

 

 Because this table isn’t overtly Christmassy, I plan to use it to take me into the New Year, and a couple of days beyond. After which, this will be replaced with a more wintry tablescape.

Merry Christmas to all of you! Try to relax and enjoy.

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