When it comes to tablescapes, where do you get
your inspiration? For me a lot of inspiration comes from a local shop called
The White Hare. They post a lot of pictures of their store online, and I often
find myself, shortly thereafter, making a visit to buy much of what they have
on display. Such was the case when I redid my bedroom last year (that I see I
have not done a blog post on, so will remedy that in the near future). More
recently I was inspired by the table below. I was feeling a bit flush, so I told
myself that I was going to treat myself to a good many items on this table.
Once I got to the store and eyeballed the prices, I told myself that I would
only treat myself to the pair of elephants that had caught my eye.
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| Photo credit: The White Hare |
I appear to have a collection of elephants. It’s
not intentional, it just sort of happened. There are worse things to be drawn
to, I suppose. Elephants represent many things. They are symbols of luck and
prosperity, but they also represent wisdom, long life, memory, and vitality. I
like that.
I chose a neutral [round
tablecloth in burlap] in order to replicate the
simple wood table top from my inspiration photo. While I have similar placemats
to those in the inspiration photo, they are rectangular, and don’t work at all
on a circular table, so I went with round black
placemats.
In sticking with neutrals I chose tin
chargers, topping them with dinner plates with a plaid border that I bought a
number of years ago at Pier One. On top of those are salad plates in the Blanc
Amelie pattern from Maison Versailles, on top of which I placed a black
appetizer plate, separated by plaid napkins from Pottery Barn.
Earlier in the year I succumbed to an adorable
set of elephant
succulent planters that were the perfect
addition to my plate stack. I doubt that I will ever plant anything in them,
other than the silk ivy that I included here. I love these planters, and the
whimsy. 
I chose mirrored
black flatware, a black on black cappuccino
cup, and Mikasa Parklane stemware to round out the place setting.
At center I have a glazed
stoneware pitcher from Creative Co-op with a
bit of greenery in which a candle has been placed.
Overall, I’m pleased with the outcome, and very happy that I could be inspired
by something I saw in a shop, without spending a lot of money.
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This post is linked to: Tablescape Thursday
