Summertime Supper Tablescape

This week's table is another situation like I had a couple of weeks ago wherein I replaced a few items on an existing table to make something entirely new. You can acquaint yourself with my last table here.

 

As you can see, the round tablecloth in burlap, artificial Monstera leaves, and woven placemats are all the same. Additionally, I left the Bordallo Pinheiro geranium leaf chargers in place, as well as the Blanc Amelie pattern Maison Versailles dinner plate. But this time I topped that dinner plate with a salad plate in the Portmeirion Garden Harmony pattern. I love the leaf border, and anything leafy seems to be perfect for the conservatory.

 On top of that I placed a soup bowl that I inherited from my mother, is decades old, and a part of a luncheon set that you can read about here. These little beauties are made in the good old USA by Hartstone.

Cups and saucers are also a part of Portmeirion’s Garden Harmony, as well as the beautiful stemware.

The stemware inspired the centerpiece which is nothing more than a ceramic plant pot filled with faux hydrangeas and tulips, along with sprigs of real lavender, the same lavender that I used to drape the plates in my last table setting.

Flatware remains the same, one of my favorites, Wallace silversmiths Napoleon bee flatware, and they rest on top of vintage cream napkins that used to belong to my mother. I’ll tell you what, back in the day they made napkins to last. These are at least 30 years old.

 

 In keeping with the garden theme, I added this sweet little cream pitcher that is part of my collection of restaurantware, this particular piece is from the Shenango China Company.

Salt and pepper shakers I’ve had for ages, I used them to add a bit of crystal to that side of the table.

Keep this in mind when you’re setting your table. There’s nothing wrong, first of all, with repeating a table that you’ve used in the past, and second, just changing that table up a bit to give you something entirely new.

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Easter Brunch Tablescape

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Am I having company for Easter? No. In fact, I’m still trying to decide what kind of dinner I’m going to have. Part of me feels as though I should be traditional and order a small ham and make an effort. Another part of me really wants some of that delicious fried chicken from the deli. Yet another part of me thinks that, because I’ll probably be watching baseball, why not just have hotdogs? I’m still deciding, and I am easily swayed, so feel free to weigh in with your suggestions.

Despite the fact that I’m not having company, I could hardly fail to set an Easter table when I have such adorable Easter dishes. The reality of my situation is that I currently have my trusty remodeler, Joe, here converting my lanai into a conservatory. So this is what the place really looks like. But if we can suspend reality for a moment, this is the table I would have were a serving brunch, and not in the process of remodeling.

The chargers, Bordallo Pinheiro geranium plates, were a gift from a blogger friend. I use these more often than I ever imagined that I would.

The bunny plates I purchased a number of years ago from Williams-Sonoma. That is a purchase I will never regret, I absolutely love them.

The glassware were among my first purchases when I got out of college decades ago (I will not tell you exactly how many decades.) I spotted these at a gift shop at Lake of the Ozarks, and knew that they would pair perfectly with my set of Fitz & Floyd “Coquille” pattern dishes. I was 21 at the time, and already enamored with tableware. Trust me, it’s a sickness!

The little egg place card holders belonged to my mother. Every year she would host a Palm Sunday brunch and press these in the service. I had to use them.

I don’t care how old you get, there is still something magical about an Easter basket, so I had to include this little wooden one. I’ve had it for so long that I honestly can’t remember where I got it.

 The Easter bunny sugar and creamer, also from Fitz & Floyd, are a part of a tea set from my mother. Aren’t they charming? 

The flatware is Napoleon Bee from Wallace, and one of my favorites; the napkins a purchase Pier One, back when they had their brick and mortar stores, and boy, do I miss those stores.

Whatever you plan to do for Easter, make it happy, make it fun, and make an effort.

 

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