Showing posts with label outdoor dining. Show all posts
Showing posts with label outdoor dining. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Sizzling Summer Tablescape


This year, spring didn’t arrive until July 7th, and only lasted that one day, but I made the most of that moment from enjoying my morning coffee on the deck, to grilling a steak that afternoon. Naturally, I had to dine alfresco, and set a glorious table to go along with it.
After a positive comment about my cobalt blue champagne flutes on my Stars & Stripes Tablescape post, I decided that I didn’t use them nearly enough. Why, I asked myself, should these be reserved for strictly champagne? If it’s bubbly, it is going into these glasses, from the fermented from being too-long-in-the-fridge orange juice, to sparking water, to G & T, I am going to start getting use out of these gorgeous glasses.
While I tend to keep my main living space in serene neutrals, the exterior is a fiesta of color. Bright orange, cobalt blue, and lime green prevail in this space, and dance on this tablecloth and napkin set from Tommy Bahama.
Pairing the “Coastal Curiosity” salad plates from Pottery Barn with orange melamine from Williams-Sonoma, and wooden chargers from Pier One meant that I was surrounding myself with a wide variety of styles and textures from my three favorite retailers.
Using these salad plates with such vibrant colors when they have been, generally, paired with neutrals, was a bold move, but I love it! This festive and inviting, no-special-occasion table made me smile.
It was easy to put together, didn’t require much work or a lot of extras, the star here is the beautiful day, the colors in the tablecloth, and the wonderful centerpiece with the orange candle that will be burning later tonight.
Sources:
 Tablecloth and napkins - Tommy Bahama
Salad plates, flatware, and centerpiece - Pottery Barn
Orange melamine dinner plates - Williams-Sonoma
White wooden chargers - Pier One
Cobalt flute - Botanicals on the Park (local)

 Almost a year ago to the day, I created this colorful INDOOR Birds of a Feather Tablescape as a festive way to beat the heat.



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Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Welcome to the Lanai!


You've probably been wondering where I've been. Now you have the answer, the deck is finished! It surpassed even my wildest dreams! Joe could not have done a better job; I absolutely love my new space. Not only did he build the deck and do a marvelous job, but he also helped me carry out some of the furniture.

To refresh your memory, I started out with this...
...and ended up with this.
I furnished this entire space, now referred to as the lanai, totally off of the Internet, with everything sight unseen. This was a scary thing for me, as I imagine it would be for anybody. Never in my life have I done such a thing, or made as large an expenditure as the furniture, and all of the items that you see here, having not seen one of them in person.
As the boxes began to arrive (and trust me, I have boxes in my garage that look like a small village), I began to wonder if perhaps I was just a little bit crazy. This, I said to myself, cannot possibly work. Everything is not going to go together in reality as beautifully as it went together in my head. But, as it turns out, it did.
This is my spot.
One thing that I'd like your opinion on: the table in the corner, where I have my morning breakfast, or afternoon tea, depending upon the weather, has a chair behind it that was an extra in a set of patio furniture. It's very comfortable, and I like it with this table, but I think it should be painted a color other than the existing black. I posted the query on Facebook, and got a lot of interesting answers, what do you think? Should I leave it? Or, should I paint it white? Lime green? Orange? Turquoise? Let me know in the comments section below.


Come join me for cake and coffee!
Oh, one more thing, with this lovely small table, you can expect to see some fun and dynamic table settings for one, or perhaps, two. Stay tuned!


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