Patriotic Tablescape with Red and Blue Transferware

A few weeks ago I was on a mission to find white vintage swirl plates. My mom had had a set back in the 70's and I had an American knockoff version back in the 80's. Those were long gone by now, but I wanted a white plate that could be used for any season or holiday to set a family table. 

Our casual dining area is in the garden room/sunroom at this house and it's a perfect spot for spur of the moment dinners or take-out with our kids. It's filled with "garden-y" antiques and plants, and definitely, let me repeat, casual. 

Since I had located 10 dinner plates from Ebay and local vintage markets, I thought I would put together a casual patriotic table with the Staffordshire plates and a mix of red and blue transferware. 

I was also searching for affordable blue transferware bread and butter or dessert plates but could only come up with a set of blue transferware saucers. So please bear with me and let me take a little leeway, so I could have a colorful stack of dishes for this meager attempt at a tablescape. 

What grabbed my attention were these saucers which are also Staffordshire with a "swirl" pattern called Bluebrook. The red transferware salad plates are Johnson Bros Old British Castles. This crystal water glass was from my wedding crystal. I cannot find it online, but it's from the 70's so definitely "vintage". I thought it might be Fostoria, but cannot locate it. It also came in green, but I chose the blue at the last minute to play off the blue in my wedding "china", which is a French Faience. 

I'm using my old Blue Willow tureen that I shared last week on the sideboard for a low visual centerpiece. On either side I'm using two of my small white ceramic houses with small flags.

I usually use these little houses at Christmas, but thought they looked perfect for a July 4th table. I love using flags as accessories in most anything. They can give you an instant patriotic vibe anywhere in the house.

I made this khaki, cream and red grain sack style fabric table runner about eight years ago. I think it works for summer and early fall tables, and with the stripes, works well for July 4th.

A set of four white vintage French linen tea towels are used as a placemat, with a set of vintage red stripe luncheon napkins which compliment the striped theme. The antique postcards add a fun nostalgic graphic to each place setting.

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Here are a few more referenced posts...

Flags and Teapots in the Patriotic CupboardSummer Sideboard and Cookbook CupboardEasy and Instant Patriotic Decor

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