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.
Showing posts with label tablescape. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tablescape. Show all posts
Friday, June 23, 2023
Monday, May 8, 2023
Cottage Review: Garden Wheelbarrow Tablescape
Hi Friends, with Mother's Day coming up next weekend, I know many of you will be hosting a Mother's Day brunch or luncheon. I was looking through some older magazines and came upon my inspiration for this post and thought how fun this would be to create the magazine inspiration below and surprise all the moms at your table.
This original post was from about 10 years and two houses ago. It's just as much fun today and if you don't have a wheelbarrow, no problem. A basket, crate or doughbowl would be just as perfect for a garden display tablescape.
Labels:
garden,
green transferware,
spring,
tablescape,
transferware,
wheelbarrow
Sunday, January 1, 2023
Vintage Cottage Weekend: Neutral Winter Dining Room with Paperwhites
Are you looking for a festive look for New Year's Eve that can move into January with just a bit of tweaking? One of the first places that I start making a transition from Christmas to "Winter" is in the Dining Room. I like to move into a more neutral palatte, but still have a bit of sparkle and festive candlelight for New Year's Eve.
Labels:
Christmas,
Dining Room,
Dining Room table,
New Year's Eve,
paperwhites,
tablescape
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Summer Decor DIY at All About Home #149
Hello friends and Welcome to the
All About Home Link Party!
I hope you all had a wonderful Father's Day and enjoyed some family time. We're still in the 90's here in Missouri, without rain for a couple of weeks. Way too hot for June. Even the squirrels get too hot by noon to raid the birdfeeders. They'd rather lounge on the patio chairs.
Thankyou all so much for coming by each week to share your lives and homes.
I love seeing all your great ideas and beautiful inspiration!
Labels:
All About Home,
All About Home Link Party,
diy,
July 4th,
June,
patriotic,
tablescape
Friday, May 6, 2022
Lilac Basket Centerpiece with French Faience
I like to keep floral arrangements seasonal and updated, especially on the farmtable out in the Garden Room. Most often I use faux and silk flowers in a vintage basket or in my vintage ice cream bucket. Sometimes I create a tabletop tableau with other vintage pieces if it's a holiday or special occasion. With the change of the calendar to May and we're into late spring, lilacs have been grabbing my attention. It was time to change up the forsythia branches of last month for a late springtime mix of variegated purple lilacs and a lovely stem of yellow iris blooms.
Labels:
cutting board,
farmtable,
faux florals,
florist basket,
Garden Room,
lilacs,
May,
Mother's Day,
spring,
tablescape
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Mini Easter Brunch Tablescape and Vintage Decoupaged Bottles
Every once in a while the crafty bug bites me and I get the urge to create a little something fun, especially if it's for a "holiday". I really enjoy using decoupage with Mod Podge because it's such an easy method. Well, I say "easy" as a relative term, since it is a bit messy and imprecise. But since I love vintage goods, I've found using old bottles for decoupage to be a wonderful way create small gifts and holiday mementos.
Labels:
Beatrix Potter,
bottles,
china,
decoupage,
Easter,
holiday,
March,
pottery,
rabbits,
tablescape,
transferware,
Vintage
Thursday, November 22, 2018
Favorite Vintage Thanksgiving Tablescape
Sharing some pics from my favorite Thanksgiving Tablescape from 2013. Just for fun. Have a wonderful day with friends and family.
Labels:
Brown Transferware,
china,
fall,
tablescape,
Thanksgiving,
Vintage
Thursday, December 21, 2017
A Mixed-Up Christmas Brunch
Last year I put together a fun little Christmas Brunch Tablescape here in the kitchen. Of course, it featured Plaid and my Red Transferware, but this year I thought I'd mix it up a bit. I have a few place settings of Green Transferware that I usually keep in the cupboard that only come out in Spring or at Easter.
Labels:
china,
Christmas,
kitchen table,
linens,
plaid,
pottery.,
tablerunner,
tablescape,
Tartan,
transferware
Saturday, April 8, 2017
Picket Fence Centerpiece for Easter
Friday, December 23, 2016
Christmas Brunch in Tartan Plaid
A week or so ago, I had a little trial run to set a Christmas Breakfast or Brunch with my Red Transfer ware. I had been looking for Red Tartan Plaid placemats, and found these on Ebay. They were half the retail price from last year, and were brand new in the original packaging from Penneys, so I was glad to find these. I bought two sets, since when I need them, I'm usually setting a table for six.
Saturday, December 10, 2016
Christmas Dining Room
I love this time of year,
but getting dark around 4:30 can be frustrating,
especially when you're editing photos and realize
that you need just one extra shot.
I tried to make use of the lower light
and just add a little twinkle.
So, let's take a peek at the Dining Room,
all dressed up for Christmas.
Labels:
basket,
Christmas,
Christmas Tree,
Dining Room,
lantern,
prints,
silver,
tablescape,
teapots,
topiaries,
wine crate
Sunday, November 6, 2016
Thanksgiving Tablescapes with Transferware
There are photos of hundreds of lovely Thanksgiving Tablescapes, but today I wanted to share with you Fall and Harvest Tablescapes using Transferware. Brown is my favorite by far, I guess because it's so easily used with a Fall theme. If you have bits and pieces of it you're set, just stack them together; a mix is wonderful, or even used with white china or pottery. The key is keeping the color palette the same. Anything goes...
Labels:
Brown Transferware,
china,
fall,
pottery,
tablescape,
Thanksgiving,
transferware
Sunday, October 23, 2016
Lighted Twig Pumpkin
Each year I see the wonderful twig pumpkins all lit up with fairy lights and I think, "I'm going to get one of those next year!!", and each year it escapes me until we're already into the season. So I thought of this idea, not near as much "wow factor", but still pretty. It would work for a Thanksgiving or any Harvest Tablescape, since it wouldn't interfere with conversation across the table.
Labels:
Autumn,
centerpiece,
decor,
diy crafts,
fall,
ironstone,
lights,
pumpkins,
tablescape,
twigs
Sunday, August 21, 2016
Summer Buffet Scape with Ticking Tablerunner and Sunflowers
A few weeks ago I shared some inspiration of one of my favorite Late Summer decor combos; Indigo Ticking Stripes with anything "Sunflowers". Ticking brings to mind lazy breezy summer afternoons on the porch swing, and Sunflowers are those wonderful happy faces that let us know that Fall isn't too far away.
I have a cupboard full of mismatched ironstone and transferware, and that includes a stack of old platters that I use for cookouts. A good steak or Bar-B-Que requires something substantial so I put a few things together for an impromptu Summer gathering.
Saturday, July 2, 2016
Centerpiece Basket with Vintage Flags
This last year I've been all about "decorating" the easiest way possible;
How to give a little flavor of the Holiday or Season without going over the top.
Labels:
basket,
being real,
Dining Room,
flags,
health,
hydrangeas,
ivy,
July 4th,
patriotic,
tablerunner,
tablescape
Monday, February 29, 2016
First Glimpse of "Spring"
Happy Leap Day!!
Since tomorrow is March, and Easter is coming early this year, I thought I'd get started on bringing a few Spring Things out of the tubs and boxes. This is just my starting place... on the Dining Room table, which is usually where all my seasonal decorating begins.
Labels:
baskets,
Dining Room,
Easter,
Majolica,
pottery,
rabbits,
spring,
tablerunner,
tablescape
Monday, October 26, 2015
Contemplating a New Fall Centerpiece...
That's what is going on...
I'm thinking about a new centerpiece display for the Dining Room Table. I haven't really made a commitment yet, because I'm not ready to start bringing the turkeys out. But since October is flying by, I'm putting together some ideas. It's a work in progress...
Labels:
Autumn,
centerpiece,
Dining Room,
fall,
lantern,
plaid,
pumpkins,
tablescape,
urn,
wagon
Sunday, October 11, 2015
A little surprise from Victoria...
I was looking back through some of the latest Fall Posts, on Victoria Magazine's Website/Blog, when I happened to see this photo from their Victoria Blog: Mad about Plaid post. I looked closer...Wow! I was totally surprised and thrilled to see my photo from 2013 of my Fall Tablescape, Nature Inspired Thanksgiving Tablescape, where I showcased one of my vintage Pendleton Blanket Throws. I'm honored to be in such wonderfully talented company!
(Resources, clockwise from top left: brettVdesign on flickr, commonground-do.com, Sweet Something Designs, In a Perfect World on tumblr, whatnomints on Etsy, Stone Gable Blog, Bee of Design.)
Labels:
Autumn,
fall,
plaid,
tablescape,
Victoria Magazine
Saturday, August 22, 2015
Painting a French Metal Basket with Chalk Paint
Today, I wanted to share a little project of mine "in process";
transitioning from Summer into Fall.
And since this is a French-y iron basket I will say, "En cours".
See, you get your French "phrase" for the day,
and a little view of what I'm up to.
Labels:
basket,
Dining Room,
fall,
faux flowers,
flower containers,
sunflowers,
tablescape
Monday, March 23, 2015
A French Country Inspired Spring Brunch Buffet
Hello Everyone,
we're all so excited to start off this special week of our
Share Your Style Spring Blog Hop!
This week all eight of us will be sharing some fresh new Spring Inspiration and we hope you'll share what you've been doing to transform your spaces for this brand new Season.
Labels:
Blog Hop,
cloche,
cloches,
Country French,
Dining Room,
Easter,
fabric,
Faience,
inspiration,
party,
plants,
pottery,
Share Your Style,
spring,
Staffordshire,
tablerunner,
tablescape,
teapots,
toile
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