Valentine's Day Table

We don't always set a yearly Valentine's Day tablescape for the blog, but like me, Pat was ready to do anything but more Winter tables. With another storm set to hit this afternoon, I thought I better get a few words down before the power goes out again......Here's what she came up with:

Definitely not frilly or fancy, this week's table is sleek and simple

Flatware is Kate Spade's "All in Good Taste." I have to admit that when we first got this flatware, I was really disappointed with it - it is quite lightweight. But the more we use it, I have come to love the versatility of the style.

Pat used a black Fiesta(ware) Luncheon plate

To add more color and change things up a bit, Pat used two placemats turning one around

From the other end of the table

Where it came from:
Black and Red Placemats - from Bed, Bath, and Beyond several years ago
Black Charger - "Color Spectrum" by Mikasa from Replacements and eBay
White Dinner Plate - "Everyday" by Food Network from Kohl's four years ago
Luncheon Plate - "Black" Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from Macy's
Bread/Butter Plate - "Black" Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from Replacements
Flatware - "All in Good Taste" by Kate Spade from Wayfair
Glassware - "Midnight Black" by Artland Glass from Target and Replacements
Black and Red Vases - from our collection
Candles, Silk Flowers, Valentines - from Michael's

We will be joining the following Blog parties this week:
"Dishing It! & Digging It!" at Rustic & Refined this Sunday:  http://www.rustic-refined.com/
"Tablescape Thursday" at Between Naps on the Porch:  http://betweennapsontheporch.net/

Bordallo Lemon Leaf Table

Enough Winter! Enough Winter tables! It's storming outside, again. The rain is pelting down. It's cold.  I was just without power for over three hours after going through several outages throughout the day, and now it's time to stop with this....Am I frustrated? Yes.....I shouldn't complain, I know, as I say ad nauseam, we need the water here in California, but how about spreading it out a little bit more???? We are fifteen inches above normal already.....and we still have weeks of the raining season to go.....

So Pat took pity on me (she lives a half hour south of me and has had no power outages) and decided on a very UN-Winter table.

One of our prized possessions in our collection of Fiestaware : Vintage "Forest Green" Bread/Butter plate [1951-1959].

Where it came from:
Placemats - from TJMaxx last year
Chargers - "Lemon Leaf" by Bordallo Pinheiro from eBay and Replacements
Coupe Dinner Plate - "Home" from Target several years ago
Accent/Salad Plate - from Pier 1 last year
Bread/Butter Plate - "Forest Green" Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from Replacements
Flatware - Sage "Sofia" by Hampton Forge from Tuesday Morning several years ago
Glassware - "Lawrence" from Pier 1 three or four years ago
Yellow Checked Napkins - from Pier 1 several years ago
White Napkin - from Tuesday Morning
Napkin Rings - Inexpensive PVC pipe cut into 1" rounds and spray painted
Glass Cylinders - from Michael's
Glass Candle Holders - from TJMaxx last year
Candles - from Michael's

We will be joining the following Blog parties this week:
"Dishing It! & Digging It!" at Rustic & Refined this Sunday:  http://www.rustic-refined.com/
"Tablescape Thursday" at Between Naps on the Porch:  http://betweennapsontheporch.net/