The Welcomed Guest

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Gray and Pink Tablescape

This week, Pat selected a paisley-like grey and white place mat that she purchased several years ago from Tuesday Morning as the inspiration for the color theme on this week's tablescape. She chose light gray chargers (inexpensive plastic thrifted ones and then spray painted them with plastic adhesive spray paint matching the gray on the place mat) and mixed it with Dansk's slate "The Burbs" and "Pearl Pink" from JCPenney dinnerware to create the tablescape.

Where it came from:

Gray and white place mats - from Tuesday Morning years ago

Charger - thrifted from Tailwaggers (our local Humane Society's No Kill Animal shelter) thrift store

Pink Dinnerware - "Pearl Pink" by JCPenney from Replacements,Ltd.

Gray Luncheon Plate - "The Burbs" by Dansk from Tuesday Morning ten or eleven years ago

Flatware - "Vault" by Gourmet Settings from Costco eleven or twelve years ago

Glassware - Pattern unknown by Krosno from Pier 1 eight or nine years ago

Gray Napkins - from Linentablecloth.com

Flower Napkin Ring - from Pier 1 several years ago

This week, we will be joining "Tablescape Thursday" at Between Naps on the Porch: http://betweennapsontheporch.net/

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Transition to Fall Tablescape

Pat set a casual, rustic style table this week that makes you know Summer is coming to an end. She used a traditional mix of dinnerware: Pier 1's "Sunflower Bloom," Fiesta(ware) "Daffodil," and Mikasa's Royal Blue "Color Spectrum." She blended these with a more modern look: "Pendulum Platinum" flatware by Robert Welch and "Blue Reflection" glassware from the Imperial Glass Company.