Orange and Blue Tablescape

Have you ever had to eat crow ? Especially because of your older sister?? Well, it has happened to me. When my sister came to me with the idea of orange chargers for tablescaping, I told her that I thought the idea was awful and that we would never use them. Sure, Halloween, maybe.......but please, everyone does orange for that holiday. But, we went ahead and asked her husband to spray paint 12 previously beautiful lacquer chargers in this very very orange color. Oh, good grief. And then I proceeded to put them away - far, far away to never be thought of again. Well, time moved on......

This week's table features lots of color including bright orange. Lot's of orange. Pat pulled out the long forgotten orange chargers along with many other bright colors and put a very cheery table together. And my favorite part of the table? Yes, the orange chargers. They look great. So, I humbly apologize (and grovel a bit) to my sister. Yes, older sisters are not always wrong. It only took me 63 years to figure that one out.


Over view of the table

The place setting

Can you believe it? Blue and orange glassware

Pat started with a print and a white napkin pulled through an orange napkin ring

Turquoise Fiestaware bowl is next

Sunshine (yellow) Fiestaware Luncheon plate comes next

A turquoise Fiestaware Dinner plate follows

The large white plate is used to separate orange and turquoise

Here is the (dare I say it?) fabulous orange charger

Pat used the ever popular Treble Clef flatware

The bright floral placemat sits on top of a turquoise one to add another layer of color

The place setting

Pat arrange brightly colored silk flowers in an orange vase

One of several turquoise Fiestaware pieces used

Bright Scarlett red Fiestaware Bread and Butter plates

One last look from the other end of the table

We will be joining Cuisine Kathleen's "Let's Dish" this Wednesday: http://www.cuisinekathleen.com/

Tablecloth:  Gift from Pat
Flowered and Turquoise Placemats:  Tuesday Morning
Matching Flowered Napkins:  Tuesday Morning
White Napkins:  from Target
Orange Napkin Rings:  PVC pipe sprayed orange
Orange Chargers:  Michael's
White Dinner Plate:  Food Network White Porcelain from Kohl's
All Fiestaware:  by Homer Laughlin from Replacements.com
Flatware:  Treble Clef by Gourmet Settings from Bed, Bath, and Beyond
Orange and Blue Glassware:  Moonlight by Circleware from Marshall's
Candles, Orange Candle Holders:  Michael's