Fiesta and Krautheim Tablescape

This week's table is a mix of formal and casual dinnerware hopefully making a pleasing and colorful tablescape to use. Pat mixed "Mulberry" and "Meadow" Fiesta with "Meadow Flowers" by Krautheim.

Although each plate has different flowers on it, there is a unifying light gray on all of them. That is why Pat used gray place mats and napkins.

Flatware is "Plantation" silverplate by Oneida

Glassware is "Fedora" by Spiegelau

The charger is "Mansfield" by Lenox

Pat found these interesting vases at a local antique store a few years ago

Where it came from:

Gray Hemstitched Place Mats and Matching Napkins - Tuesday Morning two years ago

Charger - "Mansfield" by Lenox from Pat's daughter

Dinnerware - "Mulberry" and "Meadow" Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from Macy's and from Kohl's

Accent Plate - "Meadow Flowers" (1949-1975) by Krautheim from eBay

Glassware - "Fedora" by Spiegelau" from Replacements,Ltd.

Flatware - "Plantation" by Oneida from our Mother

Glass Vases - from Art & Old Things (a local antique store) years ago

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

President's Day Tablescape

President's Day falls on the third Monday in February. While most people think of it as a day to celebrate our first President's birthday (or possibly "throw in" our sixteenth since Lincoln's birthday fall in February), our family uses it to celebrate all Presidents - no matter what political affiliation. Family dinners have become quite a balancing act since we are politically divided (sadly, much more since 2016.) But it is an excuse to get together and as we get older, those times are getting rarer.

While Pat's daughter was here visiting last month, she came up with this week's table. 

Of course, red, white and blue...and a little black to tie it all together

Flatware is "Castello" by Godinger

These individual soup tureens came from Pier 1's discount shelf. They only cost $.99 each.

Napkins are blue "Democrat" and red "Republican." The textured glassware reminded Pat of the hammered flatware. The pattern is "Frost" by Libby.

Our Mother's now very old soup tureen acted as the centerpiece.

Where it came from:

Black Place Mats - from Bed, Bath and Beyond years ago

White Chargers - by Bernardaud from Tuesday Morning eight or nine years ago

Dinnerware - Fiesta(ware) - Scarlett and Vintage Cobalt - from Macy's, Kohl's, and Replacements,Ltd.

Individual Covered Soup Tureens- from Pier 1 several years ago

Flatware - "Castello" hammered by Godinger from Costco years ago

Glassware - "Frost" by Libby from Ross years  ago

Large Soup Tureen Centerpiece - from our Mother many, many years ago

"Democrat" and "Republican" Napkins - Handmade by Pat

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

Valentine Tablescape

This week's Valentine's Day tablescape could be described as pure sweetness - nothing flashy or gaudy. Once again, Pat's daughter put together the table reusing last week's place mats and her favorite pattern of dishes - Fiesta(ware). 

Flatware is "Primary" by Noritake

The only actual "nod" to Valentine's Day  is the heart napkin rings from Pier 1

The dinnerware consists of "Flamingo" and "White" Fiesta(ware)

The charger is from the Maryland China Company

Upbeat glassware  from Pier 1 adds interest to the table

Where it came from:

Place Mats - From Bed, Bath and Beyond last year

Charger - from the Maryland China Company (mail order)

China - "Flamingo" and "White"  Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from Macy's, Kohl's and Replacements,Ltd.

Glassware - from Pier 1 years ago

Flatware - "Primary" by Noritake from eBay

Napkins - from Linentablecloth.com

Heart Napkin Rings - from Pier 1 four or five years ago

Candle Holders - from Pat's Depression glass collection

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

Family Tablescaping Fun

Par's daughter was visiting this weekend to help celebrate her Mother's 76th birthday. Of course, she joined Par to "play" with dishes at my house for a while. This week's table was just one of many that she and Pat came up with. This one was inspired by the place mats that we found on sale at Bed, Bath, and Beyond last year.

Flatware is "Calypso" by Towle

Dinnerware is "Pearl Pink" by JCPenney from Replacements,Ltd

Glassware is "Bayonne" by Pier 1

One last look

Where it came from:

Place Mats - from Bed, Bath, and Beyond last year

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

Charger - from The Discovery Store (the Cancer Society's thrift store)

Glassware - "Bayonne" made for Pier 1 years ago

Flatware - "Calypso" stainless steel by Towle

Silver Napkin Ring - from Bed, Bath and Beyond years ago

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