Crabless Crab Tablescape

Since both commercial and recreational dungeness crab seasons are closed along the coast of Northern California, no fresh crab is available, but Pat wanted to set this week's table to show our crab cocktail/small crab louie bowls off. She used colorful Scarlett and White Fiesta dinnerware to give the table a rustic and casual feel.

Flatware is extra large "Vintage Countryside" by Ricci

The old fashion sea captain holds a crab and a lighthouse

Where it came from:

Denim Place Mats and Matching Napkins - Handmade by Pa

Rustic Wood Chargers - from Pier 1 several years ago

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

Metal Crab Bowls - from Pier 1 five or six years ago

Flatware - "Vintage Countryside" by Ricci from Tuesday Morning seven years ago

Stemmed Water Glass - from the Dollar Tree years ago

Small Beer Pilsner - "Quench" by Circleware from Ross many years ago

Checked Napkins - also handmade by Pat

Stainless Steel Crab Napkin Rings - from the Ferndale Emporium (a local kitchen gadget and giftware store) six or seven years ago

Wooden Candle Holders, netting, shells and driftwood - from Michael's

Red Candles - from Ross

Old Fashion Sea Captain - from our collection

We will be joining Susan for "Tablescape Thursday" at Between Naps on the Porch this Thursday: http://betweennapsontheporch.net/ 

Lenox Westchester Summer Tablescape

While visiting a few days ago, Pat's daughter met her Mom at my house to "play" with dishes. She  quickly took one of my favorite Lenox patterns - "Westchester" - and set the table for this week's blog. 

Jen used two chargers - this one is "Mansfield" by Lenox

The second charger is an inexpensive lacquer charger spray painted lavender to match the napkins and some of the flowers on the place mats.

The gold trimmed glassware is from Pier 1 five or six years ago

Where it came from:

Place Mats - from Tuesday Morning several years ago

Lavender Charger - Inexpensive lacquer chargers spray painted to match napkins

Ivory Charger - "Mansfield" by Lenox ("borrowed" from Pat's daughter years ago and never returned)

Dinnerware - "Westchester" by Lenox from our collection

Gold trimmed Glassware - from Pier five or six years ago

Gold Flatware - Pattern unknown from eBay

Lavender Napkins - from Linentablecloth.com

Gold Napkin rings - from Amazon this year

Crystal candle holders - from our collection

We will be joining Susan for "Tablescape Thursday" at Between Naps on the Porch this Thursday: http://betweennapsontheporch.net/ 

Summer Seaside Tablescape

With temperatures hovering in the mid to high sixties [yeah, I know everyone else is suffering with extreme high temperatures, but remember, although our summers are mostly pleasant, dry and not too warm, we have devastating forest fires and the humidity is miserable throughout the season. Then  winter is soggy wet with 35-40 inches of rain annually, no sun even on rainless days due to fog, severe  mudslides and road closures are frequent all over the county, not to mention add in numerous earthquakes all year long. So it evens out....], Pat decided that a seaside table was the perfect theme for this week's blog. {Oh, yeah, I forgot, add in a tsunami once in a while after an earthquake "just for fun" and you've got it all...} 

Where it came from:

Sea Blue Place Mats and Matching Napkins - from Tuesday Morning five or six years ago

"Rope" Metal Charger - from Pier 1 years ago

Dinnerware - "Ovi Aqua" by Thomson Pottery from Ross years ago

Shell Bread/Butter Plate and Bowl - "Shell" by Otagiri from a local Second Hand Store many years ago

Flatware - "Antique Frost" by Towle from Tuesday Morning years ago

Glassware - from the Dollar Tree (always available)

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

Sea Blue Candles - from Bed, Bath and Beyond  four or five years ago

Wooden Centerpiece Bowl - from Pier 1 many years ago

Shells and Sea Glass - from Michael's 

We will be joining Susan for "Tablescape Thursday" at Between Naps on the Porch this Thursday: http://betweennapsontheporch.net/ 

Dining Art Deco Tablescape

Since it is one of her favorite design periods, Pat has set a few tables in the Art Deco style over the years. This week she decided to set the blog table using "Style in Motion" art deco accent plates by WS George that we found on eBay years ago. She paired them with gray "Faience" service plates by Christofle and thrift-store-find white with gold rim dinner plates.

Where it came from:

Light Gray Place Mats - from Pier 1 years ago

Service Plate - "Gay Faience" by Christofle from eBay and Replacements, Ltd.

Dinner Plate - Pattern unknown by Studio from the Cancer Society's Discovery Thrift Shop

Accent Plates - "Style in Motion" by WS George from eBay 

Flatware - "Broadway" by Argent from TJMaxx several years ago

Crackle Glassware - "Golden Luster" amber crackle from Pier 1 many years ago

Dark Gray Napkins - Handmade by Pat

Centerpiece Black Bowls - Depression glass by LE Smith Glass Company (a gift from our Cousin)

Armani Figurine - from our Mother's collection

We will be joining Susan for "Tablescape Thursday" at Between Naps on the Porch this Thursday: http://betweennapsontheporch.net/