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/ 

Spode Reynolds Tablescape

One of my favorite Spode patterns is "Reynolds."  It was produced from 1954 thru 1988. Using it on the table this week, Pat mixed it with a bold purple charger and matching napkin.

Glossy, simple stainless steel flatware is "Pinch" by Mikasa

We found the fun glassware at Pier 1 several years ago

Where it came from:

Cream colored Place Mats and matching Napkins - from Tuesday Morning several years

Dinnerware - "Reynolds" by Copeland Spode (discontinued)

Charger - Thrifted lacquer chargers spray painted 

Glassware - Pattern unknown but from Pier 1 several years ago

Flatware - "Pinch" by Mikasa from Costco last year

Burnt Orange Napkin Rings - from Pier 1 eight or nine years ago

Purple Napkins - Handmade by Pat

Purple Candles - from the Ferndale Emporium (a local gift and kitchen gadget store)

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