Like most of our dinnerware collections, our pattern of Aynsley "Pembroke" was acquired piece by piece. We found it on eBay, at antique stores, consignment shops, Replacements.com - you name it, Pat and I scoured our community and surrounding areas looking to own eight complete place settings. (I loved the pattern never seeing it in person - always in pictures, but when we finally saw it in a cupboard of a dear friend, my heart nearly burst! I had to have it.)
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| The napkin consists of a single white polyester napkin wrapped inside a pale pink chiffon overlay held together by a pink and silver glass beaded napkin ring from Pier 1 |
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| Flatware is "Byzantine" by Yamazaki |
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| The soft pink chargers match the dinnerware perfectly - once again, Pat's sweet husband spray painted eight inexpensive plastic chargers with plastic adhesive spray paint (after roughing them a bit with some sandpaper) |
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| Since the table was designed for a Lady's luncheon, the centerpiece was kept simple - Pat used a strawberry basket that will be filled with fresh strawberries and two bud vases holding pale pink roses |
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| The large shell shaped bowl was used to serve fresh blueberries |
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| Pat likes to use pieces of the dinnerware in different ways - here she used the cigarette holder to hold imitation sugar |
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| One last look from the other end of the table |
Where it came from:
Lace Place Mats - from Lentz Department Store (a local store now out of business)
Pink Chargers - Inexpensive lacquer chargers spray painted with plastic adhesive spray paint
Dinnerware - "Pembroke" by Aynsley from various places
Flatware - "Byzantine" by Yamazaki from Horchow three years ago
Glassware - "Fedora" by Spiegelau from Replacements.com
Candle Holders - from Tuesday Morning three or four years ago
Pink Napkin Overlays - from eBay years ago
Pink Napkin Rings - from Pier 1 last year
This week, we will be joining "Tablescape Thursday" at Between Naps on the Porch: http://betweennapsontheporch.net/
