Banned Books Week Tablescape

 "Any book worth banning is a book worth reading."  Isaac Asimov

I read banned books. I make it a deliberate undertaking. Every month I read at least one or two banned or challenged books - sometimes I have to work really hard to figure out why this book or that book was designated banned by some "authority" but I read it anyway.  I refuse to let someone tell me that I should not or cannot read a certain book. 

Thus, the theme for this week is "Banned Books." September 18th through the 24th is National Banned Book Week. Pat has been waiting months for this week to do a tablescape to highlight this inane, asinine restriction on people. 

At each place setting is a banned book. Of course, the "X" on the salad plate denotes rejection, danger, death - a sad state of affairs......

Flatware is very modern "Kaja Black" by Jankng

Glassware is "Jet Black" by Reizart

Pat made a centerpiece out of banned books held together by black alphabet bookends.

The dots on the spine of each book are my way of sorting books in my bookcases. "Yellow" means banned or challenged book/

Some of the books on the table - yes, Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird is on several banned book lists. What??!!?  Even Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain has been banned in some places.....Others not in the picture include: Ulysses, The Color Purple, Of Mice and Men (one of my favorites), A Farewell To Arms, Gone With the Wind, The Lord of the Rings, and the list goes on......

Where it came from:

White Place Mat - "Calvin Klein Home" from Tuesday Morning several years ago

Place Plate Mat - from Bed, Bath, and Beyond six or seven years ago

Dinnerware - Pattern name unknown by 10 Strawberry Street from Pat's collection

Flatware - "Kaya Black" by Jankng from eBay years ago

Glassware - "Jet Black" by Reizart from Replacements, Ltd.

Black Wooden Candle Holders - from Pier 1 five or six years ago

Wooden Alphabet Book Ends - from Amazon (always available)

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

Fall's Almost Here Tablescape

With Autumn just around the corner, it seems appropriate to slowly transition into Fall-like tablescapes. Pat chose Pier 1's "Danielle's Flowers" dinnerware and paired it with definitely Fall colors of orange, sage and rust. 

Although quite bold in color, the dinnerware can, as with most Pier 1 dishes, easily be used with many different color themes and seasons

The charger and matching bread/butter plate is "Paprika" Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin

Glassware is one of our very favorites - from the Dollar Tree

One last look from the other end of the table

Where it came from:

Burnt Orange Place Mats - from Bed, Bath, and Beyond years ago

Charger (Chop Plate) and Matching Bread/Butter Plate - "Paprika" Fiesta(ware) by Homer Laughlin from Replacements, Ltd.

Dinnerware - "Danielle's Flowers" from Pier 1 five years ago

Flatware - "Butterfly" stainless steel by Godinger from Horchow three years ago

Glassware - from the Dollar Tree years ago (but still available)

Cream colored Napkin - Handmade by Pat

Wooden Candle Holders - from Michael's years ago

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