by Helen Kain | Oct 9, 2016 | Antiques, Ballgown, Fall Tablescapes, Green, Terracotta, Thanksgiving
As I was organizing myself to write the post for Thanksgiving 2016, I realized that I’d never done a post for an earlier Thanksgiving dinner. Somewhere in there I had to switch from using Aperture to Lightroom for sorting and processing photos and the learning...
by Helen Kain | Aug 21, 2016 | Antiques, Ballgown, Green, Pink and Red, Purple, Summer Tablescapes, White
I get inspired to create tablescapes in several ways. In about equal portions, it’s the pattern on the china itself, a particular colour of glassware, a seasonal theme and lastly, a particular flower. This one was the clear, lucid purple of the hydrangea. I love...
by Helen Kain | Jul 31, 2016 | Antiques, Ballgown, Pink and Red, Summer Tablescapes
There is no question that this set of antique Venetian glass is over the top. Boudoir over the top. My mother would be appalled. But I love it anyway. The set comprises three sizes of goblets, plus the bowls and underplates. Just to make sure the pink theme...
by Helen Kain | Jun 30, 2016 | Antiques, Ballgown, Blue, Summer Tablescapes, White
I was enchanted by this antique Royal Worcester dessert service, particularly attracted to the unusual shade of blue. I call it Eau de Nil, others might arguably call it plain old Robins’ Egg Blue. Whatever its name, when I discovered the perfectly...
by Helen Kain | May 3, 2016 | Antiques, Ballgown, Spring Tablescapes, Summer Tablescapes
Several years ago I came across this set of hand-painted Moser goblets, champagne cups and bowls. The soft pastel shades and delicately wrought flowers intrigued me. Each piece is slightly different, in size, shape and the execution of the painting itself. The...
by Helen Kain | Jun 7, 2015 | Ballgown, Cobalt, Green
Besides being the name of one of our favourite restaurants in Dundas, Ontario, Quatrefoil is a pattern by Black Night. My husband, Glenn, likes to have an espresso after dinner, and these harlequin, jewel-toned demitasse cups in that pattern are a favourite....