by Helen Kain | Jul 25, 2018 | Blue, Orange, Pink & Red, Spring Tablescapes, Summer Tablescapes
Aqua and deep orange is not a colour combination that first comes to mind when designing a tablescape. But it works, by gum! I’d been mentally toying with what flowers to use with these Bideford Aqua plates. Deep orange dahlias? Chrysanthemums? Daylilies?…...
by Helen Kain | Jul 15, 2018 | Blue, Cobalt, Fall Tablescapes, Green, Orange, Spring Tablescapes, Summer Tablescapes, White, Winter Tablescapes, Yellow
I love a great pasta bowl. It’s all about the depth; t needs to be deep enough to contain a surfeit of sauce, and shallow enough to twirl a fork gracefully. These Sunset Rooster bowls from Pier 1 fit the bill nicely. They call them “dinner bowls”,...
by Helen Kain | Jul 10, 2018 | Blue, Pink & Red, Spring Tablescapes, White, Yellow
There is something intriguing about the idea of soaring high into the air, floating in a balloon. To explore the countryside from a birds’ eye view, gently and gracefully, though I suspect the reality is somewhat more uncomfortable than the romantic notion...
by Helen Kain | Jul 5, 2018 | Blue, Cobalt, Summer Tablescapes, White
A nautical classic with a modern twist! Anthropologie brought out this set of six appetizer plates this spring and it’s already sold out. Called Caskata Rigging, it is a fine addition to their From The Deep dinnerware. Inspired by the New England...
by Helen Kain | Jul 3, 2018 | Blue, Green, Summer Tablescapes, Terracotta, White, Yellow
After spending a day at the beach revelling in bright sunshine and baking heat, why not continue to enjoy the seashore tableside? Please join us. We have lots of things to play with, including a bucket and spade. Some sand moulds and a beach chair for someone to...
by Helen Kain | Jun 24, 2018 | Blue, Cobalt, Green, Summer Tablescapes, White, Yellow
Now that it’s officially summer it’s time to break out the nautically themed dinnerware. Where better to start than with Signals by American Atelier? A thoroughly seafaring pattern, you can smell the salt air just looking at it. The pattern was...
