by Helen Kain | Aug 2, 2018 | Blue, Brown, Cobalt, Fall Tablescapes, Spring Tablescapes, Summer Tablescapes
Yes, it’s a bathtub. Seriously. It’s one of a set of antique French Faience plates featuring an assortment of unusually purposed vehicles. Who could resist? These came to light when I was looking for the final pieces of similarly bordered French Faience...
by Helen Kain | Jul 31, 2018 | Amber, Blue, Brown, Fall Tablescapes, Green, Terracotta, Yellow
It’s August 1st tomorrow. How the heck did that happen? The rose hips have bloomed on the beach roses, back to school sales are popping up, and the fall tableware has arrived in stores. Oh, my! Willow is a mellow transition china I picked up at Pier 1 a couple...
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...
