by Helen Kain | Aug 19, 2018 | Fall Tablescapes, Green, Home, Orange, Recent, Summer Tablescapes
Vintage octagonal plates in a rich palette of greens and deep oranges. Sounds like late summer would be the perfect time to give those an outing, doesn’t it? Indian by Royal Doulton swam into my consciousness as I was tracking down Nankin, a similar design...
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 19, 2018 | Green, Orange, Pink & Red, Summer Tablescapes
It’s hard to decide what is best to love about summer. For those of us in a four-season climate, top of my list is probably the freedom to walk outdoors anytime without having to bundle up into coats, boots, hats and gloves. Close behind is the abounding...
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 | Mar 26, 2018 | Green, Orange, Spring Tablescapes, Yellow
Subtle humour and beautiful artistry combine in this set of “Enfants Richard” character plates featuring scenes by artist Antoine-Albert Richard. I found these quite by accident during my quest to track down the last couple of plates in...
