by Helen Kain | Jun 3, 2023 | Antique glassware, Pink and Red, Recent, Summer Tablescapes, White, Yellow
The much-awaited peonies are blooming, and it’s time to celebrate. The soft pink shades go with almost anything; this year, I’ve settled on a sage green palette with peachy-coloured true Depression glass, produced from 1928 to 1940 and aptly named June...
by Helen Kain | Nov 27, 2022 | Antique glassware, Christmas, Green, Pink and Red, Purple, Winter Tablescapes
Unusual colours, an odd number of plates—five—snowy scenes and animals wearing spectacles. Ok, not your usual Christmas tableware. But somehow, it all comes together for a joyously zany table. Please meet Eric (or Eloise). I’m not sure which is which. As...
by Helen Kain | Dec 31, 2021 | Antique glassware, Blue, Christmas, New Year, Recent, Winter Tablescapes
It’s been a year of ups and downs. A bit like a Covid remake of the shower scene from Psycho, on repeat. I’m all for switching off the screen and turning our attention elsewhere. So let’s end on an up note with a stylishly sophisticated table....
by Helen Kain | Jul 23, 2021 | Antique glassware, Blue, Green, Summer Tablescapes
The summer blooms are at their peak, and the hydrangea is just tipping over to the faded papery stage. So it was now or never for this table. Botanical Bouquet by Mikasa features an unusual combination of herbs in improbably vivid shades of cobalt blue; the soft...
by Helen Kain | Jul 4, 2021 | Accessories, Antique glassware, Antiques, Blue, Summer Tablescapes, Terracotta
Living by the ocean, it’s impossible to escape crustacean and fish-themed decor, and I have my share of it in tableware. These Rosalie Nadeau Fish plates were one of our earlier acquisitions from Tree’s Place Gallery in Chatham, MA. Though the gift...
by Helen Kain | May 6, 2020 | Antique china, Antique glassware, Blue, Purple, Spring Tablescapes
Hooray for May and Mother’s Day! To celebrate, I thought a dose of soft pastels and fragrant lilacs was in order. Don’t let their lowly name, “common” lilacs, fool you. Their scent is divine. I paired them with antique Royal Worcester...