Subtle Grey and Sunny Yellow for a Dull January Day

by Helen Kain | Jan 21, 2023 | Black, Grey and Pewter, Recent, Winter Tablescapes, Yellow

The jumping-off point for this table was a runner I picked up from Williams Sonoma at the end of the season a few years ago. Apparently, the matching napkins had been more popular than the runner because they were all gone, and the runner was in the “get it out...

Dapper Animals Halloween

by Helen Kain | Oct 23, 2022 | Black, Fall Tablescapes, Halloween, Orange, Purple, Recent

Longtime readers of Entertablement will know that Halloween is not my favourite holiday. While I love seeing the little ones dressed up in their costumes, the destructive and sinister side of Halloween doesn’t appeal. But plates of animals dressed in costumes?...

Coq du Village by Fitz & Floyd

by Helen Kain | Sep 16, 2022 | Black, Brown, Fall Tablescapes, Pink and Red, White

Cozy blankets and hearty breakfasts. Oh—and chickens. Of course! Wynadotte hens and a Leghorn rooster pack a lot of visual punch. We can still get some wonderful warm days in September in the Cape. Warm enough to sit outside, though my stomach has definitely switched...

Villeroy & Boch Naif Breakfast

by Helen Kain | Aug 28, 2022 | Black, Green, Recent, Summer Tablescapes, White

Bucolic, simple, charming— Design Naif, by Villeroy and Boch.The name “Naif” is a tribute to the school of artists who emigrated from France during the mid-to-late Victorian period. Villeroy and Boch describe the pattern more fulsomely:  “When it...

Barnyard Toile for a Sunny Sunday in January

by Helen Kain | Jan 23, 2022 | Black, Spring Tablescapes, White, Winter Tablescapes, Yellow

Black and white with cheerful touches of lemon yellow seemed just the ticket for a chilly January day. I stumbled on this charming set of square luncheon plates on eBay when I was looking for additional pieces for my sparse collection of Maxcera’s Toile...

Royal Stafford Christmas

by Helen Kain | Dec 4, 2021 | Black, Christmas, Green, Pink and Red, Recent, Winter Tablescapes

There is something infinitely appealing about an old-fashioned Christmas scene, with half-timbered houses, ladies in bonnets and long skirts, and wait … what is that cart?  Carol singers, people exchanging greetings, the decorated tree and a happy dog are...