by Helen Kain | Jun 12, 2025 | Antique china, Antique glassware, Blue, Pink and Red, Recent, Spring Tablescapes
With strawberry pink peonies at their peak, I couldn’t resist a pull-out-all-the-stops table, featuring French blue and gold-rimmed china— Gilded Age glamour with a decidedly relaxed edge. The soup cups pull it all together with their cheerful posies. Made by...
by Helen Kain | May 29, 2025 | Blue, Cobalt, Recent, Summer Tablescapes, Yellow
There’s a special kind of magic in blue and white—a freshness that feels both timeless and inviting. With the peonies blooming and last week’s Nor’Easter in the rear view mirror, I was eager to get cracking with an outdoor table. Adelaide Navy: A...
by Helen Kain | May 15, 2025 | Blue, Recent, Spring Tablescapes, White, Yellow
There’s something timelessly elegant about a spring table dressed in blue and white, and few collections capture the romance of the season quite like the Gien Château Series. With soft French hues and architectural detail worthy of a travel journal, each plate...
by Helen Kain | Mar 15, 2025 | Blue, Spring Tablescapes, Yellow
There’s something enchanting about setting a table that blends history, charm, and seasonal inspiration. The utterly delightful Choisy le Roi Ducklings led the charge, er… waddle this time. Their whimsical blue illustrations of fluffy baby birds lend a...
by Helen Kain | Jul 7, 2024 | Blue, Green, Summer Tablescapes, White, Yellow
Growing up in the country, we kids loved riding in the back of my Dad’s pickup truck on sunny summer days, arms flung around the multiple dogs that invariably accompanied us. Unheard of in today’s safety-conscious society, during the ’60s, we rattled...
by Helen Kain | Jun 5, 2024 | Blue, Summer Tablescapes, White
It’s that heavenly, all-too-short time of year when the air is filled with the intoxicating fragrance of billowing ballerina peony petals. It’s always a dilemma. Pick them or leave them? I’m lucky enough to have room for several different varieties...
