by Helen Kain | Oct 22, 2026 | Brown, Fall Tablescapes, Home, Orange, Thanksgiving, Yellow
I found these wonderfully silly Peanuts plates on eBay several years ago. Called Fall Is Here, they were originally made for Pottery Barn, and apparently were offered for about five minutes, judging by how difficult they are to find. I managed to track down one boxed...
by Helen Kain | Oct 16, 2026 | Amber, Brown, Fall Tablescapes, Home, Recent, Terracotta
Have you noticed how much colour and pattern have been creeping back into tableware lately? After years of pale neutrals, I’m delighted to see florals, botanicals and richly coloured china appearing again. Williams Sonoma seems to have embraced the shift with...
by Helen Kain | Aug 30, 2026 | Brown, Home, Purple, Recent, Summer Tablescapes, Yellow
It’s the end of summer, though Labour Day weekend is still a week off. Sunflowers are everywhere, corn is piled high, tomatoes are finally tasting as tomatoes should, and suddenly the colours have shifted almost imperceptibly from high summer into something...
by Helen Kain | Aug 20, 2026 | Amber, Brown, Fall Tablescapes, Green, Home, Pink and Red, Recent
There comes a point in late summer when the garden hasn’t quite given up on the season, but autumn has begun making suggestions. The dahlias are still going magnificently, producing armfuls of flowers in coral, raspberry and deep red. But acorns are appearing...
by Helen Kain | Jan 29, 2026 | Blue, Brown, Recent, Winter Tablescapes
Despite some deceptively warm weather and bravado lent by colourful tulips, old man winter has arrived with a vengeance. Even here on usually temperate Cape Cod, we have been buried in snow and are facing two solid weeks where the temperature won’t rise above...
by Helen Kain | Jul 10, 2025 | Blue, Brown, Pink and Red, Recent, Summer Tablescapes
As summer reaches full bloom we are turning to the timeless charm of Mottahedeh’s Cobalt Blossom, a delightful design evoking handwoven wicker and bright botanicals. Like many Mottahedeh designs, Cobalt Blossom draws inspiration from historical...
