by Helen Kain | Aug 7, 2017 | Blue, Cobalt, Pink and Red, Summer Tablescapes, White
All the different hydrangea that bloom so profusely down here in the Cape are captivating and intoxicating. When I finished shooting the Minton Cat Plates tablescape, I plopped the big vase of pink and blue hydrangea in the middle of my dining room table to enjoy over...
by Helen Kain | Jul 24, 2017 | Blue, Cobalt, Pink and Red, Summer Tablescapes, White
Pinterest was the first place I saw these plates. They came up on my feed, of course, given that a combination of tableware, animals and travel (particularly to the UK) are the chief subjects of my browsing. National Trust of England replica of Minton...
by Helen Kain | Jul 13, 2017 | Blue, Cobalt, Pink and Red, Summer Tablescapes, White
Summer by the seaside. Sand and surf and seafood. Yum. Ironically, this pattern by Pier 1 made its appearance in stores in January of this year. While I’m all for thinking ahead, this did seem to be rushing the season, just a bit. I made a mental...
by Helen Kain | Jan 30, 2017 | Blue, Cobalt, Green, Pink and Red, Purple, Spring Tablescapes, Summer Tablescapes, White, Yellow
Blue & yellow is such a classic combination, and with good reason. Evocative of Provence, it conjures up visions of summer – blue skies, warm sunshine, gentle breezes… And what better way to enjoy all that than drifting along in a hot-air balloon!...
by Helen Kain | Jan 5, 2017 | Accessories, Antiques, Blue, Cobalt, Fall Tablescapes, Green, Pink and Red, Purple, Spring Tablescapes, Summer Tablescapes, White, Winter Tablescapes, Yellow
A review of 2016 seems in order, before we embark on filling the weeks of 2017 with food and table settings (is there any better way?). The hardest part was choosing which photos to include and which to leave out. It turns out we did a lot of cooking, table setting...
by Helen Kain | Dec 27, 2016 | Blue, Cobalt, Spring Tablescapes, Winter Tablescapes
Five quarts of turkey stew has been squirrelled away in freezer and the last dish from Christmas dinner has been washed and put away. Soon it will be time to take down the decorations and change over the house for the new season. January is too early for pastels, I...
