A Forest Foraging Table

by Helen Kain | Sep 25, 2022 | Amber, Brown, Fall Tablescapes, Green, Home, Recent, Terracotta

Fall is indeed on the way when the wild mushrooms begin to flourish. We have a couple of spots in the garden at the Cape where some particularly gorgeous specimens return each year. So this year, I was ready with some new table-friendly velvet versions from Mrs Alice....

Pumpkins and Soup Tureens

by Helen Kain | Sep 4, 2022 | Amber, Brown, Fall Tablescapes, Green, Orange, Recent, Terracotta, Thanksgiving

It’s Labour Day weekend, and the kids are back to school next week. While I’m always sad to say goodbye to summer, soup season is a cause for celebration in my books. Starting with Fall Vegetable Chowder. And with soup comes individual soup tureens to...

Spode Leaf Plates with Sunflowers

by Helen Kain | Aug 31, 2022 | Amber, Brown, Fall Tablescapes, Green, Orange, Recent, Terracotta, Thanksgiving

The sunflowers are out in the grocery stores, a sure sign that summer’s end approacheth. Soon the trees will don their brilliant fall colours, and we will reach for a jacket before embarking on our morning walk. Spode’s Harvest figural leaf plates...

Canadian Thanksgiving in Rust and Pewter Grey

by Helen Kain | Oct 10, 2021 | Amber, Fall Tablescapes, Featured, Grey and Pewter, Terracotta, Thanksgiving

We had a perfect autumn day to host our family Thanksgiving dinner last weekend. If I hadn’t set the table the previous day, I would have been tempted to move it outdoors. This table began with the napkins. I’ve had them for a few years and can’t...

Paris by American Atelier

by Helen Kain | Aug 30, 2021 | Amber, Brown, Green, Grey and Pewter, Summer Tablescapes, Terracotta

Labour Day weekend is upon us, officially the end of summer. So let’s sneak in one more summer tablescape and make it inspirational.  Pack your bags and join me in Paris. American Atelier produced Paris dinnerware from 2002 to 2005, with scenes of four...

Artisan Fish Plates

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...