Embracing Fall Colours with Ashworth Ironstone

by Helen Kain | Sep 2, 2020 | Amber, Cobalt, Fall Tablescapes, Home, Recent, Terracotta, White

Suddenly, it feels like fall. Chrysanthemums abound at roadside vegetable stands. I’ve found myself reaching for jeans, rather than shorts, and donning long-sleeved tops rather than sleeveless. We’re getting close to the autumn equinox, and the shrinking...

A Coral and Pewter Table with Country Estate by Juliska

by Helen Kain | Feb 26, 2020 | Black, Orange, Terracotta, Winter Tablescapes

Winter is treating us to a blast of icy cold weather for the next few days. It’s time for some warming counter-measures: flame-coloured parrot tulips to warm the cockles of the even the most frozen heart (or fingers). The inspiration for this table bubbled up...

Harvest Pumpkin by Williams Sonoma

by Helen Kain | Nov 3, 2019 | Amber, Black, Fall Tablescapes, Green, Orange, Terracotta, White, Yellow

Adjusting to a six-hour time change and weather whiplash has left me a bit discombobulated. A little over a week ago I was scarfing down pasta in Rome in blissful mid 70s temperatures. Monday of this week saw me boarding a flight to Omaha (for my “real...

Fleur: A Modern Take on Imari

by Helen Kain | Sep 12, 2019 | Amber, Blue, Cobalt, Fall Tablescapes, Terracotta, White

The richness of cobalt and burnt orange is a time-honoured combination found in Imari patterns, beloved by collectors  for centuries. Collectors Weekly provides us with a concise history:  “Imari is a style of porcelain named after the Japanese...

Psychedelic Sightings in the Woods

by Helen Kain | Mar 20, 2019 | Blue, Green, Pink and Red, Spring Tablescapes, Terracotta, White

It’s time for some psychedelic wildlife fun.  Anthropologie brought us Mooreland by artist Starla Michelle Halfmann a few years ago. A little zany and a lot colourful, these imaginative renderings of wildlife creatures make an unusual table.  The first...

A Cheerful Country Table and a Book Recommendation

by Helen Kain | Feb 7, 2019 | Blue, Spring Tablescapes, Summer Tablescapes, Terracotta, White, Yellow

It’s time for a change of tableware, I think. I’m invoking sunshine, warmth and country living with Rooster Meadow, by Pfaltzgraff. Isn’t that chick the cutest thing?  Rooster Meadow is one of those timeless patterns that warms the heart,...