Juliska’s Country Estate with Pink Gingham

by Helen Kain | Feb 4, 2024 | Grey and Pewter, Pink and Red, Recent, Spring Tablescapes

As February gathers speed towards Valentine’s Day, rosy floral offerings snuggle up to Juliska’s Country Estate. A couple of weeks ago, we ventured into Toronto. Of course, I had to visit my favourite floral supplier, a grocer on Bayview Avenue with a vast...

Southern Living Christmas Dogs

by Helen Kain | Dec 30, 2023 | Christmas, Pink and Red, Recent, Winter Tablescapes

Christmas Eve dinner is the big annual family event in the Entertablement household. Weeks of preparation culminate in a few joyous hours of drinking, eating, laughing, exchanging presents and finally, relaxing. Due to popular demand, the menu is unvarying, but the...

Juliska North Pole with Stewart Tartan

by Helen Kain | Dec 9, 2023 | Christmas, Green, Pink and Red, Recent, Winter Tablescapes

It’s nearly mid-December and time to make merry. Let’s start with a Christmas table featuring classic elements: tartan, trees, animals and elves! Juliska’s Berry and Thread in Whitewash is my everyday white pattern in the Cape. When we bought the...

Moody Greens

by Helen Kain | Sep 16, 2023 | Fall Tablescapes, Green, Pink and Red, Recent

Thank goodness for Limelight Hydrangeas, whose chameleon-like nature provides bounty and beauty throughout the summer and into the autumn. In their early-season incarnation, their delicate lime-green cones add tonal contrast to the creamy white of their sister...

Farewell Summer Table

by Helen Kain | Sep 3, 2023 | Brown, Pink and Red, Recent, Summer Tablescapes, Test

Hydrangeas had a rough go of it this year on Cape Cod—a severe late spring frost killed off the buds, leaving us largely bloomless. I was filled with joy when a few meagre stems made it through, and I was eager to make the most of them. Enter the bud vase. I trimmed...

Pretty Pastels with William Morris and Peonies

by Helen Kain | Jun 3, 2023 | Antique glassware, Pink and Red, Recent, Summer Tablescapes, White, Yellow

The much-awaited peonies are blooming, and it’s time to celebrate. The soft pink shades go with almost anything; this year, I’ve settled on a sage green palette with peachy-coloured true Depression glass, produced from 1928 to 1940 and aptly named June...