by Helen Kain | Jul 2, 2025 | Blue, Cobalt, Pink and Red, Recent, Summer Tablescapes
Who says grown-up table settings can’t be fun? This week’s table brings a bit of childhood joy to the summer patio with a bicycle-themed tablescape inspired by long sunny days and lazy afternoon rides. The starting point for the table was the wicker...
by Helen Kain | Jun 12, 2025 | Antique china, Antique glassware, Blue, Pink and Red, Recent, Spring Tablescapes
With strawberry pink peonies at their peak, I couldn’t resist a pull-out-all-the-stops table, featuring French blue and gold-rimmed china— Gilded Age glamour with a decidedly relaxed edge. The soup cups pull it all together with their cheerful posies. Made by...
by Helen Kain | Dec 4, 2024 | Christmas, Pink and Red, Winter Tablescapes
Digging around online for inspiration for a spring table a couple of years ago, I came across an assortment of beautiful wooden birdhouses. I was utterly charmed by this yellow one, perfect for the setting I was designing. Though Christmas was the last thing on my...
by Helen Kain | Sep 26, 2024 | Fall Tablescapes, Green, Pink and Red
Is there time to sneak in one more outdoor table before the heavens open? With Hurricane Helene approaching (no, not me), I’m eager to bake before the power goes out. Apple Cinnamon Twist Bread ought to keep us in good spirits while the rain pours and the winds...
by Helen Kain | Sep 1, 2024 | Amber, Brown, Fall Tablescapes, Green, Orange, Pink and Red, Summer Tablescapes, Terracotta
It’s Labour Day weekend, the last gasp of summer for many North Americans. Goodbye, flip-flops, shorts and popsicles. Hello, cosy sweaters, leather jackets, apples, pumpkins, and toasted nuts. Yum, yum. Indian, a vintage pattern (1912) by Royal Doulton, captures...
by Helen Kain | Jun 19, 2024 | Green, Pink and Red, Summer Tablescapes
A delicate reticulated border lends an air of gracious fragility to these Schumann Fruit Plates, which celebrate old-fashioned fruits. The company that created them, Schumann, was founded by Christian Heinrich Schumann and a financial backer, Franz Ferdinand Riess, in...
