by Helen Kain | Aug 14, 2026 | Amber, Fall Tablescapes, Green, Home, Recent, Summer Tablescapes, Terracotta, White
Several years ago, when Pier 1 was still among retail stores present and accounted for, I came across these wonderfully cheerful llama plates and was instantly smitten. There is absolutely nothing restrained about them. Each llama has its own expression and...
by Helen Kain | Aug 2, 2026 | Antique glassware, Green, Home, Recent, Summer Tablescapes, White
The calendar has flipped to August and right on time, the limelight hydrangea has begun its annual transition, beginning with the delicate green for which it is named. As the month progresses, the blooms will gradually fade from green to creamy white before eventually...
by Helen Kain | May 7, 2026 | Afternoon Tea, Blue, Recent, White
There are moments in life when one looks at an elaborate cake decorating technique and thinks, “How difficult could that possibly be?” These moments are almost always followed by several hours of intense concentration, a light dusting of icing sugar over every...
by Helen Kain | Apr 9, 2026 | Green, Pink and Red, Spring Tablescapes, White, Yellow
They’re here. At first, it is a single, tentative chirp. Then another. And then, quite suddenly, a full choir seems to convene just outside the bedroom window at an hour that can only be described as optimistic. It is, apparently, spring. The birds have...
by Helen Kain | Feb 26, 2026 | Afternoon Tea, Blue, Spring Tablescapes, White, Yellow
There is something about late winter and early spring days that call for afternoon tea. The unpredictable weather doesn’t support an outdoor setting, but shifting to an informal setting in the sun room is almost as good as outdoor dining. The wicker furniture...
by Helen Kain | Jan 23, 2026 | Green, Recent, Spring Tablescapes, White, Winter Tablescapes, Yellow
January in New England has a particular talent for dampening spirits. The light is thin, the days are short, and winter storms loom with an air of inevitability. Rather than sink into the gloom, I decided to ignore it entirely. The solution was simple: tulips. ...
