Pretty Pastels with William Morris and Peonies

by Helen Kain | Jun 3, 2023 | Antique glassware, Home, 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...

Lilies of the Valley with Cleo Blue

by Helen Kain | May 13, 2023 | Blue, Home, Recent, Spring Tablescapes, White

I feared for the Lilies of the Valley when we elected to plant a fledgling pink dogwood tree in the middle of the patch last year. I needn’t have worried, apparently. We had a bumper crop. Despite their delicate appearance, they are one tough plant. Mrs Alice...

Fitz & Floyd Bunny Hollow

by Helen Kain | Mar 25, 2023 | Blue, Easter, Pink and Red, Recent, Spring Tablescapes, White

The Easter Bunny approacheth. And we’re ready to give him a great big welcome. With iced sugar cookies, baskets of treats and a whole fluffle of bunnies. Bunny Hollow by Fitz and Floyd was manufactured from 1989 to 1993. I’ve had the covered bowls for...

Barlaston Green Leaf for St Patrick’s Day

by Helen Kain | Feb 25, 2023 | Green, Recent, Spring Tablescapes, St. Patrick's Day, White

We’re coming up to the end of February, and spring beckons. The days are noticeably lighter and warm(ish) enough to tempt me outside to set a bright spring table. With St Patrick’s Day around the corner, I wanted to try my hand at a suitably seasonal but...

Colourful Tulips and Pioneer Woman

by Helen Kain | Jan 3, 2023 | Blue, Orange, Pink and Red, Recent, Spring Tablescapes, White, Yellow

It’s back to the workaday world for me this morning; some floral cheer is in order. Thank heaven for tulips. Inexpensive, long-lasting and readily available, they’re the perfect cure for the January blues. And speaking of inexpensive, I bought Pioneer...

Sparking Silver for New Year

by Helen Kain | Dec 30, 2022 | New Year, Recent, White, Winter Tablescapes

Shimmery, sparkling silver and clear, icy glass to ring in the New Year. This table came together from several different directions. First was the bespoke tablecloth from The Enchanted Home. briefly on offer last fall, following the receipt of a shipment of some truly...