Snowland Village by Pier 1

by Helen Kain | Dec 7, 2017 | Christmas, Pink and Red, Winter Tablescapes

Red toile patterns are wonderful for winter table settings. The line drawings provide a lot of visual interest, but they’e subtle enough that you can really go to town with the accoutrements. Santas galore! Who doesn’t love a great old-fashioned St....

Christmas Kitties by David Carter Brown

by Helen Kain | Dec 4, 2017 | Christmas, Green, Pink and Red, Winter Tablescapes

Cats and Christmas. Tangling ribbons, batting ornaments, snarling garland. Our cats greet the holiday season with a gleam in their eye. “Oh, Mum and Dad are bringing out the playground again!” David Carter Brown captures the essence of a cat’s...

Winter Village by Pottery Barn

by Helen Kain | Nov 30, 2017 | Black, Christmas, Green, Pink and Red, White, Winter Tablescapes, Yellow

People tobogganing, Christmas trees and Santa’s sleigh cavort across this vibrantly coloured holiday dinnerware by Pottery Barn. I bought it for the Cape house a few years ago, wanting something cheerful for the weeks leading up to Christmas. There are four...

Adams Currier & Ives Winter Scenes

by Helen Kain | Nov 28, 2017 | Black, Christmas, Green, Pink and Red, Winter Tablescapes, Yellow

Winter Scenes is a delightful set of twelve plates featuring scenes from the library of hand-coloured lithographs by Currier & Ives, the iconic American printmaking firm that was run by Nathaniel Currier and James Merritt Ives. The line from the Christmas...

Green Ball by 222 Fifth

by Helen Kain | Nov 20, 2017 | Christmas, Green, Pink and Red, Winter Tablescapes

More of a winter pattern than clearly identifiable Christmas tableware, Green Ball by 222 Fifth is attractive and versatile. The simple green and white design has something of a woodblock feel. The dinner plate has a pretty scalloped edge and a scrolled triangular...

West Elm “Couples” Plates

by Helen Kain | Nov 16, 2017 | Amber, Blue, Christmas, Fall Tablescapes, Green, Winter Tablescapes

Part of the Dapper Animals series by West Elm, these four “couples” plates stole my heart. Especially the Hedgehog, with his Chipmunk wife.    I was late to the party on these plates, and discovered them on Pinterest long after they’d been...