A Touch of Drama

by Helen Kain | Feb 21, 2021 | Black, Green, Home, Orange, Recent, Spring Tablescapes, Yellow

Drama, drama, drama. Though not a fan of it in my personal life, I’m all for it where it comes to tableware. Henriette, by Anthropologie, made a brief appearance last year and has since retired to the wings. But what a performance! Vibrant orange, yellow, pink...

In an English Garden

by Helen Kain | Feb 6, 2021 | Green, Home, Pink and Red, Recent, Spring Tablescapes, Yellow

Soft pastel shades and fresh flowers are an instant cure for the winter doldrums. English Garden by Certified International was new for 2020. The trellis pattern on the soft green, scallop-edged dinner plate was an instant hit with me. I can see styling it a dozen...

An Army of Feathered Combatants

by Helen Kain | Jan 27, 2021 | Grey and Pewter, Pink and Red, Spring Tablescapes, Vintage china, Winter Tablescapes

You can’t beat antique French Faience for weird and whimsical tableware, and this colourful collection is one of my very favourites.  At the head of this feathered army, we have Le Roi or The King. Rather haughty, isn’t he? These plates seem to have...

A Touch of Woodland Sparkle to Finish the Year

by Helen Kain | Dec 31, 2020 | Brown, Christmas, Green, Recent, White, Winter Tablescapes

Let’s send 2020 on its way with a whimsical table setting, with plates featuring handpainted watercolours of woodland animals set with humble pine cones and some glitzy gold. Designed by artist and founder Hannah Dale of Wrendale Designs, they are described...

Woodland Berry by Williams Sonoma

by Helen Kain | Dec 15, 2020 | Brown, Christmas, Green, Pink and Red, Recent, Winter Tablescapes

Winter greenery, in the form of holly, pine, juniper and winter berries, feature heavily on Woodland Berry plates by Williams Sonoma, The dinner plate has lots of clean white space in the centre, forming a perfect backdrop for a delicious feast. The salad plate is...

To Grandma’s Gingerbread House We Go

by Helen Kain | Dec 4, 2020 | Blue, Christmas, Green, Pink and Red, Recent, Winter Tablescapes, Yellow

Nostalgic and colourful, these sturdy ironstone salad plates inspired a delightful few days of baking. I toyed with the idea of making a gingerbread house and even went so far as to bake a gingerbread bundt cake. Nice, but somehow lacked panache. The houses make you...