by Helen Kain | Dec 30, 2023 | Christmas, Pink and Red, Recent, Winter Tablescapes
Christmas Eve dinner is the big annual family event in the Entertablement household. Weeks of preparation culminate in a few joyous hours of drinking, eating, laughing, exchanging presents and finally, relaxing. Due to popular demand, the menu is unvarying, but the...
by Helen Kain | Dec 23, 2023 | Christmas, Recent, Winter Tablescapes
The best tablescapes are joyful, with unexpected details or touches of humour to enchant the diners. Rachel Kozlowski has produced dozens of Dapper Animal plates for West Elm. These Christmas plates have endless scope for fun. Our entire family are animal lovers, and...
by Helen Kain | Dec 9, 2023 | Christmas, Green, Pink and Red, Recent, Winter Tablescapes
It’s nearly mid-December and time to make merry. Let’s start with a Christmas table featuring classic elements: tartan, trees, animals and elves! Juliska’s Berry and Thread in Whitewash is my everyday white pattern in the Cape. When we bought the...
by Helen Kain | Jan 21, 2023 | Black, Grey and Pewter, Recent, Winter Tablescapes, Yellow
The jumping-off point for this table was a runner I picked up from Williams Sonoma at the end of the season a few years ago. Apparently, the matching napkins had been more popular than the runner because they were all gone, and the runner was in the “get it out...
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...
by Helen Kain | Dec 16, 2022 | Christmas, White, Winter Tablescapes
Twas the week before Christmas, when all through the house,…creatures are in a flurry of activity. My baking partner-in-crime, Leanne, and I got together this week for our annual Christmas baking day. What fun to get caught up with mixers whirring and baking...