by Helen Kain | Dec 22, 2021 | Christmas, Pink and Red, Recent, White, Winter Tablescapes
On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me… … A Patridge in a Pear Tree. Thank you, Anthropologie, for a new and somewhat whacky twist on an old favourite. These particular plates are from a couple of years ago. Anthropologie has a new set by...
by Helen Kain | Dec 4, 2021 | Black, Christmas, Green, Pink and Red, Recent, Winter Tablescapes
There is something infinitely appealing about an old-fashioned Christmas scene, with half-timbered houses, ladies in bonnets and long skirts, and wait … what is that cart? Carol singers, people exchanging greetings, the decorated tree and a happy dog are...
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...
by Helen Kain | Dec 31, 2020 | Brown, Christmas, Green, 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...
by Helen Kain | Dec 15, 2020 | Brown, Christmas, Green, Pink and Red, 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...
by Helen Kain | Dec 4, 2020 | Blue, Christmas, Green, Pink and Red, 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...