Buzzing Bees Greet The Sunshine

by Helen Kain | May 15, 2020 | Black, Featured, Spring Tablescapes, Summer Tablescapes, White, Yellow

We are all buzzing as the days grow warmer and sunnier, and there is a new air of hopefulness as the world begins to come to life again.  So I set an outdoor table, complete with a Lemon Honeycomb Cake, perfectly portioned for snacking and sharing. We do like our...

Bideford Aqua by Wedgwood

by Helen Kain | Jul 25, 2018 | Blue, Featured, Orange, Pink and Red, Spring Tablescapes, Summer Tablescapes

Aqua and deep orange is not a colour combination that first comes to mind when designing a tablescape. But it works, by gum! I’d been mentally toying with what flowers to use with these Bideford Aqua plates. Deep orange dahlias? Chrysanthemums? Daylilies?…...

A French Blue Rooster Themed Table

by Helen Kain | Jun 20, 2018 | Blue, Featured, Grey and Pewter, Spring Tablescapes, Summer Tablescapes, White

Roosters make for a happy table, even when they’re not cavorting across the plates. When they’re on the napkins, for instance. Or disguising themselves as salt and pepper shakers (I think they were from Pfaltzgraff long ago). I was digging around for...

It’s Travelling Time! London, New York, Paris & Venice

by Helen Kain | May 24, 2018 | Black, Blue, Brown, Featured, Green, Pink and Red, Spring Tablescapes, Summer Tablescapes, Terracotta, White, Yellow

What fun! London, New York, Paris and Venice are certainly among my favourite cities to visit. Without leaving home, even! Even more so when our whirlwind adventure includes vintage luggage. It’s hard to remember which came first in the inspiration. The Rosanna...

Wakefield by Johnson Brothers

by Helen Kain | May 21, 2018 | Featured, Green, Purple, Spring Tablescapes, Vintage china

The 1950s gave us some gems in tableware, and Wakefield by Johnson Brothers is one of them. It made its debut in 1952 and sung its swan song in 1965, just as the rocking 60’s really got going. A cheerful floral chintz pattern on a creamy white background, it...

Choisy le Roi French Faience Antique Scenes

by Helen Kain | Jan 18, 2018 | Blue, Cobalt, Featured, Pink and Red, Spring Tablescapes, Summer Tablescapes, Terracotta, Vintage china, White, Winter Tablescapes, Yellow

High quality French faience pottery is renowned for its warmth and visual appeal, and Choisy le Roi was one of the premier producers of beautiful wares for just over a hundred years, between 1804 and 1910, according to the Majolica International Society. This set of...