It is time once again for Tablescape Thursday hosted by Susan at Between Naps on the Porch. You can visit Susan's blog to see other imaginative and creative tablescape participants by clicking here.
My table is a 1920's mahogany table that we use most often in our home. Our breakfast room and family table. The neat thing about this table is that the leaf is hidden within the table. You pull it out and the leaf is folded inside. It helped to date the table because of the hidden leaf.
My table is set for four and I am looking forward to Fall and cooler temperatures so I have a more Fall like color scheme.
The chicks are a gift from a very dear friend and will be perfect for a casual dinner with a Chicken Pot Pie cooked in them. The white dinner plates are Vilroy & Boch and the silverware is my hotel silver. The stemware is some I picked up online from WS Home, I really enjoy this stemware.
I have also used in this table setting some of my sterling silver napkin rings. Most of my napkin rings are French but I do have some that are English and even have one from Czarist Russia. This was a collection I started as a result of a suggestion from the same dear friend who sent me the chicks. I have enjoyed this collection immensely and they are always a conversation piece at a dinner party. Everyone wants to know from where they came.
The three above are French and I love the intricate details of French napkin rings. The one below is the one from Czarist Russia. This is my husbands favorite so I always place it where he is sitting. Notice the red enameling and the tiny two rows of seed pearls above and below the red enameling.
Dinner would not be complete without a bottle of wine. This happens to be a French Rose' that I have enjoyed this summer. I like reds but for the summer a rose' is a little lighter. It is sitting in my Waterford wine holder.
My candle holder is very old and I found it at an antique shop many years ago in Apalachicola, FL. It has a rustic look to it that I dearly love. Completing my table arrangement are my silver pheasants.
Another of my favorite pieces when serving a salad is my Vietri Foglia salad bowl.
I really like to set a table in our more informal area of our home but yet using some of my finer things and some rustic more casual things. It makes for a comfortable mix.
Thank you for visiting my blog and don't forget to visit other participants of Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps on the Porch.
Very pretty. I'm ready for fall, too!
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful table and tablescape -- I love the mixture of old and new - elegant and rustic -- this is a wonderful blending of styles.
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary!!! I love the tablescape, it is so pretty. All of the accessories and dishes are just so beautifully put together. Nicely done. Hugs, Marty
ReplyDeleteLove the Mahogany table and chairs. Such a pretty tablescape.
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary Carolyn!
ReplyDeleteYour tablescape is so pretty! I LOVE the napkins!! I think it is so wonderful that your husband has a favorite napkin ring, and that you always set it at his place!
Not long ago I unpacked the lovely decanter you sent me several years ago! I still love it!
joan
What a lovely and elegant setting! Very pretty
ReplyDelete~Liz
Your table is beautiful and the setting is lovely. I'm ready for fall!
ReplyDeleteChristi @ A Southern Life
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Really pretty table!
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to Fall too and set my table with those colors in mind too!
I love your rustic mixed with 'better' things, my whole house is decorated like that, so this table really speaks to me!
Our marble dining table we paid dearly for, and then surrounded it with very rustic mismatched chairs. That's what feels comfortable to me!
Great tablescape! I love your antiques, I love your finer things, and I love your rustic treasures too!
All the best,
Eileen
What a lovely table! I especially like the elegant yet slightly rustic feeling thanks to that fabulous candelabra. I hope that you enjoyed a nice romantic dinner.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty....Great Tablescape...
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Julie
I love the candle holder!! The pillows are cool too. YOu can give me the wine holder--that is one awesome piece---I have not seen one like it.
ReplyDeleteThe napkin rings are so interesting..and everything does have a fall feel to it.....thanks for sharing.
I can't figure out the comment settings--some comment things allow me to put which blog of mine I am posting from but yours does not (along with a few others)...so when you get to my page look for the spindle cottage blog ;-)
I enjoyed seeing your fascinating table setting displayed on your beautiful mahogany dining furniture! You have some very lovely things!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your visit and the thoughtful comment. I'd love to see the floral arrangements you described. They sound spectacular!
Bill
What a lovely table and chairs. I really love the set. I'm a napkin ring collector and the one from Russia intrigues me since my heritage is 100% Russian. Have a great end of the week!!
ReplyDeleteI love your table. The napkin rings are very unique, and so pretty. I'm ready for fall too!
ReplyDeleteAll very pretty!
ReplyDeleteKatherine
Hi Carolyn,
ReplyDeleteLovely table .. I agree we do need a wee bit of Fall. Thanks for inviting me into your home..I so enjoyed my visit.
Maryrose
Your napkin rings are stunning...
ReplyDeleteElegant and romantic! I hope you can stop by and enter your name in the giveaway at Color Outside the Lines. I know you could do some fantastic things with the loot! :) Cheers!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful tablescape!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful table!I really enjoy seeing how you've mixed the refined with the rustic! Very Nice!
ReplyDeleteYou have such a pretty old table. I just love to see them set for dinner.
ReplyDelete~ ~Ahrisha~ ~
You have such beautiful things! Most of mine are just discount stuff that I play around with. But I really like to see "the real deal!"
ReplyDeleteBrenda
Nice tablesetting.
ReplyDeleteHave a great day,
Val
Very pretty! I really like the crystal wine holder - they are so nice to have so as not to get red wine drops off the bottle on your table/cloth. The candleholder centerpiece is very lovely!
ReplyDeleteDD
Very nice. Love the table and the center piece.
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